GOVERNMENT FEES OF FILING THE COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION IN INDIA
by Paras Mehra 3.12K
INTRODUCTION
Copyright registration is one of the best ways to protect the original work of the author/owner. Copyright registration provides the bundle of rights to its owner/author like right to republish, right to use, right to assign or any other similar right.
Hence, it is very important to file the copyright registration if you want to protect your intellectual property.
GOVERNMENT FEES
There are no standard fees for a copyright protection. Hence, one has to pay according to the work protected. There are many types of works which may end up confusing you. Hence, generally, for original content the following is the fee structure:
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SNO. |
PARTICULARS |
GOVT. FEES |
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1. |
Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic work |
Rs.500 per work |
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2 |
Registration of Copyright in a Cinematograph Film |
Rs.5000 per work |
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3 |
Registration of copyright in a Sound Recording |
Rs.2000 per work |
*This table has been extracted from the detailed table below just for your convenience.
However, the detailed fees structure for copyright registration is as follows:
The following is the cost table:
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SNO. |
PARTICULARS |
GOVT. FEES |
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FOR AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OR COPYRIGHT IN A: |
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1. |
Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic work |
Rs.500 per work |
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2. |
Provided that in respect of a Literary or Artistic work which is used or is capable of being used in relation to any goods – Special Case |
Rs.2000 per work |
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FOR AN APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN PARTICULARS OF COPYRIGHT ENTERED IN THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS IN RESPECT OF A: |
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3. |
Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic work |
Rs.200 per work |
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4 |
Provided that in respect of a Literary or Artistic work which is used or is capable of being used in relation to any goods – Special Case |
Rs.1000 per work |
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REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHTS OTHER THAN ABOVE |
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5 |
Registration of Copyright in a Cinematograph Film |
Rs.5000 per work |
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6 |
Registration of copyright in a Sound Recording |
Rs.2000 per work |
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7 |
For a license to republish a Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic work (Sections 31, 31A,31B* and 32A) |
Rs.5000 per work |
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8 |
For a license to communicate any work to the public by Broadcast(Section 31(1)(b)) |
Rs.40,000 per work |
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9 |
For license to republish a Cinematograph Film (Section 31) |
Rs.15000 per work |
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10 |
For a license to republish a sound recording (Section 31) |
Rs.10000 per work |
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11 |
For a license to perform any work in public (Section 31) |
Rs.5000 per work |
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12 |
For a license to publish or communicate to the public the work or translation (Section 31A) |
Rs.5000 per work |
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13 |
For a license to publish any work in any format useful for person with disability (Section 31 B) |
Rs.2000 per work |
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14 |
For an application for a license to produce and publish a translation of a Literary or Dramatic work in any Language (Section 32 & 32-A ) |
Rs.5000 per work |
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15 |
For taking extracts from the indexes (Section 47) |
Rs.500 per work |
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16 |
For taking extracts from the Register of Copyrights (Section 47) |
Rs.500 per work |
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17 |
For a certified copy of an extract from the Register of Copyrights of the indexes (Section 47) |
Rs.500 per work |
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18 |
For a certified copy of any other public document in the custody of the Register of Copyright or Secretary of the Copyright Board |
Rs.500 per work |
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19 |
For an application for prevention of importation of infringing copies (Section 53) per place of entry |
Rs.1,200 per work |
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Conclusion
If you have any query relating to copyright registration or government fees involved, please drop your query at our Copyright Page.