The Copyright Rules, 1958

Sections	Details
CHAPTER I	PRELIMINARY
1.	Short title, extent and commencement
2.	Interpretations
CHAPTER II	THE COPYRIGHT BOARD
3.	Terms and conditions of office of the Chairman and members of the Copyright Board
4.	Functions of the Secretary of the Copyright Board
CHAPTER III	RELINQUISHMENT OF COPYRIGHT
5.	Notice of relinquishment
CHAPTER IV	LICENCES FOR TRANSLATIONS
6.	Application for licence
7.	Notice of application
8.	Consideration of the application
9.	Manner of determining royalties
10.	Extension of the period of licence
11.	Cancellation of licence
CHAPTER IVA	COMPULSORY LICENCE FOR PUBLICATION OF UNPUBLISHED WORKS, TRANSLATION AND REPRODUCTION OF WORKS
11A.	Application for licence
11B.
11C.	Notice of application
11D.	Manner of determining royalties
11E.	Extension of the period of licence
11F.	Cancellation of licence
11G.	Notice for termination of licence
CHAPTER V	COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES
12.	Conditions for submission of applications for registration of copyright societies
13.	Application for registration by performing right societies
14.	Conditions for grant of permission to carry on copyright business
14A.	Documents accompanying applications
14B.	Conditions for registration of a copyright society
14C.	Procedure for holding inquiry
14D.	Suspension of registration and appointment of administrator
14E.	Powers and functions of the administrator
14F.	Cancellation of registration of a copyright society
14G.	Conditions subject to which a copyright society may accept authorisation and an owner of rights may withdraw such authorisation
14H.	Conditions subject to which a copyright society may issue licences, collect fees and distribute such fees
14I.	Procedure for obtaining approval of owners of rights for collection and distribution of fees, etc.
14J.	Tariff Scheme
14K.	Distribution Scheme
14L.	Meeting of copyright societies
14M.	Accounts and audit
14N.	Annual general meeting of owners of rights
14O.	Documents to be presented in the annual general meeting of owners of rights
14P.	Returns to be filed by the copyright societies with the Registrar of Copyrights
CHAPTER VI	REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
15.	Form of Register of Copyrights
16.	Application for Registration of Copyright
17.	Correction of entries in the Register of Copyrights
18.	Indexes
19.	Inspection of the Register of Copyrights and Indexes
20.	Copies and extracts of the Register of Copyrights and indexes
CHAPTER VII	MAKING OF SOUND RECORDINGS
21.	Making of records
22.	Importation of infringing copies
23.	Procedure for examination of infringing copies
CHAPTER IX	MISCELLANEOUS
24.	Mode of making applications, etc.
25.	Mode of communication by the Copyright Board, etc.
26.	Fees
27.	Right of audience
28.	Costs
	SCHEDULES
	FIRST SCHEDULE
FORM I	NOTICE OF RELINQUISHMENT OF COPYRIGHT
FORM II	APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR TRANSLATION
FORM IIA	APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR PUBLICATION/ TRANSLATION/ REPRODUCTION
FORM IIB
FORM IIC	APPLICATION FORM FOR PERMISSION TO CARRY ON COPYRIGHT BUSINESS AND FOR REGISTRATION AS A COPYRIGHT SOCIETY
FORM II D	CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 33(3) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957
FORM III	FORM OF REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS
FORM IV	APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
FORM V	APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF CHANGES IN THE PARTICULARS OF COPYRIGHT ENTERED IN THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS
FORM VI	APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 53 OF THE ACT
	SECOND SCHEDULE

THE COPYRIGHT RULES, 1958

CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement —

(1) These rules may be called the Copyright Rules, 1958.

(2) They extend to the whole of India.

(3) They shall come into force on the date on which the Act comes into force.

2. Interpretations —

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Act" means the Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957);

(aa) "Copyright business" means the business of issuing or granting licence in respect of any class of works in which copyright or any other right conferred by the Act subsists, and includes the functions referred to in sub-section (3) of section 34;