Duration of Copyright
Duration of Copyright
Term of copyright in sound recordings – In the case of a sound recording copyright shall
subsist until sixty years from the beginning of the calendar year next
following the year in which the sound recording is published.
Term of copyright in Government works – In the case of Government work, where Government
is the first owner of the copyright therein, copyright shall subsist until
sixty years from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in
which the record is first published.
Term of copyright in works of public undertakings - In the case
of a work, where a public undertaking is the first owner of the copyright
therein, copyright shall subsist until sixty years from the beginning of the
calendar years next following the year in which the work is first published.
Term of copyright in anonymous and
pseudonymous works - In the case of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work
(other than a photograph), which is published anonymously or pseudonymously,
copyright shall subsist until sixty years from the beginning of the calendar
year next following the year in which the work is first published. Provided
that where the identity of the author is disclosed before the expiry of the
said period, copyright shall subsist until sixty years from the beginning of
the calendar year following the year in which the author dies.
Term of copyright in published
literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works - Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, copyright shall
subsist in any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (other than a
photograph) published within the lifetime of the author until sixty years from
the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the author
dies. In this section the reference to the author shall, in the case of a work
of joint authorship, be construed as a reference to the author who dies last.
