FORM XIV

Application for Registration of Copyright

[See rule 70]

To,

The Registrar of Copyrights, 
Copyright Office, 
Boudhik Sampada Bhawan, Plot No. 32, 
Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi‐110075  
Phone: 011‐25301202 

Sir,

In accordance with section 45 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957), I hereby apply for
registration of copyright and request that entries may be made in the Register of Copyrights as in the
enclosed statement of Particulars’ sent herewith in triplicate.

1. I also send herewith duly completed the statement of further particulars relating to the work.
2. In accordance with rule 70 of the Copyright Rules, 2012, I have sent by pre-paid registered post
copies of this letter and of the enclosed statement(s) to the other parties concerned, as shown
below:

Names and addresses of the parties Date of Dispatch

1 2

3. The prescribed fee has been paid, as per details below:

4. Communications on this subject may be addressed to:

5. I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, no person, other than to whom a
notice has been sent as per paragraph 2 above has any claim or interest or dispute to my
copyright of this work or to its use by me.

6. I hereby verify that the particulars given in this Form and the Statement of Particulars and
Statement of Further Particulars are true to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and
nothing has been concealed therefrom.

7. List of enclosures:

Yours faithfully

(Signature of the Applicant)

Place: ………………….

Date: ……………………
 STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS

1. Registration number (To be filled in the Copyright

Office)
2. Name, Address and Nationality of the Applicant

3. Nature of the applicant’s interest in the copyright of

the work
4. Class and description of the work

5. Title of the work

6. Language of the work

7. Name, address and nationality of the author and, if

the author is deceased, the date of his decease

8. Whether work is Published or Unpublished

9. Year and country of first publication and name,

address and nationality of the publishers

10. Years and countries of subsequent publications, if

any, and names, addresses and nationalities of the
publisher
11. Names, address and nationalities of the owners of
the various rights comprising the copyright in the
work and the extent of rights held by each, together
with particulars of assignment and licenses, if any

12. Names, addresses and nationalities of other

persons, if any, authorized to assign or license the
rights comprising the copyright
13. If the work is an “artistic work”, the location of the
original work, including name, address and
nationality of the person in possession of the work.
(In the case of an architectural work, the year of
completion of the work should also be shown)
14. If the work is an ‘artistic work’ which is used or is
capable of being used in relation to any goods or
services, the application shall include a certificate
from the Registrar of Trade Marks in terms of the
proviso to sub-section (1) of section 45 of the
Copyright Act, 1957.]
15. If the work is an “artistic work” whether it is
registered under the Designs Act 2000. If yes give
details.
16. If the work is an “artistic work” capable of being
registered as a design under the Designs Act 2000,
whether it has been applied to an article though an
industrial process and , if yes, the number of times
it is reproduced.
17. Remarks, if any

(Signature of the Applicant)

Place:
Date:
 STATEMENT OF FURTHER PARTICULARS
(For Literary, including Software, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic Works only)

1. Is the work to be registered  

(a) An original work?  
 
(b) Translation of a work in the public 
domain?  
 
(c) A translation of a work in which 
copyright subsists?  
 
(d) An adaptation of a work in the public 
domain?  
 
(e) An adaptation of a work in which 
copyright subsists?  

2. If the work  is a translation or 
adaptation of a work in which 
copyright subsists:  

(a) Title of the original work.  
 
(b) Language of the original work.  
 
(c) Name, address and nationality of the 
author of the original work and, if the 
author is deceased, the date of his 
decease.  
 
(d) Name, address and nationality of the 
publisher, if any, of the original work.  
 
 
(e) Particulars of the authorization for a 
translation or adaptation including 
the name, address and nationality of 
the party authorizing.  

3. Remarks, if any.

(Signature of the Applicant)
Place:
Date:
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Rule 70 (3) of the copyright Rules 2013 provides that application has to be signed by applicant 
(author/owner) only it does not provide for an attorney to sign an application (Form XIV) including 
the  Statement  of  Particulars  (SoP)  and  the  Statement  of  Further  Particulars  (SoFP)  on  behalf  of  the 
applicant, which are to be signed by none other than the applicant himself.  
 
2. Form XIV, SoP & SoFP submitted only in the format prescribed by the Copyright Office. Only 
one copy of Form XIV, SoP & SoFP is required.  
 
3. Name/address/nationality of the person whose photograph appears on the work may please 
be  intimated  in  the  remarks  column.  If  that  person  is  other  than  the  applicant,  a  No  Objection 
Certificate, in original may be obtained from that person [from heir(s) if the person is deceased/from 
the guardian in the case of minor] and enclose with the application.  
 
4. Work should be identical with the Search Certificate in respect of size/colour/design.  
 
5. As  per  the  Rule  70  (5)  for  registration  of  Computer  Programme  or  Software,  the  applicant 
should provide source code and object code.  
 
6. In case of Sound Recording & Cinematograph category enclose the copy of agreement. If no 
agreement is made please obtain NOC from various copyright holders and enclosed the same with the 
application.  
 
7. Power  of  Attorney  should  be  on  stamp  paper  duly  accepted  by  attorney/signed  by  the 
applicant. Incomplete POA is not acceptable.  

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION FORM:

FORM XIV

2. Indicate Names and addresses of the other parties concerned and date of dispatch.  

Under Rule 70 (9) of the Copyright Rules, 2013, the applicant is required to send notice by registered 
post copies of Form XIV, SoP & SoFP to other parties concerned that you are submitting application 
for the registration of copyright in the Copyright Office. (Please see Cols. 7, 11, 12, 13).

