• The public record of ownership: When a work is copyrighted, it is registered on the public record, thereby establishing ownership.
• Copyright Infringement: In case of copyright infringement, authors can sue the infringers to secure their work and claim statutory compensation.
• Prevents the import of duplicates: Owners can record the registration with Indian Customs and prevent duplicate copies of the work from being imported.
• Commercial use of by-products: Control by-products or derivatives created from the original registered work for business purposes.
• Transfer of copyright: Rights may be passed on or sold by the original copyright holder to a third party.
• Ensures safety: Copyright protection enables owners to showcase their work without the fear that it will be duplicated without authorization.
• Scope of copyright protection: The Copyright Act of 1957 prohibits the unauthorized use of any original literary, musical, theatrical, audio, cinematographic, and other artistic works. Both published and unpublished works can be copyrighted, and the copyright of the first work is held for the first maker. Copyright can also be registered for works that were published before 21st January 1958, i.e. before the Copyright Act came into existence. Copyright protection of original literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works lasts for the entire lifetime of the author and 60 years from the year following the author’s death. For cinematography films, sound accounts, photos, after-death distributions, unknown and pseudonymous distributions, works of government, and works of worldwide associations, 60 years are counted from the date of distribution.
  

Copyright in India: After copyright registration, the copyright is valid for the lifetime of the author, 60 years after the death of the author. The term copyright registration means that the copyright in a work shall survive for the period as directed under the Copyright Act and cannot be exercised without the permission of the author/producer. Since the duration of copyright in a work varies by the nature of the work, the duration of copyright according to the work is discussed here below: Published book, musical-dramatic or artistic work: up to 60 years after the author’s lifetime. Anonymous and pseudonymous works: 60 years from the date the work was first published Cinematographic work: 60 years from the date of release of the film Sound Recording: 60 years from the date of issue of such sound recording.
Documents Required for Copyright Registration:- The documents required for copyright registration are as follows:
The original document:

• Address proof and identity proof of the applicant with nationality;
• Disclosure of the applicant’s interest in copyright; Whether the applicant is the author of the work or a legal representative of the author;
• Submit two copies of the original work;
• In the case of a company or business, submit a certificate of incorporation;
• Description of the nature of the work;
• Working language;
• Title, category, and description of the work;
• Publication date; Publication in journals or a research paper (internal) submitted to a professor does not count as a publication;

Artistic work: The documents required to obtain copyright registration for an artistic work are as follows:

• Submit 2 copies of the work.
• Demand Draft of Rs. (as applicable) per work.
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the author, if the applicant is different from the actual author.
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the publisher, if the published work and the publisher are different from the applicant.
• Discovery Certificate from the Trade Marks Office, if the work is being used on the goods or is capable of being used on the goods.
• NOC from the person whose photograph appears at work.
• If the application for registration is being filed by a copyright expert, a specific power of attorney is required which will be signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney.

Cinematograph film: The documents required to obtain copyright registration for a cinematograph film are as follows:

• Submit 2 copies of the work.
• Demand Draft of Rs. (as applicable) per work.
• A copy of the Deed of Assignment or NOC from various copyright holders.
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the publisher, if the published work and the publisher are different from the applicant.
• If the application for registration is being filed by a copyright expert, a specific power of attorney is required which will be signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney.

Music: The records needed to get copyright enrollment for music are as per the following:

• Submit 2 duplicates of the work.
• Request Draft of Rs. (as relevant) per work.
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the distributor, assuming the distributed work and the distributor is unique to the candidate.
• Assuming the application for enlistment is being recorded by a copyright master, a particular legal authority is required which will be endorsed by the candidate and acknowledged by the lawyer.
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the creator, assuming the candidate is not the same as the genuine creator.

Artistic and Dramatic Works: The records needed to acquire copyright enlistment for an emotional work are as per the following:

• Submit 2 duplicates of the work.
• Request Draft of Rs. (as relevant) per work.
• Assuming the application for enlistment is being recorded by a copyright master, a particular legal authority is required which will be endorsed by the candidate and acknowledged by the lawyer.
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the creator, assuming the candidate is not the same as the genuine creator.

Sound printing: The archives needed to get copyright enrollment for a sound recording are as per the following:

• Submit 2 duplicates of the work.
• Request Draft of Rs. (as appropriate) per work.
• A duplicate of the Deed of Assignment or NOC from different copyright holders.
• Assuming that the application for enlistment is being recorded by a copyright master, a particular legal authority is required which will be endorsed by the candidate and acknowledged by the lawyer.
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the creator, assuming the candidate is unique to the real creator.