The Copyright law of Nepal governs

copyright A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educatio ...

, the right to control the use and distribution of artistic and creative works in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

and also encourages the creation of art and culture by rewarding authors and artists with a set of exclusive rights. It is embodied in the ''Copyright Act, 2059 (2002)'', the ''Copyright Rule, 2061 (2004)'' and their amendments. Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office handles copyright registration, recording of copyright transfers and other administrative aspects of copyright law. Copyright Law of Nepal has additionally explored the Economic and Moral Rights of a Copyright Work and rights allocated to all relevant copyright owners. The ''Copyright Act, 2002'' ( ne, प्रतिलिपि अधिकार ऐन, २०५९) was enacted by Parliament of Nepal and came into force on 15 August 2002. It repealed the previous ''Copyright Act, 2022 (1965)''. The New Act has provisions concerning the acquisition and protection of Copyright, rights vested in the Copyright Owner, Crimes related to Copyright Infringement and the process of Transferring Copyright.

Economic rights

According to the law, the owner of copyright shall have the exclusive right to reproduce, translate, revise or amend, sell, distribute or rent, broadcast or communicate the work to the general public. These rights are given for one time, it cannot be reissued once the duration is over.

Moral rights

The author is entitled for his lifetime, irrespective of the validity of the copyright, to get his/her name mentioned in copies of the work or in his/her work where it is used publicly and to make necessary amendment or revision in the work.

Duration of copyright

* Sound recording, broadcasting and performance -up to 50 years from the date of first publication * Art and photographs- up to 25 years from the date of first publication * Books - up to 50 years from the death of last surviving author

Reproduction

* Reproduction is allowed freely for educational purposes with citation to the source.

References

External links

Official website of Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office

Copyright Act, 2059 (2002): PDF

Copyright Rule, 2061 (2004): PDF
Law of Nepal

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