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A witness living in Chennai is summoned by the Registrar of Copyrights sitting in Delhi. The witness argues that the Registrar's jurisdiction does not extend beyond Delhi. What is the position under the Act?

For enforcing the attendance of witnesses, the local limits of the Registrar of Copyrights' jurisdiction are the limits of the territory of India. A witness in Chennai can therefore be summoned by a Registrar sitting in Delhi.

  1. AThe Registrar can enforce attendance only within the State where the Copyright Office is situated
  2. BThe Registrar can enforce attendance only with the consent of the witness's local civil court
  3. CThe Registrar's local limits for enforcing attendance of witnesses are the limits of the territory of IndiaCorrect
  4. DThe Registrar cannot summon persons outside the National Capital Territory

Explanation

The Explanation to section 74 says that, for enforcing the attendance of witnesses, the local limits of the Registrar's jurisdiction are the limits of the territory of India. So the Chennai witness can be summoned.

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