Where under a bequest a person is entitled to the manuscript of a literary, dramatic or musical work, or to an artistic work, and the work was not published before the death of the testator, the bequest shall, unless the contrary intention is indicated in the testator's will or any codicil thereto, be construed as including the copyright in the work in so far as the testator was the owner of the copyright immediately before his death.
Explanation.--In this section, the expression "manuscript" means the original document embodying the work, whether written by hand or not.
Section 13 of Copy Right Act - Works in which copyright subsists
Section 14 of Copy Right Act - Meaning of copyright
Section 16 of Copy Right Act - No copyright except as provided in this Act
Section 17 of Copy Right Act - First owner of copyright
Section 18 of Copy Right Act - Assignment of copyright
Section 19 of Copy Right Act - Mode of assignment
Section 19A of Copy Right Act - Disputes with respect to assignment of copyright
Section 20 of Copy Right Act - Transmission of copyright in manuscript by testamentary disposition