COPYRIGHT STATISTICS
January and February 2021
There is an increase of 40% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of February 2021, as compared to the month of January 2021. A total of 2252 applications were filed in January and a total of 3166 filed in February. The majority of applications were filed for literary/ dramatic and artistic works
| S. No. | Type of Work | Number of applications filed in the month of January 2021 | Number of applications filed in the month of February 2021 | Change | Percentage change |
| 1 | Literary/ Dramatic Work | 1180 | 2016 | 836 | Increase of 70% |
| 2 | Artistic work | 874 | 884 | 10 | Negligible increase (1%) |
| 3 | Cinematograph work | 40 | 34 | 6 | Decrease of 15% |
| 4 | Sound Recording | 37 | 43 | 6 | Increase of 16% |
| 5 | Software | 109 | 167 | 58 | Increase of 53% |
| 6 | Music | 12 | 22 | 10 | Increase of 83% |
| Total | 2252 | 3166 | 914 | Increase of 40% |
February and March 2021
There is a decrease of 28% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of March as compared to the month of February 2021. A total of 2275 applications were filed in the month of March and a total of 3166 applications were filed in the month of February 2021 . The majority of applications were filed for literary works and artistic works.
| S.No | Type of Work | Number of Applications Filed in the Month of February 2021 | Number of Applications Filed in the Month of March 2021 | Change | Percentage Change |
| 1 | Literary/ Dramatic Work | 2016 | 1514 | 502 | Decrease of 24% |
| 2 | Artistic Work | 884 | 714 | 170 | Decrease of 19% |
| 3 | Cinematograph Work | 34 | 84 | 50 | Increase of 147% |
| 4 | Sound Recording | 43 | 231 | 188 | Increase of 437% |
| 5 | Software | 164 | 214 | 50 | Increase of 30% |
| 6 | Music | 22 | 18 | 4 | Decrease of 18% |
| Total | 3166 | 2275 | 891 | Decrease of 28% |
Authored and compiled by Neharika Vhatkar (Associate, BananaIP Counsels), Shaantanu Krishnan (Legal Intern) and Sanjana Rebecca (Legal Intern)
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