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How to to obtain copyright in India?

         

deepinweb

6:03 pm on Jun 30, 2006 (gmt 0)

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hello
i've designed a website for very first time & just bought a domain name for it.
can any one from india please tell me whats the procedure to obtain copyright for website's design & content.
on the official website of Indian Govt. they say that submit a form at Copyright Office, new delhi

but i'm from mumbai & it's not a feasible way for me.
Is there any other option to obtain copyright from mumbai?
how webmasters from mumbai do it?

Syzygy

8:48 am on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

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A quick check shows that India ascribe to the Berne Convention - the international legislative framework for the protection of copyright.

In effect the copyright to your creative work is protected as soon as it's made. If it is yours, so is the copyright. However, and as you're obviously aware, there is always the potential problem of proving that the work is really yours. Registering your copyright legally affords you this proof. I am not a legal counsellor, etc, etc...

Another quick check on the internet shows that the copyright office [wipo.int] in New Delhi has telephones. Although anticipating that the Indian civil service is as red tape obsessed as it always has been, it's probably worth your time contacting them directly and having your queries properly clarified. Good luck!

Syzygy

deepinweb

8:24 pm on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Thanks man for the reply.
I hope those phone no. would help me.

wmuser

12:14 am on Jul 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Google and you will find your local copyright office

There is a way to proove your copyright right,mail yourself a copy of your job and dont open an envelope,when times comes you will show off the stamp and date on envelope

shivaprem

8:40 am on Jul 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

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hey boddu i m also from i feel dont concentrate in indian govt sites i tryied to they ask some many thing for that i feel we cant get benefits from that not too much thats for sure ..
shiva

Syzygy

10:21 am on Jul 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

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There is a way to proove your copyright right,mail yourself a copy of your job and dont open an envelope,when times comes you will show off the stamp and date on envelope

No, I'm sorry to say wmuser, that this is just wrong - it's a myth.

Mailing your work to yourself in a sealed envelope might, just might, help show that you may have a claim to the copyright of a given work but it will not be taken as conclusive/legal proof. This is no substitute for legally registering your copyright.

Syzygy

tke71709

5:57 pm on Jul 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

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And no court has ever accepted the poor man's copyright (the envelope trick) as proof.