3.  The  prescribed  fee  has  been  paid,  as  per  details  below:  Please  give  the  details  of  fee  as  shown 
below:
S. No. DD/IPO No. Date Amount Name of the Bank

4.  Communications  on  this  subject  may  be  addressed  to:  Please  provide  name  and  complete 
communication address with pin code. Pin code should be complete.
STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS

1. Registration number: (To be filled in the Copyright Office)  
 
2. Name,  Address  and  Nationality  of  the  Applicant:  Applicant  may  be  individual/firm/ 
company/government/university/institution. Also give the complete address and nationality.  
 
3. Nature  of  the  applicant’s  interest  in  the  copyright  of  the  work:  Applicant  may  be 
Author/Owner/Publisher/Composer/Producer/Artist.  
 
4. Class and description of the work: Please indicate the appropriate class of work from the 
following categories:  

Literary / Artistic / Cinematograph Film / Sound Recording / Music / Computer Software

5. Title  of  the  work:  Please  mention  the  title  of  the  work.  The  work  to  be  registered  for 
copyright must have a title which should be short and identical with the work.  
 
6. Language  of  the  work:  Mention  all  the  languages  used  in  the  work.  In  the  absence  of  any 
script  in  the  work,  indicate  ‘nil’.  In  case  of  Computer  Software  please  mention  software  language 
instead of ‘English’.  
 
7. Name, address and nationality of the author and, if the author is deceased, the date of his 
decease: Please furnish Name/Address/Nationality of the author. Here ‘Author’ means person(s) who 
has/have actually created the work. Authors may be more than one.  

The  Firm  itself  cannot  be  the  author  of  a  work  except  in  case  of  Cinematograph  Film  and  Sound 
Recording category.

If the author of the work is other than the applicant, a No Objection Certificate, in original from the 
author(s) (clearly indicating that he has no objection if the copyright in the work is registered in the 
name of the applicant) should be submitted. In case the author is partner/proprietor/employee of the 
applicant firm, the same may be indicated in the application.

If  the  author  is  deceased,  please  mention the  date  of  decease and also  submit  a  notarized  affidavit 
regarding inheritance of right(s) /NOC from all the legal heirs of the deceased author in favour of the 
applicant

8. Whether  work  is  Published  or  Unpublished:  Mention  whether  the  work  is  published  or 
unpublished.  
 
9. Year and country of first publication and name, address and nationality of the publishers: If 
the work is published, indicated the year/country of first publication/ name/ address/ nationality of 
the publisher(s).  

If the work is published by a person/firm other than the applicant, a No Objection Certificate, in 
original, may be obtained from that person/firm and enclose with application.

10. Years and countries of subsequent publications, if any, and names, addresses and 
nationalities of the publisher: If the work has an any subsequent publications, indicated the 
year/country of first publication/name/address/nationality of the publisher(s).  
 
11. Names, address and nationalities of the owners of the various rights comprising the  
Copyright in the work and the extent of rights held by each, together with particulars of assignment 
and licenses, if any: The name, address & nationality of the person(s) who hold(s) the various rights 
comprising  the  copyright  in  the  work  are  required  to  be  mentioned.  In  case  the  applicant  himself 
intends  to  hold  all  the  rights  in  the  work,  his  particulars  as  already  given  against  Col.2  may  be 
mentioned.  In  case  the  applicant  is  a  partnership  firm,  the  names  of  all  the  partners  and  their 
respective shares in the copyright may be indicated.

12. Names, addresses and nationalities of other persons, if any, authorized to assign or license 
the  rights  comprising  the  copyright:  If  the  author  intends  to  authorize  other  person(s)  to  assign  or 
license  the  copyright  on  his  behalf,  the  name,  address  and  nationality  of  such  person  may  be 
indicated. If not, please indicate ‘nil’ against this column.  
 
13. If the work is an “artistic work”, the location of the original work, including name, address 
and nationality of the person in possession of the work. (In the case of an architectural work, the 
year of completion of the work should also be shown):  
 
14. If the work is an ‘artistic work’ which is used or is capable of being used in relation to any 
goods  or  services,  the  application  shall  include  a  certificate  from  the  Registrar  of  Trade  Marks  in 
terms of the proviso to sub‐section (1) of section 45 of the Copyright Act, 1957.]: As per Rule 70 (6) a 
Search  Certificate  from  The  Trade  Marks  Registry  is  mandatory  if  the  artistic  work  is  to  be  used  or 
capable of being used in relation to any goods, irrespective of whether trade mark is registered or not. 
Otherwise,  clearly  state  that  the  work  is  neither  used  nor  capable  of  being  used  in  relation  to  any 
goods.  
 
15. If the work is an “artistic work” whether it is registered under the Designs Act 2000. If yes 
give details:  
 
16. If the work is an “artistic work” capable of being registered as a design under the Designs 
Act  2000,  whether  it  has  been  applied  to  an  article  though  an  industrial  process  and  ,  if  yes,  the 
number of times it is reproduced:  
 
17. Remarks, if any: If any other information related to work to be registered, may be indicated 
in this column.  

STATEMENT OF FURTHER PARTICULARS

If the work is original, answer to Col.1 (a) would be “yes”, and all other columns may be indicated as
“Nil”. If the work is not original please furnish necessary details as required.