If any question arises--
(a) whether a work has been published or as to the date on which a work was published for the purposes of Chapter V, or
(b) whether the term of copyright for any work is shorter in any other country than that provided in respect of that work under this Act, it shall be referred to the 2[Commercial Court] 3****:
Provided that if in the
opinion of the 2[Commercial Court], the issue of copies or communication to
the public referred to in section 3 was of an insignificant nature, it shall
not be deemed to be publication for the purposes of that section.]
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1. Subs. by Act 38 of 1994, s. 4, for section 6 (w.e.f.
10-5-1995).
2. Subs. by Act 33 of 2021, s. 10, for "Appellate Board" (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
3. The words and figures "constituted under section 11 whose decision
thereon shall be final" omitted by Act 33 of 2021, s. 10 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
Section 2 of Copy Right Act - Interpretation
Section 3 of Copy Right Act - Meaning of publication
Section 4 of Copy Right Act - When work not deemed to be published or performed in public
Section 5 of Copy Right Act - When work deemed to be first published in India
Section 6 of Copy Right Act - Certain disputes to be decided by Commercial Court
Section 8 of Copy Right Act - Domicile of Corporations
Section 9 of Copy Right Act - Copyright Office
Section 10 of Copy Right Act - Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Copyrights