Design Registration vs Copyright
Short answer
Copyright cannot be used to protect designs applied industrially beyond fifty copies under Section 15 of the Copyright Act, 1957; design registration is the appropriate route for commercial product appearance.
Definition
Copyright protects original artistic works while design registration protects the appearance of the product used and sold commercially. A product may have both types of protection, but overlap is limited by statute.
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