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The text of the Copyright Act. Section 17(b) says that a photograph taken for valuable consideration at the instance of any person belongs, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, to that person: the client, not the photographer.

The Copyright Act, 1957 (section 17: first owner of copyright)

From copyright.gov.in by Copyright Office, Government of India Act (PDF)

  • When a client pays you to shoot, they own the copyright unless your contract says otherwise.
  • Write a clause keeping copyright, or at least portfolio and marketing use.
  • Section 17 also gives employers ownership of work made by employees.
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The Copyright Office's handbook in question-and-answer form. It is explicit that copyright arises automatically when a work is created and that registration serves as prima facie evidence in court.

Hand Book of Copyright Law

From copyright.gov.in by Copyright Office Long read

  • You own copyright without registering; registration is evidence.
  • The register is maintained by the Copyright Office.
  • Read the sections on ownership and assignment before you commission work.
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