WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF A COPYRIGHT OWNER IN INDIA?
The advancement in technology has enabled more and more people in the world today to create content and share it with anyone all over the world on social media platforms, blogs and journals, and digital publishing platforms such as medium . These platforms help people express their thoughts, opinions, and ideas through e-books, poems, blogs, articles, films, web series, short films, songs, and music. However, there is always a risk of unauthorized use and reproduction of the work. Is there a solution to this risk of misuse i n India ? Is there a way to prevent people from stealing your creativity? Most definitely, yes. Under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 you can get a copyright for the work that you have created and use it to your benefit. You also have the right to prevent any infringement of this copyright. But, do you know if you are an author or/and owner of the work, and what are the rights that you hold as a copyright holder? In India, a n author o f a cop...