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Copyright Registration Requirements: Filing for Copyright protection in India

The following details/documents are required by us in order to file for Copyright protection in India:

• A Power of Attorney signed by the applicant in whose name the application will be filed;
• Information regarding Applicant, including full name and address, type of legal entity (i.e., a company, partnership, corporation, or individual), state of incorporation or country of citizenship;
• No-objection letter from the author of the work where the author of the work and Applicant are not the same person;
• Information regarding the author(s) including full name and address, details of the contribution made to the work;
• Title of the work;
• Whether the work is already published or unpublished. If published, the date of first publication and last publication.
• Language used in the work;
• 5 copies of the work for which a copyright has to be filed.

For your convenience, given below are some of the most relevant forms required for filing applications for Copyrights in India.

Form No.	Title	Download
FORM-XIV	Application For Registration Of Copyrights
--	Form Of Authorisation In The Matter Of The Copyright Act, 1957
--	No Objection Letter Format