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.
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1. The brackets and words "(other
than a photograph)" omitted by Act 27 of 2012, s. 12 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 13 of 1992, s. 2, for "fifty years" (w.e.f. 28-10-1991).
Section 21 of Copy Right Act - Right of author to relinquish copyright
Section 23 of Copy Right Act - Term of copyright in anonymous and pseudonymous works
Section 24 of Copy Right Act - Term of copyright in posthumous work
Section 26 of Copy Right Act - Term of copyright in cinematograph films
Section 27 of Copy Right Act - Term of copyright in sound recording
Section 28 of Copy Right Act - Term of copyright Government works
Section 28A of Copy Right Act - Term of copyright in works of public undertakings
Section 29 of Copy Right Act - Term of copyright in works of international organisations
Section 30 of Copy Right Act - Licences by owners of copyright