THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

[As amended by the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021]

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CHAPTER 1 – PRELIMINARY

1. SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT.

(1) This Act may be called the Copyright Act, 1957.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. INTERPRETATION.

[Omitted by the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021]