Copyright Act 1957

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COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 [S. 2 (c) "artistic work" means,-- (i) a painting, a sculpture, a drawing (including a diagram, map, chart or plan), an engraving or a photograph, whether or not any such work possesses artistic quality ; (ii) an architectural work of art ; and (iii) any other work of artistic craftsmanship ; (d) "author" means, (i) in relation to a literary or dramatic work, the author of the work ; (ii) in relation to a musical work, the composer ; (iii) in relation to an artistic work other than a photograph, the artist ; (iv) in relation to a photograph, the person taking the photograph; (v) in relation to a cinematograph film, the owner of the film at the time of its completion ; and (vi) in relation to a record, the owner of the original plate from which the record is made, at the time of the making of the plate ; (e) "calendar year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of January ; (f) "cinematograph film" includes the sound tract, if any, and "cinematograph" shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography ; (g) "delivery", in relation to a lecture, includes delivery by means of any mechanical instrument or by radio-diffusion ; (h) "dramatic work" includes any piece for recitation, choreographic work or entertainment in dumb show, the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise but does not include a cinematograph film ; (i) "engravings" include etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, prints and other similar works, not being photographs ;. (1) "exclusive licence" means a licence which confers on the licensee or on the licensee and persons authorized by him, to the exclusion of all other persons (including the owner of the copyright), any right comprised in the copyright in a work, and "exclusive licensee" shall be construed accordingly; (k) "Government work" means a work which is made or published by or under the direction or control of - (i) the Government or any department of the Government ; (ii) any Legislature in India ; (iii) any court, tribunal or other judicial authority in India ; (1) "Indian work" means a literary, dramatic or musical work, the author of which is a citizen of India ; (m) "infringing copy" means,-- (i) in relation to a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a reproduction thereof otherwise than in the form of a cinematograph film ; (ii) in relation to a cinematograph film, a copy of the film or a record embodying the recording in any part of the sound track associated with the film ;