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COMPULSORY LICENCE FOR BENEFIT OF DISABLED
RULE 19. MANNER OF DETERMINING ROYALTIES

The Board shall determine the royalties payable to the owner of the copyright under sub-section (4) of section 31B. The 4[Board] may, while determining royalty, take into consideration the following:—

  1. the proposed price at which a copy of such work shall be made available to disabled persons;
  2. the prevailing standards of royalties in regard to such works taking into consideration;
  3. the cost involved in making the accessible formats for the disabled person; and
  4. such other matters as may be considered relevant by the 5[Board].