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CREA TIVEFIRST COPYRIGHT 101

Provided further that every copyright society already registered
before the coming into force of the Copyright (Amendment) Act,
2012 (27 of 2012) shall get itself registered under this Chapter
within a period of one year from the date of commencement of
the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012.

(4) The Central Government may, if it is satis ed that a copyright
society is being managed in a manner detrimental to the
interests of the authors and other owners of right concerned,
cancel the registration of such society after such inquiry as may
be prescribed.

(5) If the Central Government is of the opinion that in the interest of
the authors and other owners of right concerned or for
non-compliance of sections 33A, sub-section (3) of section 35
and section 36 or any change carried out in the instrument by
which the copyright society is established or incorporated and
registered by the Central Government without prior notice to it,
it is necessary so to do, it may, by order, suspend the registration
of such society pending inquiry for such period not exceeding
one year as may be speci ed in such order under sub-section (4)
and that Government shall appoint an administrator to discharge
the functions of the copyright society.

Section 38A Exclusive right of performers.—

(1) Without prejudice to the rights conferred on authors, the
performer’s right which is an exclusive right subject to the
provisions of this Act to do or authorise for doing any of the
following acts in respect of the performance or any substantial
part thereof, namely:—

(2) Once a performer has, by written agreement, consented to the
incorporation of his performance in a cinematograph lm he
shall not, in the absence of any contract to the contrary, object

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