Question

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 1

The Correct Option is A

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.