law: Copyright Act, 1957 
  42. Power to restrict rights in works of foreign
  
  authors first published in India  –
  If it appears to the Central Government that a
  
  foreign country does not give or has not undertaken to give adequate protection
  
  to the works of Indian authors, the Central Government may, by order published
  
  in the Official Gazette, direct that such of the provisions of this Act as
  
  confer copyright on works first published after the date specified in the
  
  order, the authors whereof are subjects or citizens of such foreign country and
  
  are not domiciled in India, and thereupon those provisions shall not apply to
  
  such works.