law: Copyright Act, 1957 
  5. When work deemed to be first published in India 
  For purposes of this Act a work published in 
  
  India shall be deemed to be first published in India notwithstanding that it has 
  
  been published simultaneously in some other country unless such other country 
  
  provides a shorter term of copyright for such work; and a work shall be deemed 
  
  to be published simultaneously in India and the publication in such other 
  
  country does not exceed thirty days or such other period as the Central 
  
  Government may in relation to any specified country determine