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Meera, a Pune lyricist, wants a body to issue licences for her songs and collect licence fees on her behalf. Under the Copyright Act, 1957, what may she do?

An author may give a copyright society an exclusive authorisation to administer a right in her work by issuing licences, collecting licence fees, or both. The Act does not restrict this to fee collection, and the owner keeps the right to withdraw the authorisation.

  1. AGive a copyright society an exclusive authorisation to administer a right in her work by issuing licences or collecting fees or bothCorrect
  2. BGive such authorisation only to the Registrar of Copyrights
  3. CGive an authorisation that can never be withdrawn once accepted
  4. DAuthorise a society only to collect fees, but never to issue licences

Explanation

Section 34(1)(a) lets a copyright society accept from an author and other owners of right an exclusive authorisation to administer any right in a work by issuing licences, collecting licence fees or both. The authorisation is not limited to fee collection, and the owner can withdraw it under section 34(1)(b).

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