Applicants should enclose the application with the mentioned fee by postal order/demand draft favoring “Registrar of Copyright” payable at New Delhi.
Under Copyright Amendment Rule, 2013, the candidate requires sending a registered replica of Form XIV, SoP, and SoFP to each member who claims to have or is interested in the subject matter of copyright/disputes the applicant’s right to it.
An applicant comprising Statement of Particulars (SoP) and Statement of Further Particulars (SoFP) should sign Form XIV.
In col.2 of SoP, the applicant’s name, address, and nationality should be filled.
In col.3 of SoP, the applicant must clarify whether he is an author, publisher, owner, or assignee.
In col.4 of SoP, specify the class and description of work.
In col.5 of SoP, specify the title of the work.
In col.6, mention every language of the work.
In col.7 of SoP, specify the name, address, and nationality of the authority. Also, if the author is deceased, specify the date of the deceased.
According to col.7 of SoP, affix the original Non-objection Certificate from the original author when submitting the author’s work. To indicate that the author has no objection to copyright the work on the applicant’s name and including the information whether an author is a partner or sole proprietor, or employee of the applicant.
In col.8 of SoP, specify whether the work has been published or not.
In col.9 of SoP, specify the country and year of the first publication, including the publisher’s name, address, and nationality.
In col.10 of SoP, specify the subsequent years and countries of the publication, including the publisher’s name, address, and nationality, if any.
In col.11 of SoP, specify the name, address, and nationality of the owners of several rights, including copyright of work, and extend ownership of each publisher, including the particulars license and assignment (if any).
In col.12 of SoP will include the name, address, and nationality of the other individuals to whom the author desires to assign/license the rights, including copyrights.
In col.13 of SoP, in the case of “Artistic work,” the applicant is required to specify the location of the actual work.
In col. 14 of SoP, affix the certification from the Registrar of Trademarks concerning the proviso to Copyright Amendment Rule, 2013 (in case of “Artistic work” which can be or can be used in respect to any goods.”
In col.15 of SoP, if the Artistic work is registered under the Designs Act 2000, specify its details.
In col.16 of SoP, in case “Artistic work” can be registered as a design under Designs Act 2000, provide the information regarding whether it has applied for an article or not. However, if yes, give the details of how many times it has replicated.
The organization can not be the author. Thus, you are required to provide the information of the person who fabricates the work.
In the case of “Artistic work,” affix two similar replicas of original artwork (which should have an indistinguishable size or design or color) that should be similar to the original work attached with the Search Certificate.
You must provide the information (name, address, and nationality) of the individuals whose pictures appear on the work.
If the work is published by an individual other than the applicant/candidate, the applicant may have to submit the original NOC acquired from the firm or individual.
If an advocate is filling the application on behalf of an applicant, you must submit the Power of Attorney.