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Under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, for most literary works published during the author's lifetime, the term of copyright is generally counted as:

Copyright generally lasts for the author's lifetime plus 60 years, counted from the beginning of the calendar year following the author's death. This applies to original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The shorter periods in the other options do not reflect this general rule.

  1. AThe author's lifetime plus 60 years from the beginning of the next calendar year after deathCorrect
  2. B25 years from the date of publication
  3. CThe author's lifetime plus 10 years
  4. D50 years from the date the work was first written

Explanation

For original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, copyright lasts for the author's lifetime and 60 years after death, counted from the beginning of the calendar year following the death. The other periods do not match this general rule.

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