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DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA
NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,
LUCKNOW
SUBJECT: IPR LAW AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TOPIC: IMPACT OF INTERNET ON IPR LAW: ANALYSIS COPYRIGHT
(AMENDMENT)ACT, 202
SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:
MR.AMANDEEP SINGH NIHARIKA
PROFESSOR OF LAW X-SEM
ROLL NO.77
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INTRODUCTION
Copyright l! op"rt"# # $%&'tio&l #ol%tio& i&
t"'h&ologi'lly (')!r* "&+iro&,"&t.
Ho!"+"r !ith th" *+"&t o$ 'o,p%t"r# &* th"
i&t"r&"t th" phy#i'l li,ittio pr"+"&ti&g
'opyi&g o$ !or)# h+" (""& lrg"ly o+"r'o," &*
gr&ti&g 'opyright prot"'tio& to *t o+"r
th"i&t"r&"t h# ("'o," #o,"!ht ,"&i&gl"## o!i&g
to th" "#" !ith !hi'h ,t"ril '& ("
''"##"* &* 'opi"* $ro, &y 'or&"r o$ th" !orl* t
lit"rlly &o 'o#t to th" "&*-%#"r.
h" prot"'tio& o$ 'opyright &* r"lt"* right# 'o+"r# !i*"
rry o$ h%,& 'r"ti+ity. M%'h o$
th" 'r"ti+" 'o&t"&t tht $%"l# "l"'tro&i' 'o,,"r'" i#
#%(/"'t to #%'h prot"'tio&. 0&*"r th" ,o#t
i,port&t i&t"r&tio&l 'opyright
'o&+"&tio& th" 1"r&" Co&+"&tio&
'opyright prot"'tio& 'o+"r#
ll 2lit"rry &* rti#ti' !or)#3. hi# t"r, "&'o,p##"#
*i+"r#" $or,# o$ 'r"ti+ity #%'h #
!riti&g# (oth $i'tio& &* &o&-$i'tio&
i&'l%*i&g #'i"&ti$i' &* t"'h&i'l t"4t# &*
'o,p%t"r progr,#5 *t(#"# tht r" origi&l *%" to th"
#"l"'tio& or rr&g","&t o$ th"ir 'o&t"&t#5
,%#i'l !or)#5 %*io+i#%l !or)#5 !or)# o$ $i&" rt
i&'l%*i&g *r!i&g# &* pi&ti&g#5 &*
photogrph#. R"lt"* right# prot"'t th" 'o&tri(%tio o$
oth"r# !ho ** +l%" i& th" pr"#"&ttio&
o$ lit"rry &* rti#ti' !or)# to th" p%(li'6 p"r$or,i&g
rti#t# #%'h # 'tor# *&'"r# #i&g"r# &*
,%#i'i th" pro*%'"r# o$ pho&ogr,# i&'l%*i&g CD#5
&* (ro*'#ti&g org&itio.
Digitl t"'h&ology "&(l"# th" tr,i##io& &* %#" o$
ll o$ th"#" prot"'t"* ,t"ril# i& *igitl
$or, o+"r i&t"r'ti+" &"t!or)#. h" pro'"## o$
2*igititio&3 llo!# th" 'o&+"r#io& o$ #%'h
,t"ril# i&to (i&ry $or, !hi'h '& (" tr,itt"* 'ro##
th" I&t"r&"t &* th"& r"-*i#tri(%t"*
'opi"* &* #tor"* i& p"r$"'t *igitl $or,. Whil" th"
tr,i##io& o$ t"4t #o%&* i,g"# &*
'o,p%t"r progr,# o+"r th" I&t"r&"t i# lr"*y
'o,,o&pl'" thi# i# l#o ("'o,i&g tr%" $or
tr,i##io& o$ %*io+i#%l !or)# #%'h # $"t%r" $il,# # th"
t"'h&i'l 'otri&t# o$ &rro!
(&*!i*th ("gi& to *i#pp"r. Mt"ril# prot"'t"* (y
'opyright &* r"lt"* right# #p&&i&g th"
r&g" o$ i&$or,tio& &* "&t"rti&,"&t
pro*%'t# 'otit%t" ,%'h o$ th" +l%(l" #%(/"'t ,tt"r
o$ "-'o,,"r'". h%# !ith th" *+&'","&t o$
i&$or,tio& t"'h&ology 'opyi&g ,o*i$yi&g
&*
*i#tri(%ti&g o$ 'opyright"* ,t"ril# h# ("'o," +"ry #i,pl"
&* *i$$i'%lt to tr'".
