Section 27

Term of copyright in sound recording.

The Copyright Act, 1957

  • Act 14 of 1957
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
About this Act

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to copyright.

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    In the case a 1[sound recording] copyright shall subsist until 2[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the 1[sound recording] is published.

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 38 of 1994, s. 2, for "record" (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).
2. Subs. by Act 13 of 1992, s. 2, for "fifty years" (w.e.f. 28-10-1991).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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