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Meera, an employee of Kaveri Textiles, prepares a marketing brochure as part of her regular duties under a contract of service, with no agreement to the contrary. Who is, in general, the first owner of the copyright in the brochure?

Kaveri Textiles is the first owner of the copyright. When an employee creates a work in the course of employment under a contract of service, the employer is the first owner unless an agreement says otherwise. Authorship alone does not give Meera ownership in these circumstances.

  1. AMeera, because she is the actual author
  2. BKaveri Textiles, as the employerCorrect
  3. CThe customers who receive the brochure
  4. DThe Registrar of Copyrights until registration is done

Explanation

Under the Copyright Act, for a work made in the course of employment under a contract of service, the employer is the first owner unless there is an agreement to the contrary. Meera's authorship does not make her the owner here. Registration is not a condition for ownership to arise.

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