1. Copyright in India is governed by:
a) Trade Marks Act, 1999
b) Patents Act, 1970
c) Copyright Act, 1957
d) Designs Act, 2000
Asked in: CLAT PG, LLB (Delhi Univ.), UGC-NET
2. Copyright protection is available to:
a) Ideas only
b) Facts only
c) Expression of ideas
d) Methods of operation
Asked in: UGC-NET, Judiciary (PCS-J)
3. Which of the following is NOT a work under the Copyright Act, 1957?
a) Literary work
b) Dramatic work
c) Musical work
d) Invention
Asked in: CLAT PG, LLB Semester Exams
4. Copyright in a literary work subsists for:
a) 50 years from publication
b) 60 years from publication
c) Lifetime of author + 60 years
d) Lifetime of author + 50 years
Asked in: UGC-NET, Judiciary Mains
5. In case of joint authorship, copyright term is calculated from:
a) Date of first publication
b) Death of first author
c) Death of last surviving author
d) Date of registration
Asked in: CLAT PG, LLM Entrance
6. Registration of copyright is:
a) Mandatory
b) Optional
c) Compulsory for enforcement
d) Compulsory for ownership
Asked in: UGC-NET, APO Exams
7. Which right is NOT a moral right of the author?
a) Right of paternity
b) Right of integrity
c) Right of reproduction
d) Right against distortion
Asked in: Judiciary Prelims
8. Moral rights are provided under:
a) Section 13
b) Section 14
c) Section 57
d) Section 51
Asked in: UGC-NET, LLB Exams
9. Copyright infringement is defined under:
a) Section 14
b) Section 51
c) Section 55
d) Section 62
Asked in: CLAT PG, Judiciary
10. Fair dealing is a defence under:
a) Section 13
b) Section 14
c) Section 52
d) Section 57
Asked in: UGC-NET (multiple times)
11. Copyright in cinematograph films subsists for:
a) 60 years from publication
b) Life of director + 60 years
c) 50 years from publication
d) 25 years from publication
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12. Which of the following does NOT amount to infringement?
a) Private use
b) Research
c) Criticism or review
d) Commercial reproduction
Asked in: CLAT PG
13. The first owner of copyright is:
a) Publisher
b) Employer
c) Author
d) Government
Asked in: Judiciary, LLB
14. Copyright in government work belongs to:
a) Author
b) Publisher
c) Government
d) Employer
Asked in: UGC-NET
15. Copyright Board has been replaced by:
a) High Court
b) Commercial Court
c) IP Appellate Board
d) Civil Court
Asked in: CLAT PG (post-amendment)
16. Copyright in sound recordings subsists for:
a) 50 years
b) 60 years
c) 70 years
d) Lifetime of producer
Asked in: Judiciary Prelims
17. The primary international convention on copyright is:
a) Paris Convention
b) TRIPS Agreement
c) Berne Convention
d) Madrid Protocol
Asked in: UGC-NET, CLAT PG
18. Copyright infringement is:
a) Civil wrong only
b) Criminal offence only
c) Both civil and criminal
d) Neither civil nor criminal
Asked in: Judiciary Exams
19. Which remedy is NOT available for copyright infringement?
a) Injunction
b) Damages
c) Account of profits
d) Specific performance
Asked in: UGC-NET
20. Copyright does NOT protect:
a) Computer programs
b) Databases
c) Mathematical formulas
d) Artistic works
Asked in: CLAT PG
21. Civil remedies are provided under:
a) Section 55
b) Section 57
c) Section 62
d) Section 63
Asked in: LLB Exams
22. Criminal remedies are provided under:
a) Section 52
b) Section 55
c) Section 63
d) Section 66
Asked in: Judiciary
23. Copyright in anonymous works lasts for:
a) 60 years from publication
b) Life of author + 60 years
c) 50 years
d) 25 years
Asked in: UGC-NET
24. Jurisdiction in copyright infringement lies with:
a) District Court
b) High Court only
c) Supreme Court
d) Magistrate Court
Asked in: CLAT PG
25. Copyright in photographs subsists for:
a) 50 years
b) 60 years
c) Life of photographer + 60 years
d) 25 years
Asked in: LLB Exams