BROADCASTER’S RIGHTS (Copyright in India explained)

What is a broadcast? "Broadcast" means communication to the public: by any means of wireless diffusion, whether in any one or more of the forms of signs, sounds or visual images; or by wire. What are the rights of a broadcasting organization? The rights of a broadcasting organization with reference to a broadcast are : right to re-broadcast the broadcast; right to cause the broadcast to be heard or seen by the public on payment of any charges; right to make any sound recording or visual recording of the broadcast; right to make any reproduction of such sound recording or visual recording where such initial recording was done without licence or, where it was licensed, for any purpose not envisaged by such licence; and right to sell or hire to the public, or offer for such sale or hire, any sound recording or visual recording of the broadcast. What is the term of protection of broadcaster’s rights? The term of protection for broadcaster’s rights is 25 years. Source: http://copyright.gov.in/documents/handbook.html