Mostly every infant bloggers will have doubt whether registration is required to put the copyright symbol © or not. My search is specific with the India region and after getting into many links, searches,guidance … finally i got the answer from the Handbook of Copyright Law – India.
The summary/extract of the it is below quoted…
REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
Is it necessary to register a work to claim copyright?
No. Acquisition of copyright is automatic and it does not require any formality. However, certificate of registration of copyright and the entries made therein serve as prima facie evidence in a court of law with reference to dispute relating to ownership of copyright.
What is the procedure for registration of a work under the Copyright Act,1957?
Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is created and no formality is required to be completed for acquiring copyright. However, facilities exist for having the work registered in the Register of Copyrights maintained in the Copyright Office of the Department of Education. The entries made in the Register of Copyrights serve as prima-facie evidence in the court of law.
Note: The above quoted extract was taken from the http://education.nic.in/copyright.asp on 08 April 2009, 21:16 IST. The below is the screen snap of the page (browser used is Google Chrome).
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