Copyright and related rights

By:

Chawla, Alka

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Delhi; Macmillan; 2007Description: 255 pISBN:

9781403931962

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

341.7582 CHA

Summary: Twenty-first century economy is ruled by knowledge. The knowledge is displayed by literary. dramatic, artistic and musical works, computer programs, films, sound recordings, radios, televisions, live programmes, Internet, etc. The law of copyright protects the creators' proprietary right in the knowledge. Copyright and Related Rights deals exhaustively and comprehensively with illustrative examples, relating to the rights and limitations of the authors and creators of work and those who assist them in communicating the work to the public like publishers, broadcasting organisations, producers of films and sound recordists, event managers, etc. The traditional law of copyright is facing challenges with the advancement of digital technology and the Internet. A chapter has been devoted to provide a clear explanation to the rights of authors in their works uploaded on the Internet. The Copyright Act 1957 is analysed in the light of international developments like Berne Convention, UCC, TRIPS 1994 and laws of developed nations like the US and the UK.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	341.7582 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		132854

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Twenty-first century economy is ruled by knowledge. The knowledge is displayed by literary. dramatic, artistic and musical works, computer programs, films, sound recordings, radios, televisions, live programmes, Internet, etc. The law of copyright protects the creators' proprietary right in the knowledge.

Copyright and Related Rights deals exhaustively and comprehensively with illustrative examples, relating to the rights and limitations of the authors and creators of work and those who assist them in communicating the work to the public like publishers, broadcasting organisations, producers of films and sound recordists, event managers, etc. The traditional law of copyright is facing challenges with the advancement of digital technology and the Internet. A chapter has been devoted to provide a clear explanation to the rights of authors in their works uploaded on the Internet.

The Copyright Act 1957 is analysed in the light of international developments like Berne Convention, UCC, TRIPS 1994 and laws of developed nations like the US and the UK.

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