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…
Copyright Statistics 2020 Recap
A total of 21,882 applications for copyright registrations were filed in the year 2020. There was an increase of 729 applications in comparison to the total number of applications for the year 2019, which was 21,153.
There was an increase of 3.44% in the total number of copyright applications filed during the year 2020 as compared to 2019. The majority of applications filed in the year 2020 were for literary/dramatic works, followed by artistic works and the…
COPYRIGHT STATISTICS
A total 0f 3903 applications for copyright registrations have been filed during the period of January and February, 2020. The maximum number of applications have been filed for Literary/Dramatic works and the minimum number of applications have been filed for Cinematograph Works.
Month
Literary/Dramatic Work
Artistic Work
Musical Work
Cinematograph Work
Computer Software
Sound Recording
Total
January
1193
495
19
16
130
107
1960
February
1217
441
27
20
173
64
1943
Total
2410
936
46
36
303
171
3903
Authored and compiled by Neharika Vhatkar (Associate, BananaIP Counsels)
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Copyright Statistics 2019 Recap
A total of 21,153 applications for copyright registrations were filed in the year 2019. There was an increase of 3126 applications in comparison to the total number of applications for the year 2018, which was 18,027.
There was an increase of 17.3% in the total number of copyright applications filed during the year 2019 as compared to 2018. The majority of applications filed in the year 2019 were for literary/dramatic works, followed by artistic works and the…
COPYRIGHT STATISTICS
There is an increase of 22% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of October as compared to the month of September. A total of 1636 applications were filed in the month of September, 2019. The majority of applications were filed for literary works and artistic works.
Sl. No
Type of Work
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of September 2019
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of October 2019
Change
Percentage
Change
1
Literary/ Dramatic Work
845
969
124
Increase of 14%
2
Artistic Work
586
394
192
Decrease of…
COPYRIGHT STATISTICS
There is a decrease of 3% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of September as compared to the month of August. A total of 1621 applications were filed in the month of September, 2019. The majority of applications were filed for literary works and artistic works.
Sl. No
Type of Work
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of August 2019
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of September 2019
Change
Percentage Change
1
Literary/ Dramatic Work
1024
845
179
Decrease of 17%
2
Artistic Work
511
586
75
Increase of…
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