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ARTICLE · 10 FEBRUARY 2020

Software Copyright Scenario In India

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Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted under Indian law to the creators of original works of authorship such as dramatic, musical, artistic work and literary works including computer programs, ...

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Kiranpreet Kaur
Kiranpreet Kaur

Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted under Indian law to the creators of original works of authorship such as dramatic, musical, artistic work and literary works including computer programs, tables, and compilations including computer database which may be expressed in words, codes, schemes or in any other form.

Which software can be copyrighted:

Copyright can be obtained for all original computer programs, tables, and compilations including computer database in any tangible form. Software copyright can be obtained for a computer or mobile programs by consolidating it in a disk, magnetic tape, ROM or on a paper.

One of the compulsory requirements for the copyright registration of the software is the originality of the software, the creator must have used his/her skills and knowledge to create unique software. A program that has a technical effect and can create only multiplication tables or algorithms is not eligible for software

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