Under the Act, the following class of people have the right to file for registration of a piece of work with the Registrar of Copyrights:
1. The Author which shall include the person who created the work or if made under a work made for hire contract, then the employer or the person at whose behest the work has been created.
2. The Owner of Exclusive Rights which shall include a person to whom exclusive rights to control and use and distribute an original work has been granted. The owner of such exclusive rights is permitted to apply for registering their claim in the work.
3. The Copyright Claimant includes either the author or a person or an organization that has obtained ownership rights from the author through a written contract, will, etc.