Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s rights
Section 39A of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s rights. Sections 18, 19, 30, 30A, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 36, 53, 55, 58, 63, 64, 65, 65A, 65B and 66 shall, with necessary adaptations and modifications, apply in relation to the broadcast reproduction right in any broadcast and the performer's right in any performance as they apply in relation to copyright in a The Act came into force on 21 Jan 1958.
1[39A. Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s rights.-- Sections 18, 19, 30, 30A, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 36, 53, 55, 58, 63, 64, 65, 65A, 65B and 66 shall, with necessary adaptations and modifications, apply in relation to the broadcast reproduction right in any broadcast and the performer's right in any performance as they apply in relation to copyright in a work:
Provided that where copyright to performers right subsists in respect of any work or performance that has been broadcast, no licence to reproduce such broadcast, shall be given without the consent of the owner of rights or performer, as the case may be, or both of them:
Provided further that the broadcast reproduction right or performers right shall not subsist in any broadcast or performance if that broadcast or performance is an infringement of the copyright in any work.
(2) The broadcast reproduction right or the performers right shall not affect the separate copyright in any work in respect of which, the broadcast or the performance, as the case may be, is made.]
Section 39A, The Copyright Act, 1957 (Act 14 of 1957).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
This section refers to
- s. 18 Assignment of copyright
- s. 19 Mode of assignment
- s. 30 Licences by owners of copyright
- s. 30A Application of sections 19
- s. 33 Registration of copyright society
- s. 33A Tariff Scheme by copyright societies
- s. 34 Administration of rights of owner by copyright society
- s. 35 Control over the copyright society by the author and other owners of right
- s. 36 Submission of returns and reports
- s. 53 Importation of infringing copies
- s. 55 Civil remedies for infringement of copyright
- s. 58 Rights of owner against persons possessing or dealing with infringing copies
- s. 63 Offences of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act
- s. 64 Power of police to seize infringing copies
- s. 65 Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies
- s. 65A Protection of technological measures
- s. 65B Protection of Rights Management Information
- s. 66 Disposal of infringing copies or plates for purpose of making infringing copies
Questions about Section 39A
What does Section 39A of the Copyright Act deal with?
Section 39A of the Copyright Act is headed "Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s rights". [39A. Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s rights.-- Sections 18, 19, 30, 30A, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 36, 53, 55, 58, 63, 64, 65, 65A, 65B and 66 shall, with necessary adaptations and modifications, apply in relation to the broadcast reproduction right in any
How do I find court cases under Section 39A of the Copyright Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Copyright Act 39A, section 39A Copyright Act, section 39A of the Copyright Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 39A of the Copyright Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 18 (Assignment of copyright), section 19 (Mode of assignment), section 30 (Licences by owners of copyright), section 30A (Application of sections 19), and on 14 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 39A of the Copyright Act come into force?
Section 39A of the Copyright Act, cited as Copyright Act 39A, came into force on 21 Jan 1958, having been enacted on 04 Jun 1957. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Text as in force on 19 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.