Copyright Registration

Protect your logos, magazines,software,apps, website,videos, songs, music and books.

Get your copyright registration application prepared and filed by our experts completely online @11,999 +GST (includes govt.fee) .

Online Copyright Registration in 3 Simple steps with Fastlegal

Provide information and files

After collecting the relevant files we check if they are suitable for filing the application.

Filing of Application

Our experts prepare all the necessary documents and file the forms with concerned authorities.

Tracking of Application

You will be updated with all the information passed by the registrar until the copyright registration is complete.

Eligibility for Copyright Registration

Copyright registration can be applied for sound recording, music, software, apps and website related works. Under the copyright act there are three classes of works for copyright registration

Copyright for books, painting, music etc.in the class of original dramatic, musical and artistic work.
Another class of copyright is cinematographic film consisting of recording of visuals on any medium
Recording of sounds is a class of copyright consisting sound recordings irrespective of the instrument/medium on which such recording is made or the method of producing of sounds.

Importance of the Copyright Registration

Legal Protection

It gives the Creators the Legal way to protect their creative work so that it cannot be reproduced without prior authorization.

Transferable

This is a right of the person which can be sold or transferred to another person

Copyright Infringement

Copyright Registration gives the author legal right to file the suit in case of Copyright infringement. Once a case is filed for Infringement of the copyright the person who made such infringement can be punished with a fine of Rs. 50,000/- and an imprisonment of six months.

Recording a movie at cinema or using images with copyright on your website are examples of copyright infringement.

Documents Required for Copyright Registration

Name, Address & Nationality of the Candidate – ID proof
NOC from the publisher if work published and publisher is different from the applicant.
Search Certificate from Trade Mark Office (TM -60) if any
NOC from a person whose photograph appears on the work.
Power of Attorney
2 Copies of work
KYC of author
DD/IPO of Rs. per work (as applicable)
NOC from the author if the candidate is different from the author

Objections on Copyright Registration Application

After receiving the application for copyright registration, the registrar may raise objections within 30 days from the date of filing of application for copyright registration for many reasons like similarity of application or existence of similar work. Any objections raise by registrar on copyright registration application must replied within the time limit provided in objection notice.

Failing in filing reply to objection raised by registrar on copyright registration application may lead to rejection of application.

Our experts are always there to assist you in filing reply to objections raised by registrar.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Trademark is registered to protect name, slogan, or logo while copyright is register to gain protection from duplicate content like books, novels, songs etc

It can take around 5 Months to receive the certificate after all discrepancy if any is resolved.

Yes, you can take legal action against such a person. You can send the legal notice to that person and if the issue is still not resolved you can also file the suit in the court against the said person

Once obtained copyright registration has a validity of 60 years.
In case it is literary, drama, music work the 60-year validity is considered from the death of the author.
But in the case of the films, sound recording, photographs the 60 year validity period is considered from the date of publication.

Copyrighted works have the power to dictate their production, creative works, and circulation of the work.

Yes, Copyright work can be sold, transferred, gifted to any other person with the permission from owner.

Yes, a person or business entity may obtain copyright registration of their work.