Details about Copyright Certificate in Bangladesh
What is Copyright?
Copyright is a legal means of protecting an author’s work. It is a type of intellectual property that provides exclusive publication, distribution, and usage rights for the author. This means whatever content the author created cannot be used or published by anyone else without the consent of the author.
Meaning of copyright
- Copyright means inter alia the exclusive right
- to reproduce the work
- to issue copies of the work to the public
- to perform or broadcast the work
- to make any translation or adaption of the work.
- In addition, special moral rights lie with the author.
Importance of Copyright Registration
Copyright registration and obtaining a certificate is a way to get the legal title of any work and it helps the author or the copyright holder to get remedies both from the Civil and Criminal Courts. Under Section 60 of the Copyright Act 2000 (amended in 2005), the Register of Copyrights and the indexes shall be prima facie evidence of the particulars entered therein and documents purporting to be copies of any entry thereon or extract there from certified by the Registrar and impressed with the seal of the Copyright Office shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof or production of the original.
Law on Copyright in Bangladesh
- Copyright Act 2000 (amended in 2005): It is the present Act of Parliament that is protecting the copyright. It is providing the specific direction for copyright protection, registration, power and duties of the Copyright Office, Registrar of Copyrights and the Copyright Board. It is also prescribing the process for registration of copyright society. It is also mentioning when and how the copyright can be breached and its efficacious remedies.
- Copyright Rules 2006: This Rule provides specific directions for copyright registration, registration of copyright society, code and conducts of the copyright society, prescribed costs for applications and forms etc.