Artistic Work/Painting Copyright Laws in India

India is known for its magnificent and rich history of art and artistic works which spans over thousands of years. It is the only Asian country known to be visited by many foreign travellers. Indeed, India has been an inspiration to many global artists, thanks to her sparkling and unique art form and cultural heritage. However, there is another side to this glorious history. Where Indian art and paintings are also known for being replicated by foreign artists. Various Indian artistic expressions and art forms have been smartly imitated by European artists and architects. Here comes the Copyright Law to protect such pieces under Intellectual Property Rights.

How to Protect Your Artistic Work/Painting?

Of course, you want to showcase the best work (here artistic work/painting), but you also want to protect yourself and your creations. Here are some simple ideas for keeping your hard work safe. While Copyrighting artwork is an important step in demonstrating legal ownership of your creations, there are other ways you can help prevent against your creation being stolen and someone else's is acclaiming it.

What category of work can be registered as Copyright under Artistic Work/ Painting?

By the definition of Artistic work, as laid down under Section 2 of the Copyright Act, 1957 is fairly comprehensive and descriptive.

" Copyright shall subsist in any original artistic work comprising of paintings, sculptures, graphics, cartoons, etchings, lithographs, photography, drawings, plans, maps, diagrams, charts, buildings, models of buildings, moulds and casts for sculptures.”

Registration Process: Copyright for Artistic Work/ Painting

1. Discuss a copyright expert: about the category of Copyright registration.
2. Filling the Application
3. Examination of application: it is scrutinized by an examiner of authority.
4. In case of an objection: filed the authorities send out letters to the concerned parties.
5. Registration: Once everything is cleared from the side of registrar's end the applicant received and owner of that copyright can legally exercise all rights of copyright.
6. Required information for the registration of copyright

• Personal Information:- Name, address, and nationality of the applicant. Nature of the applicant whether he is owner and representative of that particular application.
• Nature of work:- Class & description, the title of the work. The language of the work should be mention in the application.
• Date of Publication:- If the possible date of publication in interval magazines should be mention.

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