Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
DIPP
Copyright Office

New Delhi
Date: March 3, 2017

It is hereby informed for general information that this office has earlier issued a notice for information to all the applicants/concerned persons who have applied for Copyright Registration before the Registrar of Copyrights, as per the list annexed therewith, in respect of discrepant applications where said discrepancies were not removed despite discrepancy letters issued from this office with request to remove the same. Accordingly such applicants were requested vide earlier notice uploaded on our website and also through individual notices sent by speed post to remove such discrepancy towards a last chance latest by January 31, 2017.

However, as a considerable number of concerned applicants were yet not able to remove the relevant discrepancies, one more opportunity was given to the applicants (as per list attached) to remove the same by February 15, 2017. Still, it has been observed by us that either the concerned applicants have failed to respond at all or their replies are still being received at this late stage. In view of this, with approval of the competent authority, it has been decided in the interest of natural justice to stand this deadline up-to March 15, 2017, towards final most opportunity.

This may further be noted that no individual notice is being issued this time and the instant notice uploaded on official website of Copyright Office shall be treated as final.

Still, if any applicant fails to remove the concerned discrepancy, his/her application shall be recorded without any further correspondence. However, such applicants may be at liberty to apply afresh.

Discrepancy List: Download

Jagdish Swaroop
Licensing Officer & Deputy Registrar