Copyright Societies:-
Copyright Society is a legal institution which protects the interests of the owner's work. Its purpose is to maintain the existence of the author's copyright. Indirectly the author is assured by the Society that his Copyrights will not be infringed. New Chapter VII Act No. 38 A. Substituted by Section 11 of 1994 dated 10-5-95. After the amendment, the scope of the Society has increased and its name has changed from 'Presentation Rights Society' to 'Copyright Society'. The Copyright Society grants license for the work to be used by the general public.
Registration of copyright society (1) No person or association of persons shall, after the coming into force of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, in respect of any work, save under or in accordance with the registration granted under sub-section (3), Provided that the owner of copyright, in his individual capacity, as a member of a registered copyright society, shall It will continue to have rights to grant licenses in respect of its own works as per its obligations.
Provided further that the Performance Rights Committee functioning in accordance with the provisions of section 33 on the date immediately before the coming into force of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, shall be deemed to be a Copyright Committee for the purposes of this Chapter and every such Committee shall, under the Copyright (Amendment) Act, , shall register itself within a period of one year from the date of coming into force of Act, 1994.
(2) Any association of persons satisfying such conditions as may be prescribed may apply to the Registrar of Copyrights for a license to carry on the business specified in sub-section (1). The Registrar of Copyrights will send that application to the Government of India.
(3) The Government of India shall, having regard to the interests of authors and other owners of rights under this Act, and of the public and in particular of those groups of persons most likely to request licenses in respect of the applicants, register such number of persons as a Copyright Committee subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. Provided that the Government of India shall not ordinarily register more than one copyright society for carrying on business in respect of the same class of works.
(4) The Government of India may, if it is satisfied that the interests of the respective owners of rights are being managed in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the respective owners of rights, cancel the registration of that society if it is satisfied, after making such inquiry as may be prescribed. Will be able to cancel.
(5) If the Government of India is of opinion that it is necessary so to do in the interests of the respective owners of the rights, it may, pending the inquiry, by order suspend the registration of the society for such period as may be prescribed in the order under sub-section (4). shall not exceed one year and the Government shall appoint an administrator to discharge the duties of that Copyright Society.
Comment
Chapter VII provides for registration of copyright societies. These powers of registration have been provided to the Government of India which are as follows:-
(a) The Government of India shall, having regard to the interests and convenience of the authors and other owners, the public and in particular those groups of persons in respect of whom the applicants are more likely to apply for licences, appoint a specified number of persons to may be registered as a copyright society;
(b) No more than one copyright society shall ordinarily be registered for carrying on business in relation to the same class of works, and
(c) The registration of such society may be canceled after proper investigation.
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