Introduction:
Copyright protects the creator's right to specifically copy,
reproduce, or publish his tangible work for monetary gain or
otherwise. It is the sole legal right granted to the work's
creator to reproduce, duplicate, translate, or adapt his work. The
Indian Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended in 2012) (hence referred to
as the "Act"), as well as the Copyright Rules 1958,
control it (as amended in 2013, 2016).
Sections 44 through 50A of Chapter X of the Copyright Act of
1957 deal with various issues of copyright registration. Under
Section 44 of the Act, a procedure for copyright registration has
been proposed. The provisions of the aforementioned clause make it
clear that registering a work under the Copyright Act is not
required and is not a prerequisite for filing a lawsuit for damages
if someone infringes on the copyright. Obtaining a copyright does
not necessitate registration (Also held in NavSahitya Prakash
&Others v. Anan Kumar & Others AIR 1981 All
