copyright registration

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How to protect your work using Copyright ?
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• Doing a particular work takes lots of efforts and
  energy and therefore protecting the work done is
  as important as doing a work. Hence , one of the
  mediums through which one can protect as well as
  enjoy certain rights over his/ her works , is
  Copyright.

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What is Copyright ?

• Copyright is a right given by the law to creators
  of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works
  and producers of films and sound recordings. In
  fact, it is a bundle of rights including rights
  of reproduction, communication to the public,
  adaptation and translation of the work.
• In a laymans language , a copyright is an
  exclusive right granted to the owner in order to
  protect his work from being copied, exploited or
  misused.

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What all things are protected under a copyright ?

• Copyright protects the expression of ideas (e.g.
  words and illustrations). Ideas alone are not
  protected. The following may be protected under
  copyright law
• ? Literary works (e.g., written books, source
  codes of computer programs)
• ? Dramatic works (e.g.,. scripts for films and
  dramas)
• ? Musical works (e.g., melodies)
• ? Artistic works (e.g., paintings, photographs)
• ? Published editions of the above works, etc.

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Why should one get their works copyright?

• By registering your copyright work, you create a
  public record of your work and a concrete proof
  that you are the owner of the creative work
• If someone copies your work, you can sue them for
  copyright infringement
• Copyright owners have the exclusive right to
• to reproduce the work in any material form
• to issue copies of the work to the public
• to perform the work in public, or make any
  translation or adaptation of the work
• to sell, give on hire, or offer for sale a copy
  of work

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Documents Required.
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Process For Registering Copyright.
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• Obtaining a copyright certificate is slightly
  complex procedure. The process or the workflow of
  a copyright in India is a usually classified
  into 3 stages which are
• Filing
• Examination
• Registration
• Filing includes , filing of The application with
  complete details and copies of the work . Then
  the has to wait for a period of 30 days
  mandatorily for any objection that may be filed
  against the claims of the applicant
• Thereafter in the examination stage - the
  application is examined and objections, if any,
  are raised, or any extra documents required are
  requested. A response has to be filed within 30
  days.
• And lastly in the registration stage , The
  certificate is issued by the copyright office
  after the objections, if any, are removed to the
  satisfaction of the Copyright Registry

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How can copyright be registered through
LegalRaasta ?

• You can either apply for it yourself or take help
  from Legalraasta. LegalRaasta helps you get
  copyright while relaxing at home. To get your
  copyright certificate from legalraasta , you need
  to
• Go to our website www.legalraasta.com and select
  the option copyright registration.
• Fill in our simple questionnaire.
• You will then receive an email from us with the
  next steps and documents required.
• Submit the required details and documents via
  email and you are done on your part, we will take
  care of the rest.
• We shall first file your application and then in
  case of any objection , we shall reply to the
  same.
• Once the certificate is granted you will be
  intimated . In case you have any queries , feel
  free to contact us on 875-000-8585 . Also , you
  can track your application status with us.