- COPYRIGHT RULES, 1967
- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
- CHAPTER II REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
- CHAPTER III LICENCES FOR TRANSLATIONS
- CHAPTER IV MAKING OF RECORDS
- CHAPTER V PERFOMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES
- CHAPTER VI RELINQUISHMENT OF COPYRIGHT
- CHAPTER VlI IMPORTATION OF INFRINGING COPIES
- CHAPTER VlII THE COPYRIGHT BOARD
- CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS
- FIRST SCHEDULE
- FORM I REGISTRAR OF COPYRIGHT
- FORM II APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
- FORM III APPLICATION FOR REGISTR.ATION OF CHANGES IN PARTICULARS OF COPYRIGHT ENTERED IN THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS
- FORM IV APPLICATION FOR LICENCE
- PORMV NOTICE OF RELINQUlSHMENT OF COPYRIGHT
- PORM VI APPLICATION NOR A BAN ON IMPORTATION OF INFRINGING COPIES UNDER RULE 18 OF THE COPYRIGHT RULES, 1967.
- FORM VII LICENCE UNDER SECTION 37 OF THE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE,1962 (XXXIV OF 1962)
- SECOND SCHEDULE
- SCHEDULE
- NOTIFICATION
OOVEltNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBUC OF BAN01J\t)SSH
hINTED BY TBB MANAGEll, GoVERNMENT PllINTING Puss, TBJGAON,· ~ 1983.
S. R. O. 1005 (K) /67 : Islamabad, the 23rd May, 1967
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 82 of the Copyright Ordinance. 1962 (XXXIV of 1962). the Central Government is pleased to. make th~ following rules, the same having been previously published as required byeub-section (1) ofthe said secdon, namely:
OHAPTER I,---.;PltELIM1NAllY
1. Short tide and commencement.-(1) These rules may bo called the 00"right Rules, 1967.
(2) These shall come into foree at once.
2. Definitions.-ln these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in tae subject or context, (c)uR.egister" means the Register of Copyright; (~. "Schedule" means a schedule ·annexed to theseruWsj and
(e) "Section" means a section of theOrdinance.
CHAPTER H.-REGISTRATION OF·COPYlUGHT
3. Register.-[(l) The Register shall be kept in five parts as follows:Part I-Literary, Dramatic and Musical works. Part II-Artistic works. Part lfiI-Oinematographic w{)rks. l'art IV-B.ee&rds.
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(2) .1'he Itegister shall contain )he particulars specified in Porrn I•
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4. Application for Registration of Copyrlght.-(l) Every application tot registration of copyright shall be made in triplicate in Form II and every application for registration of changes in the particulars of copyright entered in the Register shall be made in triplicate in Form III. particulars in the Register.
I (5) If-the Registrar receives any objections for such registration within the time specified in sub-rule(4), or, if he is not satisfied about the correctness of the particulars givenin the application, he may, after holding such inquiry as he deems fit, enter such particulars of the work in the Registar as he considers
'proper. '
(6') The Registrar shall, as soon as may be, send, wherever practicable, a CiOpy 'of the entries made in the Register to the parties concerned.
5.: Correction of entries in the Register.-The Registrar may, on his own motion-or on application of any interested person, amend or alter the Register for the' purposes specifled in section 41 after giving, wherever practicable, to the person affected by such amendment or alteration, an opportunity of being heard against such amendment or alteration and communicate to such personthe amendment or alteration so made,
6. Inl1exes.-(l) There shall be kept at the Copyright Office the folJowina indexes for each part of the Register, na1I1ely:
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l 7. Inspection of the Register and Indexes.-Any person .shall be entitled to take-copies of, or make extracts from tho Register or indexes on payment of the fee Specified in the Second Schedule subject to such supervisioDas the Registrar may arrange.
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(2) The RegiS1:r~r, shall, on an application made in that bebalfattd on payment of the fee-specified in the Second Schedule, furnish ~ certified. toP)of anr entries made in the Register and i.ndexes. . ,"
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-CHAP tER tn.-LICENCES FOR 'tRANSLATIONS
8. AppUcation for licence.-{l) An application for a licence under section I
9. Consideration of the application.-(J) The Board shall consider the .
' . sub-section (4) of section 37 relating to the payment of royalties and sha.1l specify-' . 4 to. Manner of determining royaltics.~The Board shall determine the royalties payable to the owner of the copyright under sub-section (4) of section 37, after taking into consideration.e-. It. Extensi(m of the period of lIeence.-The Board may, on the application. of the Iicensee, and aften notice to theowner of the copyright, wherever practicable, if'it is satisfied that the licensee was, for sufficient reasons, unable to produce and publjsh the translation within the period specified in the licence, extend such period.
12. CanceUation of licence.-The Board may, after giving tile licensee an· opportunity of being heard, cancel the licence on any of the·following grounds; namely ;-. CHAPTER IV.-MAKING OF RECORDS
11 Making ofrecords.-(l) Any person intending to make records under clause(j) of sub-section (1) of section 57 shall give notice of such intention to the-owner of the copyright and to the Board at least sixty days in advance of the making of the records' atld: shall, before making the record.". pay to the. owner of the Copyright, the amount of' royalties due ill respect of all such recordsto be made at the rate fixed:by the Board in this behalf. I I I ! i
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COPYRIGHT RULES, 1967
( AS MODIFIED UP TO 24TH APRIL, 1983)
37 to -produce and publish a translation of a.literary-or dramatic-workiD.aDy
language in Bangladesh or a -language ordinarily used in Bangladesh shall
be made to the Board in tripIic.ate in Form IV and shall be accompanied by
the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule.
tion of that work into one language only.
as possible, give notice of the applica-tion in the official gazette and also, if
the, Bcard.thinks.fln.ra.one or two newspapers.and-shall.send-a-eGpy .(}f,the
notice to the owner of the copyright, wherever practicable.
application after the expiry of not less than one hundred and twenty day, -,
from the date of the publication of the notice in the official Gazette. ,
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