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Which of the following correctly distinguishes the Registrar's power under Section 49 from the High Court's power under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957?

Section 49 gives the Registrar a limited administrative power to correct errors in names, addresses, particulars or accidental slips in prescribed cases. Section 50 gives the High Court the wider power, on application by the Registrar or an aggrieved person, to add omitted entries, expunge wrong ones or correct defects.

  1. ASection 49 lets the Registrar correct errors in names, addresses, particulars or accidental slips in prescribed cases; Section 50 lets the High Court order entries made, expunged or errors corrected on application of the Registrar or a person aggrievedCorrect
  2. BSection 49 lets the Registrar expunge any wrongly made entry; Section 50 only permits correction of spelling
  3. CBoth sections vest the power solely in the Registrar, differing only in fees
  4. DSection 49 is exercised by the High Court on an aggrieved person's application; Section 50 by the Registrar suo motu

Explanation

Section 49 is a limited administrative power of the Registrar, exercised in prescribed cases and on prescribed conditions, for errors in name, address, particulars or accidental slips. Section 50 is a judicial rectification power of the High Court covering omitted entries, expunging wrongly made entries and correcting errors or defects, on application of the Registrar or a person aggrieved. The other options reverse or blur these roles.

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