Copyright Registration and its benefits

Copyright Registration allows the Copyright owner of an exclusive right in a copyrighted work to register the work with the Copyright office. This registration is optional and can be done at any time while the work is still protected by Copyright. Benefits of Copyright Registration • It provides an exclusive right to the owner of the copyright to use it. • It establishes a public record of the ownership of the copyright holder. • It protects the work of copyright’s owner from misuse and also enables him to sue in case of any misuse • It allows the copyright owner to record the registration with Indian Customs in order help in protection against the importation of infringing copies into India. • It provides protection of copyright, which enables an author to be rewarded for their originality and venture. • The author can use, reuse and reproduce the copies of his work and can sell the copies as well that is copyrighted. • The owner can openly exhibit his work with copyright protection.