Copyright Act, 1957
25. Term of copyright in photographs –
In the case of a photograph, copyright shall
subsist until [(Note: Subs. by Act No.13 of 1992, S.2, w.e.f. 28-12-1991. In
this regard S.3 of Act No.13 of 1992 reads: "3. Copyright not to subsist
if term has expired - For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that
copyright shall not subsist by virtue of this Act in any work in which
copyright did not subsist immediately before the commencement of this
Act.") sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next
following the year in which the photograph is published.