Copyright Act, 1957
20. Transmission of copyright in manuscript by
testamentary disposition-
Where under a bequest a person is entitled to
the manuscript of a literary, dramatic or musical work, or to an artistic work,
and the work was not published before the death of the testator, the bequest
shall, unless the contrary intention is indicated in the testator’s will or any
codicil thereto, be construed as including the copyright in the work in so far
as the testator was the owner of the copyright immediately before his death.
Explanation- In this section, the
expression "manuscript" means the original document embodying the
work, whether written by hand or not.