Top 50 Interview Questions On The Copyright Act, 1957

INTRODUCTION

Copyright law grants exclusive rights to artists and writers for their works in the fields of art and literature. Copyright is one of the kinds of Intellectual Property and can be held by either an individual or an organization. Copyrights are not generally required by law to be registered, but the creator has the option to do so. As a result, even if the work is not registered, it is protected by copyright laws. Copyright legislation in India dates back to 1847 when it was enacted during the East India Company’s reign. The then-Indian legislature enacted a new Copyright Act in 1914, which extended to India most of the provisions of the UK Copyright Act of 1911. The 1914 Act remained in effect until the 1957 Act took effect. Later, the 1957 Act was amended numerous times to incorporate significant changes.[1]

In this article Team YLCC brings you a list of Top 50 Interview Questions On The Copyright Act. Read on!

1. What is the objective of the Copyright Act?
2. What are the most important sources of the Copyright Act?
3. What kind of works are protected under this Act?
4. What are the requirements for works to be copyright protected?
5. What rights does copyright give to the owner of work?
6. Are moral rights protected under this Act?
7. Who is deemed to be the first owner of the work under this Act?
8. Can there be more than one owner of work under the Copyright Act?
9. When was copyright enacted in India?

1. Who has the authority to appoint the Registrar of Copyrights?
2. What all works are note eligible for Copyright Act?
3. Why was the Berne Convention of 1886 constituted?
4. What do you understand by Doctrine of merger?
5. What does the term “Originality” under this Act mean?
6. What type of work comes under the ambit of artistic work?
7. Who is considered an author in a cinematograph film?
8. Is copyright a Positive or Exclusive right?
9. What is the term of Broadcast Reproduction Right?
10. What do you understand by copyright society?
11. Can you publish the work as per this Act internationally?
12. What is the Doctrine of sweat of brow?
13. What is the scope of original literary work?
14. What do you understand by fictional characters as per this Act?

1. What kind of Moral Rights are covered under this Act?
2. What is a Tariff scheme by copyright societies?
3. What do you understand by Subconscious copying?
4. What does this Act say on the use of copyright material in course of education?
5. Is reproduction of legislative work permitted under this Act?
6. Can reading or recitation of copyrighted work in public be considered as an infringement of copyright work?
7. What does the word research under the ambit of this Act mean?
8. What do you understand by “infringing copy”?
9. Are ideas, themes, or plots protected under this Act?
10. Why there is a need to prove casual connection while infringing under this Act?
11. What is the difference between direct copying and indirect copying?
12. Why copyright board constituted?
13. What is the evidentiary value of the register of copyrights?
14. What is the difference between the exclusive right and moral rights of performers?
15. Can a copyright society be renewed?
16. What is the difference between assignment and license?
17. What are the kinds of licence covered under this Act?
18. What do you understand by Droit de respect de I’oeuvre ?
19. Does this Act covers the right of reproduction?
20. What is the test of originality?
21. What do you understand by the Doctrine of fair use?
22. When the disclosure of design is not deemed to be a publication?
23. What are the damages for conversion under this Act?
24. What do you understand by  interim injunction and temporary injunction?
25. What is innocent infringement?

1. Is the fair dealing for criticism or review permitted under this Act?
2. Does the word research in this Act includes industrial research in this Act?

YLCC would like to thank Anam Khan for her valuable insights in this article.

[1] ELIZABETH VERKEY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 18,(2015).