Question
Download Solution PDFWhich one of the followings is not included in the term "Work" under copyright Act 1957?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
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Download Solution PDFLayout designs of integrated circuits is not included in "Work" under copyright Act 1957.
Key Points
Copyright
- Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and 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. There could be slight variations in the composition of the rights depending on the work.
Copyright Act,1957:
- The Copyright Act, 1957 protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and cinematograph films and sound recordings from unauthorized uses.
- Unlike the case with patents, copyright protects the expressions and not the ideas. There is no copyright in an idea.
Important Points Classes of works for which copyrights protection is available in India
- Original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works
- Cinematograph films; and
- Sound recordings.
Hence, Layout designs of integrated circuits are not included in "Work" under Copyright Act 1957
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