• An application (including all the particulars of the work and the statement of the particulars) has to to be sent to the registrar of copyrights in the format of FORM IV. The application should be accompanied by a requisite fee (http://copyright.gov.in/frmFeeDetailsShow.aspx)
• It is to be noted that each work needs to be registered as a separate application.
• Each application needs to be signed by the applicant as well as the advocate in whose favour the POA or the Vakalatnama is executed.
• Issuance of a diary number by the registrar which puts the application to a mandatory waiting time for a period of 30 days for any objections to be received.
• If there are no objections received within 30 days, the application will be checked for discrepancies if any. Upon clearance, the registration of the work is done and an extract will be sent to the registrar for the entry in the Register of Copyright.
• If any objection is received, the examiner sends a letter to both the parties about the objections and are assigned a hearing date.
• After the hearing, if the objections are resolved the scrutineer will scrutinize the application. Accordingly, the application is either approved or rejected as the case may be. The decision of the scrutinizer is final.