Assignment of Copyright to Multiple Works
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Subject to the provisions of this Act, the author of a work shall be the owner of copyright therein. Section 17 statutorily recognizes the author of the work to be the first owner of the copyright. The author is defined under the Act for various works, which come under the law of copyright.
Yes. Works that are created by more than one person are generally considered to have joint ownership of the copyright.
A copyright assignment agreement must be in writing but need not be witnessed by a notary public.
(1) The ownership of a copyright may be transferred in whole or in part by any means of conveyance or by operation of law, and may be bequeathed by will or pass as personal property by the applicable laws of intestate succession.
A copyright owner's exclusive rights (either in whole or in part) can be transferred to another party, but it must be in writing and signed by the copyright owner to be considered valid. An authorized agent of the copyright owner (such as an attorney or business associate) can also sign the writing.
Are copyrights transferable? Yes. Like any other property, all or part of the rights in a work may be transferred by the owner to another.
Assignment of Copyright The rights of a copyright owner can be assigned by him to any other person by way of an assignment.According to the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 a prospective owner of the copyright of the future work may also assign his rights partially or wholly.
In the US, there is no requirement that an assignment be notarized.Note, however, that in many foreign countries, an assignment must be notarized to be valid.