Copyright Act, 1957
54. Definition –
For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the
context otherwise requires, the expression, "owner of copyright"
shall include-
a. an exclusive licensee :
b. in the case of an anonymous or
pseudonymous literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, the publisher of the
work, until the identity of the author or, in the case of an anonymous work of
joint authorship, or a work of joint authorship published under names all of
which are pseudonyms, the identity of any of the authors, is disclose publicly
by the author and the publisher or is otherwise established to the satisfaction
of the Copyright Board by that author or his legal representatives.