COPYRIGHT OFFICE

Two new treaties, collectively termed as Internet Treaties, were negotiated in under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). These treaties are called the ‘WIPO Copyrights Treaty (WCT)’ and the ‘WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)’. These treaties were negotiated essentially to provide for protection of the rights of copyright holders, performers and producers of phonograms in the Internet

and digital era. India is not a member of these treaties as yet. The Section of the Copyright Act requires for establishment of an office to be called the Copyright Office for the purpose of the Act. The Copyright Office is to be under the immediate control of a Registrar of Copyrights to be appointed by the Central Government, who would act under the superintendence and directions of the Central Government.

The Copyright Office is currently located at the following address: The Copyright Act, continues with the common law traditions. Developments elsewhere have brought about certain degree of convergence in copyright regimes in the developed world. the Copyright Act requires the Central Government to constitute a Copyright Board headed by a Chairman with not less than two and not more than other members.

Prior to the Act of, the Law of Copyrights in the country was governed by the Copyright Act. This Act was essentially the extension of the British Copyright Act, to India . Even the Copyright Act, borrowed extensively from the new Copyright Act of the United Kingdom. Registrar of Copyrights is to be Secretary of the Copyright Board. This Act was essentially the extension of the British Copyright Act, to India.