Section 27 of CA, 1957 : Section 27: Term Of Copyright In Sound Recording
The Copyright Act, 1957
Bare Act
- CHAPTER V: TERM OF COPYRIGHT
27. In the case a sound recording copyright shall subsist until sixty years from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the sound recording is published.
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Simplified Act
Section 27 Simplified: The copyright for a sound recording lasts for 60 years. This period starts from January 1st of the year after the sound recording was first released.
Explanation using Example
Imagine a singer, John, who recorded a song and published it in the year 1980. According to Section 27 of The Copyright Act, 1957, the copyright for this sound recording would last until the end of the year 2040....