When a work is in the public domain, it means that the work is no longer protected by copyright and can be freely used by anyone without the need for permission or payment. This typically occurs when the copyright has expired or the work was never eligible for copyright protection.

Jewelry designs can be protected through various means, such as: Copyright: For original artistic designs Trademark: For unique logos, brand names, or distinctive features. Design Patents: For ornamental and non-functional aspects of the design. Consult with legal experts to determine the best protection strategy.

Yes, in many cases, when an employee creates a work within the scope of their employment, the employer usually holds the copyright ownership. However, specific agreements or contracts may impact this, so it's important to clarify copyright ownership in employment contracts.

Yes. You can send a legal notice to anyone who plagiarises your original work, and if they fail to respond, you can even bring legal action against them.

A copyright registration may be offered for sale, given as a gift, given away, transferred, or franchised with the author's consent.

Copyright includes more than only the right to reproduce works; it also includes the right to works derived from original works, such as those used in broadcasting, recording, and public performances. The right to prevent the reproduction of recordings provided to sound recording companies and the right for a musical or dramatic work to be performed in public are neighbouring rights.

Privacy is the state of being private; the state of not being seen by others, whereas copyright is (uncountable) the legal right to be the entity that determines who may publish, copy, and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture, or other work of authorship. The right to have some control over how your personal information is gathered and utilised is known as information privacy.

Copyright does not ordinarily protect titles by themselves or names, short word combinations, slogans, short phrases, methods, plots, or factual information nor protect ideas or concepts. Copyright is provided only to original creative work.

A trademark is a mark given to protect a brand name, logo or slogan. On the other hand, copyright is a protection given to unique content like a book, music, videos, songs, and artistic content.

In such a case, you will receive a legal notice from the third party, claiming that you have copied or reproduced their registered work. Vakilsearch can help you reply to the legal notice and in the further litigation process.

India is a signatory of the Berne Convention, so copyright registered in India will get the status of foreign work and protection will be extended to countries that are also signatories to the Berne Convention.

Copyright protection is not applicable for ideas and methods - e.g., business operations, technical discoveries, mathematical principles, and other such concepts; commonly available info - e.g., telephone directories, general databases taken from free public records, etc.; Choreographic works and speeches unless they are notated or videotaped. Also, business names, product descriptions, taglines, and other such expressions cannot be copyrighted.

A mobile application cannot be copyrighted as such; however, the coding can be copyrighted as literary work and other elements can be filed as different copyright applications.

Published and unpublished works can be registered. If a work is already published, the publishing details need to be furnished along with the application.