IP in India: Copyright in Cinematograph Films: A Brief Note

By Manisha Singh Nair
LexOrbis Intellectual Property Practice

Copyright is a right given by the law to the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and the producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. In fact, it is a bundle of rights including, inter alia, rights of reproduction, communication to the public, adaptation and translation of the work. It ensures certain minimum safeguards of the rights of authors over their creations, thereby protecting from infringement and unauthorized copying.

A work under copyrights means any of the following, namely, a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a cinematograph film, or a sound recording.