Central · Act 14 of 1957

Section 28 — Term of copyright Government works.

The Copyright Act, 1957

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In the case of Government work, where Government is the first owner of the copyright therein, copyright shall subsist until 1[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work is first published.

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1 Subs. by Act 13 of 1992, s. 2, for "fifty years" (w.e.f. 28-10-1991)

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India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.

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