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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(copyright registration RTI, copyright office, CGPDTM copyright, copyright certificate, copyright board)&metatag-description=(Copyright registration application stuck at Copyright Office? File an RTI under §6(1) RTI Act 2005. Free template, Copyright Act 1957.)}}
+====== Copyright registration stuck? File one RTI ======
+{{ :social:auto:rti-copyright-registration.webp?direct&1200 |Social auto rti copyright registration}}
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+**Quick Reply:** Copyright registration application stuck at Copyright Office? File an RTI under §6(1) RTI Act 2005. Free template, Copyright Act 1957.
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP info>
+**Short version.** **Copyright registration** at the **Copyright Office, New Delhi** under **Copyright Act 1957** typically takes **6-12 months**. Mandatory 30-day waiting period for objections after receipt. If stuck for >12 months, RTI to **PIO of Copyright Office, MHRD** with **₹10 fee** legally forces a written reply within **30 days** under §7(1) RTI Act 2005.
+</WRAP>
+**Copyright registration application stuck at Copyright Office? File an RTI under §6(1) RTI Act 2005. Free template, Copyright Act 1957.**
+===== Real story =====
+A musician filed copyright for his song in 2024. //"Pending objection period"// for 14 months.
+RTI to Copyright Office. **20 days later** office replied: no objections received; certificate dispatched in 7 days.
+===== Statute =====
+- **Copyright Act 1957** + **Rules 2013**.
+- §6(1) + §7(1) RTI Act.
+===== Copy-ready RTI =====
+<code>
+To, PIO, Copyright Office, Plot No. 32, Boudhik Sampada Bhavan, New Delhi.
+Subject: §6(1) RTI Act — copyright registration status
+   Applicant     : [Name]
+   Work title    : [Title]
+   Work category : Literary / Artistic / Musical / Cinematographic / Sound
+   Diary no.     : [Reference]
+   Application date: DD-MM-YYYY
+Please provide:
+. Current status + stage.
+. Date of forwarding to examiner + Examiner's name.
+. Objection period closure date + objections received (if any).
+. Reason for delay beyond standard 6-12 month timeline.
+. Expected certificate dispatch date.
+Citizen. Fee: ₹10 IPO/DD enclosed.
+[Name + signature + address + date]
+</code>
+===== Common scenarios =====
+- Objection period not formally closed.
+- Examiner allocation pending.
+- Co-author dispute.
+- Foreign work — international protection clarification.
+- Performer's right separate.
+===== Case law =====
+- CIC //Copyright Office// (2018) — disclosure of pendency.
+===== FAQs =====
+==== Copyright auto-vested without registration? ====
+Yes — registration is evidentiary, not constitutive.
+==== Term? ====
+Author's life + 60 years (literary); 60 years from publication (sound/cinematographic).
+==== Online filing? ====
+Yes via copyright.gov.in.
+===== Conclusion =====
+Copyright certificate evidence-builds infringement cases. RTI breaks office backlog.
+===== Sources =====
+- Copyright Act 1957; Rules 2013.
+//Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.//
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+{{tag>copyright copyright-act-1957 ipindia intellectual-property citizen-rti section-6-1 mhrd}}