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Under section 34(3) of the Copyright Act, 1957, which function may a copyright society perform, subject to prescribed conditions?

A copyright society may distribute the licence fees it collects among authors and other owners of right after making deductions for its own expenses. Section 34(3) also lets it issue licences under section 30 and collect fees, subject to prescribed conditions.

  1. ARegister trade marks for its members
  2. BGrant compulsory licences on its own authority
  3. CDistribute collected licence fees among authors and other owners of right after deducting its own expensesCorrect
  4. DTransfer ownership of members' works to itself

Explanation

Section 34(3) lets a society issue licences under section 30, collect fees, distribute them among authors and other owners of right after deducting its expenses, and perform other functions consistent with section 35. The other options are not listed.

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