h" 89:;# &* 899;# #! th" *igitl r"+ol%tio& #!""pi&g
th" !orl* &* th" *+"&t o$ i&t"r&"t
o+"r th" Worl* Wi*" W"(. h" glo(l 'o,,%&ity r"#po&*"* to
th" 'hll"&g"# po#"* to th"
'opyright #y#t", (y th" i&t"r&"t thro%gh t!o tr"ti"#
$r,"* i& 899
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r"ty=WC> &* WIPO P"r$or,&'"# &* Pho&ogr,#
r"ty =WPP> tog"th"r )&o!& # th"
?I&t"r&"t r"ti"#@. h" tr"ti"# **r"## th" 'hll"&g"#
r"l"+&t to th" *i##",i&tio& o$ prot"'t"*
,t"ril o+"r *igitl &"t!or)# #%'h # th" I&t"r&"t. h"
WC *"l# !ith th" prot"'tio& $or th"
%thor# o$ lit"rry &* rti#ti' !or)#. h" WPP "4t"&*#
'opyright li)" prot"'tio& to p"r$or,"r#
&* pro*%'"r# o$ pho&ogr,#. M&y pro+i#io i& th"#"
tr"ti"# li)" right o$ 'o,,%&i'tio& to
th" p%(li' h+" (""& +il(l" i& th" I&*i&
'opyright l! #i&'" th" 899 ,"&*,"&t.
h" Copyright =A,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B i&tro*%'"*
,"&*,"&t# to hr,o&i" th" Copyright A't
897 !ith WC &* WPP. h" ,"&*,"&t A't go"# ,%'h
("yo&* th" I&t"r&"t tr"ti"# &* h#
i&tro*%'"* ,&y 'h&g"# i& th" Copyright A't 897.
h" ,"&*,"&t# i&tro*%'"* thro%gh
Copyright =A,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B '& (" 't"gori"*
i&to6
8. A,"&*,"&t# to right# i& rti#ti' !or)#
'i&",togrph $il,# &* #o%&* r"'or*i&g#
B. WC &* WPP r"lt"* ,"&*,"&t to right#
. A%thor-$ri"&*ly ,"&*,"&t# o& ,o*" o$
A##ig&,"&t &* Li'""#
. A,"&*,"&t# $'ilitti&g A''"## to Wor)#
. Str">h"&i&g "&$or'","&t &*
prot"'ti&g git I&t"r&"t pir'y
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PLAN OF STUDY
h" #t%*y i,# to #trt !ith & i&tro*%'tio& # to i,p't
o$ i&t"r&"t o& IP L!. h" pro/"'t !ill
$%rth"r *"l !ith th" Copyright =,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B
&* th" 'h&g"# (ro%ght (y thi# A't.
A$t"r tht & &ly#i# !ill (" ,*" !ith r"gr* to th"
r"l"+&'" o$ th" A't i& o&li&"
i&$ri&g","&t
*i#p%t"#. h" pro/"'t !ill l#o loo) i&to th" li(ility o$ th"
i&t"r&"t i&t"r,"*iri"#.
LITERATURE REVIEW
8. Ar%l G"org" S'ri 2Do"# I&*i &""* *igitl right#
,&g","&t pro+i#io& or ("tt"r
*igitl (%#i&"## ,&g","&t #trt"gi"#3 B;8B IPR +ol. 87
pp A't B;8B. A 'o,prti+" &ly#i# o$ th" &"! DRM pro+i#io
!ith #i,ilr
l"gi#ltio& i& th" 0.S &* th" E0 h# (""& ,*". It
h# (""& o(#"r+"* (y th" %thor tht th"r" i#
&""* to ("tt"r *igitl (%#i&"## ,&g","&t
#trt"gi"# &* ("tt"r "&$or'","&t o$ th" right#
lr"*y g%r&t""* %&*"r th" 'opyright l! rth"r th&
*optio& o$ th" &"! DRM pro+i#io
%&*"r th" 'opyright l!. hi# Arti'l" !# h"lp$%l #i&'" it
pro+i*"* & iight o$ th" DRM
pro+i#io # i&'orport"* i& th" 0S &* E0
l"gi#ltio.
B. )ir ho,# 2O+"r+i"! o$ 'h&g"# to th" I&*i&
Copyright L!3 B;8B IPR +ol. 87
pp B-
This article deals with the Copyright Amendment Act, 2012
that has been
enacted by the Government of India bringing changes to the
Copyright Act,
19!" The article elaborates that the amendments has made the
Indian
copyright law compliant with the Internet Treaties, #I$%
Copyright Treaty
CT' and #I$% $erformances and $honograms Treaty $$T'" It
f(rther
deals with the vario(s provisions of the amendment Act that
grant
performers) rights to performers" The article f(rther provides
that while
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introd(cing technological protection meas(res, the law ens(res
that fair (se
s(rvives in the digital era by providing special fair (se
provisions" The article
f(rther mentions that the amendment Act has gone beyond the
limited
mandate of #CT and #$$T and made many a(thor friendly amendments
to
streamline b(siness practices, special provisions for disabled,
amendments
facilitating access to wor*s and other amendments to streamline
copyright
administration" This Article was helpf(l since it provided for
the list of
changes bro(ght by the Copyright &Amendment' Act 2012"
. A*ity G%pt 2h" S'op" O$ O&li&" S"r+i'" Pro+i*"r#@
Li(ility For Copyright
I&$ri&gi&g hir* Prty Co&t"&t 0&*"r h"
I&*i& L!#-h" Ro* Ah"*3 B;8; IPR
+ol. 8 pp-
hi# rti'l" tl)# (o%t th" i##%" o$ li(ility o$ o&li&"
#"r+i'" pro+i*"r# =OSP#> $or thir* prty
'o&t"&t &* o(#"r+"# tht it i# o&" o$ th" ,o#t
'o&t"&tio%# i##%"# i& th" r"l, o$ 'y("r l!.
