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Copyright Services

Register, license, enforce. Keep control of your content.

We protect original works—software, UI, databases, literature, art, music, photos, videos, and digital assets. Clean filings, practical licensing, swift takedowns, and enforceable records.

India (Copyright Office) Software & Digital Content Licensing & Assignments Takedowns & Enforcement

What you can expect

  • Ownership and authorship documented correctly.
  • Right categories, right statements, right deposits.
  • Licensing/assignment instruments that actually work.
  • Swift action on platform/IP violations with evidence preserved.

What we do

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Registration

Preparing and filing applications for software, literary, artistic, musical, cinematograph, sound recordings, and compilations/databases.

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Software & Digital Works

Source code deposits, screen captures, UI flows, and documentation to evidence authorship and originality.

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Licensing & Assignments

Drafting and recording licenses, assignments, and work-for-hire agreements with clean grant language and royalties/territory terms.

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Enforcement

Notices, takedowns, and negotiated settlements. Evidence preservation and infringement mapping when escalation is needed.

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Online Takedowns

Platform requests (marketplaces, hosting, social, app stores) with proof packs. Follow-through until removal.

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Publishing & Media

Publishing contracts, collective rights, synchronization, and distribution arrangements tailored to your channel.

Deliverables you receive

  • Filed application copy and acknowledgments.
  • Evidence pack (authorship, first publication/use, code/UI extracts where applicable).
  • Executed license/assignment instruments, if engaged.
  • Takedown requests and platform correspondence, if engaged.

What qualifies / What doesn’t

  • Protected: original expression—text, artwork, photos, music/audio, film/video, software code, databases (selection/arrangement).
  • Not protected: ideas, procedures, methods, concepts, short phrases/titles, facts, and functionality.
  • Logos and product shapes may belong under trademark/design, not copyright—ask us and we’ll route correctly.

Simple process, clean record

Documentation that stands up when challenged.

  1. Discovery — work type, authorship/ownership, first publication, and jurisdictions/platforms at risk.
  2. Evidence & Drafting — pick correct category; prepare statements, deposits, and proof of authorship/use.
  3. Filing — submission with annexures and declarations; diarise formalities and responses.
  4. Certificate & Record — receive registration; record licenses/assignments if required.
  5. Enforcement — monitor misuse, send notices/takedowns, escalate where proportionate.

Documents checklist

  • Applicant/author details (name, address, nationality/legal entity).
  • Work sample/deposit (code excerpts, screenshots, manuscript, images, audio/video).
  • Date of creation/first publication; proof where possible.
  • Ownership basis (employment, commissioning, assignment, or author-owned).
  • NOC/permissions if third-party materials are included.

Timelines (typical)

  • Filing acknowledgement: immediate.
  • Scrutiny & response: varies by work type and office workload.
  • Registration certificate: subject to examination/objections; we’ll map realistic dates up front.

Need urgent takedown? We can act before registration based on ownership proofs.

FAQs

Straight answers.

Ownership exists from creation. Registration strengthens evidence and speeds remedies. For platforms and courts, a certificate helps a lot.

Selective source code (not the whole repo), key screen flows, and documentation. We avoid disclosing trade secrets while proving authorship.

Yes—with a proper assignment (or work-for-hire if applicable). We’ll fix chain of title before filing to avoid disputes.

Yes. We prepare notices with evidence, send to hosts/marketplaces, follow up, and escalate if non-compliant.

We separate original code from third-party code and ensure license obligations are respected. Registration only covers your original expression.

Need proof of ownership—or a fast takedown?

Send the work sample and authorship details. We’ll map filings, licensing, and enforcement options.

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