# The Copyright Act, 1957, Section 7: Nationality of author where the making of unpublished work is extended over considerable period

- Act: The Copyright Act, 1957 (Act 14 of 1957)
- In force from: 1958-01-21
- Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/copyright-act/section/7/

## Text

Where, in the case of an unpublished work, the making of the work is extended over a considerable period, the author of the work shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a citizen of, or domiciled in, that country of which he was a citizen or wherein he was domiciled during any substantial part of that period.

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