What is an Indian work?
AUTHORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP Whose rights are protected by copyright? Copyright protects the rights of authors, i.e., creators of intellectual property in the form of literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works and cinematograph films and sound recordings. Who is the first owner of copyright in a work? Ordinarily the author is the first owner of copyright in a work. Who is an author? • In the case of a literary or dramatic work the author, i.e., the person who creates the work. • In the case of a musical work, the composer. • In the case of a cinematograph film, the producer. • In the case of a sound recording, the producer. • In the case of a photograph, the photographer. • In the case of a computer generated work, the person who causes the work to be created. Who all have rights in a musical sound recording? There are many right holders in a musical sound recording. For example, the lyricist who wrote the lyrics, the composer who set the music, the singer who sang the song, the musici
