Section 5

When work deemed to be first published in India.

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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    For the purposes of this Act, a work published in India shall be deemed to be first published in India, notwithstanding that it has been published simultaneously in some other country, unless such other country provides a shorter term of copyright for such work; and a work shall be deemed to be published simultaneously in India and in another country if the time between the publication in India and the publication in such other country does not exceed thirty days or such other period as the Central Government may, in relation to any specified country, determine.
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