Section 38: Performer’s right.

The Copyright Act, 1957Central Act · Act 14 of 1957

[38. Performer's right.-- (1) Where any performer appears or engages in any performance, he shall have a special right to be known as the "performer's right" in relation to such performance.

(2) The performer's right shall subsist until [fifty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the performance is made.

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Where this provision sits

Act	The Copyright Act, 1957
Section	38
Marginal note	Performer’s right.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 38 of 1994. . Subs. by Act 38 of 1994, s. 14, for section 38 (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).
substituted. . Subs. by 49 of 1999, s. 4, for "twenty-five years" (w.e.f. 15-1-2000).
omitted, Act 27 of 2012. . Omitted by Act 27 of 2012, s. 26 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).

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