Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended by Act 18 of 2023) with Rules, Order and Model Draft Agreements

The Copyright Act, 1957 is a comprehensive Bare Act with comments that sets out the legal framework governing copyright protection in India. This updated 2026 edition incorporates amendments introduced by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, effective from 1 August 2024, reflecting reforms aimed at rationalising penalties and improving ease of compliance. The publication presents the principal Act along with relevant rules, international copyright provisions, and practical reference materials, making it an authoritative guide to copyright law.

Key Features

• Bare Act text supported by concise and practice-oriented comments
• Updated with amendments under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
• Includes the Copyright Rules, 2013 with latest amendments
• Covers the International Copyright Order, 1999
• Provides checklist for copyright registration applications
• Includes model drafts of author–publisher copyright agreements
• Enriched with Supreme Court guidelines and landmark judgments
• Quick-view law chart explaining the copyright registration workflow
• Published by Law & Justice Publishing Co.

This book is highly useful for advocates, intellectual property practitioners, authors, publishers, media professionals, content creators, judicial service aspirants, law students, academicians, and legal researchers who require an updated and practical reference on copyright law. Its inclusion of registration checklists, model agreements, and workflow charts makes it especially valuable for advisory work, compliance, litigation, academic study, and examination preparation.