Question
Legal Studies Question on Intellectual Property Law
As per ___________ of the Copyright Act, 1957, copyright in a design shall cease to exist if the article to which the design has been applied has been reproduced more than ___________ by an industrial process.
A
Section 15, fifty times
B
Section 11, thirty times
C
Section 32, five times
D
Section 52, fifteen times
Answer
Section 15, fifty times
Explanation
Solution
Under Section 15 of the Copyright Act, 1957, the copyright on a design ceases if the design is reproduced more than fifty times by an industrial process. This provision ensures that designs intended for mass production lose their exclusive copyright after a certain threshold of reproduction, to encourage further innovation and use of the design. Thus, the correct answer is a) Section 15, fifty times.