…continued from part 2 Can published and unpublished works be registered? Yes, both published and unpublished works can be registered. Copyright in works published before 21st January, 1958, i.e., before the Copyright Act, 1957...

…continued from part 1 Two types of copyright for music The composition — which is usually a combination of the music [“musical works”] and lyrics [“literary works”] and is commonly owned by songwriters or by publishers....