The Copyright Act, 1957 · V — TERM OF COPYRIGHT

Section 28. Term of copyright Government works

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

28. Term of copyright Government works. —In the case of Government work, where Government is the first owner of the copyright therein, copyright shall subsist until[1] [sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work is first published. 2[28A. Term of copyright in works of public undertakings. —In the case of a work, where a public undertaking is the first owner of the copyright therein, copyright shall subsist until[ 1] [sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work is first published].

Source: India Code