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Requirements and Procedure for Copyright
- Name, address and nationality of the applicant
- Name, address and nationality of the author of the work
- Nature of applicant’s interest in the copyright i.e. OWNER / LICENSEE etc.
- Title of the work
- A declaration signed by the author (if different from the applicant)
- Language of the work
- Whether the work is published or unpublished
- If the work is published, year and country of first publication and name, address and nationality of the publisher
- Year and countries of subsequent publications, if any
- Name, address and nationality of any other person authorized to assign or license the rights in the copyright
- Power of attorney for the firm
- Six hard copies of the work and three soft copies
- (For computer programs – 3 copies of the program on CD ROMs.)
- The application with complete details and copies of the work is filed
- Thereafter, the application is examined and objections, if any, are
raised, or any extra documents required are requested
- A response has to be filed within 30 days
- The certificate is issued by the copyright office after the objections,
if any, are removed to the satisfaction of the Copyright Registry
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Requisites for filing a copyright application 
Procedure for grant of copyright in India