Section 19 Copyright Act 1957 prescribes the MODE OF ASSIGNMENT of copyright. An assignment shall be valid only if it is:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 19(1) Copyright Act 1957: 'No assignment of the copyright in any work shall be valid unless it is IN WRITING SIGNED BY THE ASSIGNOR OR BY HIS DULY AUTHORISED AGENT.'
2. Section 19(2) requires the assignment to identify specifically the work and the rights assigned.
3. Section 19(3): duration of assignment.
4. Section 19(4): if assignment is not used for a year from execution, it shall lapse (post-2012 amendment).
5. Section 19(5): if no territory specified, presumed to be India.
6. Section 19(7): no assignment shall be applied to any medium or mode of exploitation not in existence or not in commercial use at the time the assignment was made, unless specifically referred to in the assignment.
7. 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 19(1)_
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