Protection of "Foreign Works" in India

Indian Copyright law is presently at parity with the international standards as contained in TRIPS. The Copyright Act, 1957 after the amendments in the year 1999 fully reflects the Berne Convention on Copyrights and the Universal Copyrights Convention, to which India is a party. India is also party to the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Rights of Producers of Phonograms and is an active member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and UNESCO. The works of such foreign country are thus protected in India under Section 40 of the Copyright Act 1957, read in conjunction with the International Copyright Order 1999.

Under the (Indian) Copyright Act, 1957 works of foreign authors/owners are accorded the same protection in India to which the Indian citizens are entitled under the Act.