Section 22 of the Copyright Act, 1957 – Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works

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Section 22: Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works

Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, copyright shall subsist in any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work 1*** published within the lifetime of the author until 2[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the author dies. Explanation.–In this section the reference to the author shall, in the case of a work of joint authorship, be construed as a reference to the author who dies last.

Source: official text of The Copyright Act, 1957 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Copyright Act, 1957.

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