law: Copyright Act, 1957 
  32. License to produce and publish
  
  translations - 
  (1) Any person may apply the Copyright Board
  
  for a license to produce and publish a translation of a literary or dramatic
  
  work in nay language [(Note: Ins. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984))
  
   after a period of seven years from the first publication of the work].
  (1-A) [(Note: Ins. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13
  
  (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub section (1),
  
  any person may apply to the Copyright Board for a license to produce and
  
  publish a translation, in printed or analogous forms of reproduction, of a
  
  literary or dramatic work, other than an Indian work, in any language is
  
  general use in India after a period of three years from the first publication
  
  of such works, if such translation is required for the purposes of teaching,
  
  scholarship or research.
  Provided  that where such translation is in a
  
  language not in general use in any developed country, such application may be
  
  made after a period of one year from such publication.]
  (2) Every [(Note: Subs. for "such
  
  application" by Act 23 of 1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) application under
  
  this section] shall be made in such form as may be prescribed and shall state
  
  the proposed retail price of a copy of the translation of the work.
  (3) Every applicant for a license under this section
  
  shall, along with the application, deposit with the registrar of Copyrights
  
  such fees as may be prescribed.
  (4) Where an application is made to the
  
  Copyright Board under this section, may, after holding such inquiry as may be
  
  prescribed, grant to the applicant a license not being an exclusive license, to
  
  produce and publish a translation of the work in the language mentioned in [(Note:
  
  Subs. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) the application- 
  1. Subject to the
  
  condition that the applicant shall pay to the owner of the copyright in the
  
  work royalties in respect of copies of the translations of the work sold to the
  
  public, calculated at such rate as the Copyright Board may, in the
  
  circumstances of each case, determine in the prescribed manner, and
  1. Where such license
  
  is granted on an application under sub section (1-A), subject also to the
  
  condition that the license shall not extend to the export of copies of the
  
  translation of the work outside India and every copy such translation shall
  
  contain a notice in the language of such translation that the copy is available
  
  for distribution only in India.
  Provided  that nothing in a clause (ii) shall
  
  apply to the export by Government or nay authority under the Government of
  
  copies of such translation in a language other than the English, French, or
  
  Spanish to any country if- 
  1. such copies are sent to citizens of India
  
  residing outside India or to any association of such citizens outside India ,or
  
  
  2. such copies are meant to be used for purposes
  
  of teaching, scholarship or research and not for any commercial purpose, and
  3. in either case, the permission for such
  
  export has been given by the Government of that country.]
  [(Note: Subs. for "Provided that no
  
  such license" by Act 23 of 1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) Provided
  
  further that no license under this section] shall be granted unless- 
  a. a translation
  
  of the work in the language mentioned in the application has not been published
  
  by the owner o the copyright in the work or nay person authorized by him, [(Note:
  
  Subs. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) within seven years or
  
  three years or one year, as the case may be, of the fist publication of the
  
  work], or if a translation has been so published, it has been out of print.
  b. The applicant
  
  has proved to the satisfaction of the Copyright Board that he had requested and
  
  had been denied authorization by the owner of the copyright to produce and
  
  publish such translation, or that [(Note: Subs. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13
  
  (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) he was, after due diligence on his part, unable to find]
  
  the owner of the copyright.
  c. Where the
  
  applicant was unable to find the owner of the copyright, he had sent a copy of
  
  his request for [(Note: Subs. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) such
  
  authorization by registered airmail post to the publisher whose name appears
  
  from the work, and in the case of an application for a license under sub
  
  section (1)] not less than two months before [(Note: Subs. by Act 23 of
  
  1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) such application].
  a. [(Note:
  
  Ins. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) a period of six months in
  
  the case of an application under Section (1-A) ( not being an application under
  
  the proviso thereto), or nine months in the case of an application under the
  
  priviso to that sub section, has elapsed from the date of making the request
  
  under clause (b) of this proviso, or where a copy of the request has been sent
  
  under clause (c) of this proviso, from the date of sending of such copy, and
  
  the translation of the work in the language mentioned in the application has
  
  not been published by the owner of the copyright in the work or any person
  
  authorized by him within the said period of six months or nine months, as the
  
  case may be,
  (ccc) in the case of
  
  any application made under sub section (1-A),- 
  i. The name of the
  
  author and the title of the particular edition of the work proposed to be
  translated are printed
  
  on all the copies of the translation.
  ii. If the work is
  
  composed mainly of illustrations, the provision of Section 32-A are also
  
  complied with.
  a. the Copyright
  
  Board is satisfied that the applicant is competent to produce and publish a
  
  correct translation of the work and posses the means to pay to the owner of the
  
  copyright the royalties payable to him under this section.
  b.The author has not
  
  withdrawn from circulation copies of the work, and
  c. An opportunity of
  
  being heard is given, wherever practicable, to the owner of the copyright in
  
  the work.
  (5) [(Note: Ins. by Act 23 of 1983, S.13
  
  (w.e.f. 9-8-1984) Any broad casting authority may apply to the Copyright
  
  Board for a license to produce and publish the translation of- 
  a. A work referred to
  
  in sub section (1-A) and published in printed or analogous forms of reproduction,
  
  or
  b. Any text
  
  incorporated in audio visual fixations prepared and published solely for the
  
  purposes of systematic instructional activities.
  For broadcasting such translation for the
  
  purposes of teaching for the dissemination of the results of specialized,
  
  technical or scientific research to the experts in any particular field.
  (6) The provisions of sub sections (2) to (4)
  
  in so far as they are relatable to an application under sub section (1-A)
  
  shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to the grant of a license under
  
  sub section (5), and such license shall not also be granted unless- 
  a. The
  
  translation is made from a work lawfully acquired;
  b. The broadcast
  
  is made through the medium of sound and visual recordings,
  c. Such recording
  
  has been lawfully and exclusively made for the purpose of broadcasting in India
  
  by the applicant or by other broadcasting agency, and
  d. The
  
  translation and the broadcasting of such translation are not used for any
  
  commercial purposes.
  Explanation -  For the purposes of
  
  this section- 
  a. "developed country" means a
  
  country which is not a developing country;
  b. "developing country" means a
  
  country which is for the time being regarded as such in conformity with the
  
  practice of the General Assembly of United Nations;
  c. "purposes of research" does
  
  not include purposes of industrial research, or purposes of research by bodies
  
  corporate (not being bodies corporate owned or controlled by Government) or
  
  other association or body persons for commercial purposes;
  d. "purposes of teaching, research or
  
  scholarship, includes-      
  a.       
  
    purposes of instructional activity at all levels in education
  
  institutions, including Schools, Colleges, Universities and tutorial
  
  institutions, and
  b.       
  
   
  (ii) purposes of all other types of organized
  
  educational activity.]