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When someone gives copyright assignment, they give them the copyright. When there exists a
copyright assignment, the assignor is no longer the owner of the copyright, the other party does. After
the assignment, if the assignor publishes the copyright, this will amount to copyright infringement,
even if the assignor once was the owner of the copyright.
No assignment shall be valid unless it is in writing and shall be signed by the parties.
It shall also specify the Royalty payable.
Shall identity the work, specify the rights, duration and territorial extent.
Where the assignee has not exercised the rights within one year, the agreement is said
to be lapsed.
5. 5 years.
6. Extent to the territories of India.
The deed of assignment must specify the `rights assigned, the duration and territorial extent
of assignment. When duration of assignment is not specified, it is presumed to be for five
years and when territorial extent is not specified, it is presumed to extend within India (this
presumption is applicable to assignments made after 1994).
There is no particular form for assignment, it can even be done with letters.2