Copyright Act, 1957

Section - 40 - Power to extend copyright to foreign works

CHAPTER IX

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT

Power to extend copyright to foreign works.

40. The Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any provisions of this Act shall apply-

(a)- to works first published in any territory outside India to which the order relates in like manner as if they were first published within India;
(b)- to unpublished works, or any class thereof, the authors whereof were at the time of the making of the work, subjects or citizens of a foreign country to which the order relates, in like manner as if the authors were citizens of India;
(c)- in respect of domicile in any territory outside India to which the order relates in like manner as if such domicile were in India;
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