

Requirements and Procedure for Copyright
- 1. Name, address and nationality of the applicant
- 2. Name, address and nationality of the author of the work
- 3. Nature of applicant’s interest in the copyright i.e. OWNER / LICENSEE etc.
- 4. Title of the work
- 5. A declaration signed by the author (if different from the applicant)
- 6. Language of the work
- 7. Whether the work is published or unpublished
- 8. If the work is published, year and country of first publication and name, address and nationality of the publisher
- 9. Year and countries of subsequent publications, if any
- 10. Name, address and nationality of any other person authorized to assign or license the rights in the copyright
- 11. Power of attorney for the firm
- 12. Six hard copies of the work and three soft copies
- 13. (For computer programs – 3 copies of the program on CD ROMs.)
- a. The application with complete details and copies of the work is filed
- b. Thereafter, the application is examined and objections, if any, are
raised, or any extra documents required are requested
- c. A response has to be filed within 30 days
- d. The certificate is issued by the copyright office after the objections,
if any, are removed to the satisfaction of the Copyright Registry