{"id":7061,"date":"2017-01-10T22:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T22:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legaldesk.com\/?p=7061"},"modified":"2026-10-27T07:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:27:45","slug":"how-to-protect-your-online-content-legally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdemo.d-apps.in\/legaldesk\/how-to-protect-your-online-content-legally","title":{"rendered":"How To Protect Your Online Content Legally?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the advent of digital communication, images, text, videos and creative works are easy to steal with the few clicks of a button. Illegally downloading or reusing such works amounts to piracy which is a criminal offense punishable by the Law. There are several things an owner of content can do to protect their online content legally. A Copyright isn\u2019t compulsorily registrable, however, it is recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"How-To-Protect-Your-Online-Content-Legally\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright <\/span><\/h3>\n

The Copyright Law is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright Rules. To electronically file for <\/span>Copyright registration<\/span><\/a>, a registration fee must be paid online to the Copyright Office. Copyright registration is voluntary because any content created is automatically copyright protected in India. Websites contain several proprietary content, designs, artistic or literary elements. A copyright registration needs to be done for each of these elements individually. Thus, one can obtain a copyright for a specific piece of content but not for an entire website or blog. <\/span><\/p>\n

Any creator of work (literary, films and broadcast, art, sound recordings, etc) are endowed economic rights, that enable the creators to have total control over the use and reuse of their content. A Copyright does not protect ideas, names or titles. The purpose of having a copyright is so that the creator can claim economic rewards for their effort, labour and skill put into the work. All economic rights are conferred to the first author under the copyright law, unless an agreement has been executed between the first author and another party stating a transfer of rights. If any work is created during the due course of full-time employment, then the employer will be the owner of any conferred rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

A copyright can be bought, sold, transferred or inherited (wholly or in part) much like physical property. Moral rights remain with the author and can be transferred upon death. Any material produced by a department of the Government, the copyright belongs to the Government of India.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is also important to consider a Permissions Policy, Terms of use, Privacy Policy<\/a> and disclaimer for your website. These policies\/agreements help protect online content legally, ensure the terms of use of such content and also informs a viewer not to infringe on copyrighted content.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rights of Copyright Holders<\/span><\/h3>\n

The owners of copyrights have the authority to prohibit or authorize (in relation to their work) any of the following acts, in whole or in part:<\/span><\/p>\n