law: Copyright Act, 1957 
  40. Power to extend copyright to foreign works - 
  The Central Government may, by order published
  
  in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any provisions of this Act, shall
  
  apply.
  a. to work first published in any territory
  
  outside India to which the order related in like manner as if they were first
  
  published within India,
  b. to unpublished works, or any class thereof,
  
  the authors whereof were at the time of the making of the work, subjects or
  
  citizens of a foreign country to which the order relates, in like manner as if
  
  the authors were citizens of India.
  c. In respect of domicile in any
  
  territory outside India to which the order relates in like manner as if such
  
  domicile were in India
  d. To any work of which the author was at
  
  the date of the first publication thereof, or, in case where the author was
  
  dead at the date, was at the time of his death, a subject or citizens of
  
  foreign country to which the order relates in like manner as if the author was
  
  a citizen of India at that date or time.
  And thereupon, subject to the provisions of
  
  this Chapter and of the order, this Act shall apply accordingly.
  Provided  that –
  i. Before making an order under this
  
  section in respect of any foreign country (other than a country with which
  
  India has entered into a treaty or which is a party to a convention relating to
  
  copying to which India is also a party, the Central Government shall be
  
  satisfied that foreign country has made, or has undertaken to make, such
  
  provision, if any, as it appears to the Central Government expedient to require
  
  for the protection in that country of works entitled to copyright under the
  
  provisions of this Act,
  ii. The order may provide that the
  
  provisions of this Act shall apply either generally or in relation to such
  
  classes of works or such classes of case may be specified in the order.
  iii. the order may provide that the term
  
  of copyright in India shall not exceed that conferred by the law of the country
  
  to which the order relates:
  iv. The order may provide that the enjoyment
  
  of the rights conferred by this Act shall be subject to the accomplishment of
  
  such conditions and formalities, if any, as may be prescribed by the order,
  v. In applying the provisions of this Act
  
  as to ownership of copyright, the order may make such exceptions and
  
  modifications as appear necessary, having regard to the law of the foreign
  
  country.
  vi. The order may provide that this Act
  
  or any part thereof shall not apply to works made before the commencement of
  
  the order or that this Act or any part thereof shall not apply to works first
  
  published before the commencement of the order.