Section 22 Copyright Act 1957 prescribes the TERM of copyright in publ…

Question

Section 22 Copyright Act 1957 prescribes the TERM of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The term is:

Accepted Answer

B. the lifetime of the author + 60 years from the beginning of the calendar year following the year in which the author dies

1. Section 22 Copyright Act 1957: '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.'
2. The Berne Convention minimum is 50 years post-mortem; India provides 60 years.
3. Sections 23-29 prescribe terms for: anonymous and pseudonymous works (60 yrs from publication); posthumous works (60 yrs from publication); photographs (Section 25 omitted); cinematograph films (60 yrs from publication, Section 26); sound recordings (60 yrs from publication, Section 27); Government works (60 yrs from publication, Section 28); works of international organisations (Section 29).
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 (Bare Acts, IPIndia portal + Copyright Office) — Copyright Act 1957, Section 22_

Answer

the lifetime of the author + 25 years from the year following death (cf. Copyright Act 1957, Section 22)

Answer

75 years from the date of publication, regardless of the lifetime of the author (cf. Copyright Act 1957, Section 22)

Answer

perpetual — copyright never expires in original literary works under the Act (cf. Copyright Act 1957, Section 22)