{"id":2951,"date":"2025-01-24T18:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/?page_id=2951"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:16:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:16:42","slug":"copyright-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/copyright-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyright Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2951\" class=\"elementor elementor-2951\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a845251 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a845251\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642bbbe e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"642bbbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce5e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ce5e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Copyright Law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7706bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7706bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610abac elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"610abac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact  Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17338e9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17338e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2117958 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2117958\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd71d11 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd71d11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a0fc3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81a0fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What is Copyright?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Copyright is a legal right provided to the author of \u201coriginal works of authorship,\u201d including artistic, dramatic, literary, musical and certain other intellectual works. Purpose of protecting copyright of authorship is to guard against different forms of piracy adopted from time to time.<\/p><h2>Which Works can be protected under copyright?<\/h2><p>Purpose of Copyrights is to protect all \u201coriginal works of authorship\u201d against any act of piracy etc. Law of copyrights are enshrined under The Copyrights Ordinance, 1962 and includes the following works:<\/p><ul><li>Musical works<\/li><li>Artistic works<\/li><li>Cinematographic Works including motion pictures<\/li><li>Architectural works<\/li><li>Books<\/li><li>Photographs<\/li><li>Newspapers<\/li><li>Engravings and sculptural works<\/li><li>Lectures<\/li><li>Sound Records<\/li><li>All types of literary works<\/li><li>musical works,<\/li><li>dramatic works<\/li><li>sound recordings and other audiovisual works<\/li><li>Computer Softwares<\/li><\/ul><h2>Copyrights Duration<\/h2><p>Requisite application for protection of works sought to be registered is to be filed with Intellectual Property Rights Organization, Pakistan and copyrights once obtained for any work, the period of copyright of a computer software, literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (other than a photograph) is the life of the author and 50 years thereafter. Whereas on the other hand, in case of a photograph and cinematographic including motion pictures, copyright exist for 50 years from the commencement of the calendar year since publication of the work.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2>Benefits of Copyrights<\/h2><p>Copyrights protection is a legal right vested in the author and copyrights protection benefits the author in many ways including the following:<\/p><ul><li>Prevent against privacy<\/li><li>Enables the author to file a claim in Court of law<\/li><li>Benefits in form of economic rights and economic awards<\/li><li>Control the mode of publication<\/li><li>Professional rating in respective market works<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2>Legal Remedies against Infringement<\/h2><p>Law provides both civil and criminal remedies including lodging of First Information Report against any person who knowingly infringes or abets the infringement of the copyright in a work protected under the law.<\/p><h3><a href=\"http:\/\/irfanlegal.blogspot.com\/2012\/07\/trademark-registration-procedure-in.html\">Copyrights Registration Procedure in Pakistan<\/a><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Copyrights are registered and protected under The Copyrights Ordinance, 1962 in Pakistan. For a purpose of registration of Copyrights following procedure is commonly adopted:<\/p><ul><li>Filing of Copyrights Application.<\/li><li>Processing of relevant document<\/li><li>Preliminary Examination by IPO Pakistan.<\/li><li>Hearing for objections from Public at Large.<\/li><li>Submission of material confirming authorship rights.<\/li><li>Certificate on Copyrights.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><h2>Protect your Copyrights<\/h2><p>If you are the author of any genius work and you are desirous to protect its copyrights, we at Hamza and Hamza provide assistance in applying and protecting your precious works against all sorts of piracies. Please place your queries and we shall instantly get back to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77f77f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b77f77f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc70f6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dc70f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b43b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06b43b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steps for Patent Registration Services:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b2093 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6b2093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Securing intellectual property is vital for innovation-driven businesses. 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Copyright is a legal right provided to the author of \u201coriginal works of authorship,\u201d including artistic, dramatic, literary, musical and certain other intellectual works. Purpose of protecting copyright of authorship is to guard against different forms of piracy adopted from time to time. Which Works can be protected under copyright? Purpose of Copyrights is to protect all \u201coriginal works of authorship\u201d against any act of piracy etc. Law of copyrights are enshrined under The Copyrights Ordinance, 1962 and includes the following works: Musical works Artistic works Cinematographic Works including motion pictures Architectural works Books Photographs Newspapers Engravings and sculptural works Lectures Sound Records All types of literary works musical works, dramatic works sound recordings and other audiovisual works Computer Softwares Copyrights Duration Requisite application for protection of works sought to be registered is to be filed with Intellectual Property Rights Organization, Pakistan and copyrights once obtained for any work, the period of copyright of a computer software, literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (other than a photograph) is the life of the author and 50 years thereafter. Whereas on the other hand, in case of a photograph and cinematographic including motion pictures, copyright exist for 50 years from the commencement of the calendar year since publication of the work. \u00a0 Benefits of Copyrights Copyrights protection is a legal right vested in the author and copyrights protection benefits the author in many ways including the following: Prevent against privacy Enables the author to file a claim in Court of law Benefits in form of economic rights and economic awards Control the mode of publication Professional rating in respective market works \u00a0 Legal Remedies against Infringement Law provides both civil and criminal remedies including lodging of First Information Report against any person who knowingly infringes or abets the infringement of the copyright in a work protected under the law. Copyrights Registration Procedure in Pakistan \u00a0 Copyrights are registered and protected under The Copyrights Ordinance, 1962 in Pakistan. For a purpose of registration of Copyrights following procedure is commonly adopted: Filing of Copyrights Application. Processing of relevant document Preliminary Examination by IPO Pakistan. Hearing for objections from Public at Large. Submission of material confirming authorship rights. Certificate on Copyrights. \u00a0 Protect your Copyrights If you are the author of any genius work and you are desirous to protect its copyrights, we at Hamza and Hamza provide assistance in applying and protecting your precious works against all sorts of piracies. Please place your queries and we shall instantly get back to you. Steps for Patent Registration Services: Securing intellectual property is vital for innovation-driven businesses. IRA Consultants simplifies the patent registration process, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and protecting your intellectual assets to provide a competitive edge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2951","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2951"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2963,"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951\/revisions\/2963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ira-consultants.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}