Copyright Act, 1957 As Amended by The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023

This 2024 edition of The Copyright Act, 1957 (Act 14 of 1957) reproduces the statute word-for-word and incorporates the latest deregulatory tweaks introduced by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023, dt. 11-9-2023).

The volume also binds in the complete texts of:

• Copyright Rules, 2013 (consolidated through G.S.R. 225 E, dt. 30-3-2021)

• International Copyright Order, 1999 (extending reciprocity to Berne and WIPO treaty partners)

• Copyright Board Salaries & Allowances and Service-conditions Rules, 2014

Concise short comments follow pivotal provisions—flagging decriminalised minor-default penalties, e-registration timelines, statutory-licence reforms for OTT/streaming platforms, and the 2021 shift to electronic notice-board service—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and courtroom citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Ownership & subsistence of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, cinematograph & sound recordings, plus broadcasting and performer’s rights

• Term of protection—70 years post-mortem for authors; varied terms for corporate and anonymous works

• Assignment & licensing—mode of assignment, statutory licences for broadcasting, digital music and cover versions

• Infringement & exceptions—fair-dealing, educational use, disabled-access formats, parallel import allowance

• Civil remedies & criminal penalties—injunctions, damages, border-seizure, and—post-2023—graded monetary fines for record-keeping lapses

• Copyright Office & Appellate Board—e-filing, digital register of copyrights, and Mediation-Act-compatible ADR references

This edition is particularly suited for

• AIBE candidates and law students studying IP and entertainment-law modules

• Authors, publishers, musicians, filmmakers & OTT platforms drafting assignments, licences and takedown notices

• IP litigators, in-house counsel, and compliance officers monitoring infringement and statutory-licence obligations

• Policy researchers, digital-archive curators & librarians exploring fair-use boundaries and preservation exceptions

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your fastest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on India’s copyright regime.