Di$$"r"&t /%ri#*i'tio ro%&* th" !orl* h+" *"lt !ith th"
i##%" "ith"r thro%gh l"gi#lti+"
pro+i#io or /%*i'il pro&o%&'","&t#. 0&til
r"'"&tly th" l"gl po#itio& i& I&*i !#
&"(%lo%#
&* +g%" "#p"'illy !ith r"#p"'t to li(ility $or 'opyright
i&$ri&gi&g thir* prty 'o&t"&t. h"
I&$or,tio& "'h&ology =A,"&*,"&t> A't B;;:
h# #ig&i$i'&tly 'lri$i"* th" #'op" o$
i,,%&iti"# +il(l" to i&t"r,"*iri"#. 0&li)" th"
i,,%&iti"# %&*"r th" ol* I A't th"#"
i,,%&iti"# r" &ot o&ly +il(l" !ith r"#p"'t to
o$$"&'"# %&*"r th" I A't B;;; (%t "+"& $or
th" li(iliti"# ri#i&g %&*"r &y l!. h" o(/"'t o$ th"
rti'l" !# to "4t"i+"ly "4,i&"
ppli'(ility &* #'op" o$ #%'h i,,%&iti"# (y 'o,prti+"ly
&ly#i&g th", !ith #i,ilr
pro+i#io i& th" 0&it"* Stt"# &* th"
E%rop"& 0&io&.
h" rti'l" h# $%rth"r "4,i&"* th" #'op" o$ OSP# li(ility
%&*"r th" Copyright A't 897 %&*"r
thr"" h"*# +i. *ir"'t li(ility #"'o&*ry li(ility &*
'ri,i&l li(ility. h" pot"&'y o$ th"
rg%,"&t tht OSP %thori" i&$ri&g","&t h# (""&
"4,i&"* (y th" 'o%rt# i& th" 0K C&*
&* A%#trli. hi# rti'l" h# "4,i&"* th" ''%r'y o$ th"
rg%,"&t &* it# ppli'(ility i& th"
I&*i& 'o&t"4t.
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h" rti'l" !# h"lp$%l # it pro+i*"* !ith & o+"r+i"! o$ th"
po#itio& li)"ly to ","rg" %&*"r th"
I&*i& l!.
. Pr#h&t R"**y . ?h" 1')gro%&* S'or" o h" Copyright
=A,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B@
B;8B N0S L. R"+. A't B;8B (y
"l(orti&g tht thi# A't o$ B;8B #t&*# to 'orr"'t th"
l"gi#lti+" i,(l&'" o$ right# ##ig&"* to
'o,po#"r# &* lyri'i#t# &* i# pth-(r")i&g r","*y $or
'opyright r"gi," i& I&*i. h" (%il*-
%p to th" A,"&*,"&t *",otrt"# th" %&*yi&g
"$$ort# o$ th" oth"r!i#" p##i+" 'o,po#"r# &*
lyri'i#t#. I& or*"r to %&*"r#t&* th" 'o&t"4t o$
th" ,"&*,"&t &* th" ,&&"r i& !hi'h
th"#"
&"! pro+i#io r" li)"ly to (" i&t"rpr"t"* (y 'o%rt#.
hi# Arti'l" !# h"lp$%l # it pro+i*"* th" !hol" (')gro%&*
%&*"r !hi'h th" Copyright
=A,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B !# "&'t"*.
. N&*it Si)i ?ISPJOSP S$" Hr(o%r# &* )"*o!& L!#6
Copyright &*
I&$or,tio& "'h&ology@ = Indian Copyright
8th %&" B;8B>
http6JJ'opyright.l!,tt"r#.i&JB;8BJ;.
hi# i# &ot #o ,%'h ("'%#" th" "rli"r l! 'o,pl"t"ly $il"* to
gr&t &y prot"'tio& to
i&t"r,"*iri"# i& '#"# o$ #"'o&*ry 'opyright
i&$ri&g","&t - po##i(ly o''%rri&g (y th" %plo*
o$ i&$ri&gi&g %#"r g"&"rt"* 'o&t"&t
o& to th" !"(#it"# o$ i&t"r,"*iri"# !itho%t th"ir
)&o!l"*g"
-(%t ("'%#" th" ''or*&'" o$ prot"'tio& to
i&t"r,"*iri"# i&+ol+"* 'oi*"r(l" i&t"rpr"tti+"
l"g"r*",i& # $r # th" 'opyright #tt%t" !# 'o&'"r&"*
&* 'o%rt# !"r" &ot l!y# "&tir"ly
#y,pth"ti' to i&t"r,"*iri"#. I& $'t i& th"
*"'i#io& pro&o%&'"* o& %ly B9 B;88 i&
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Cassettes Industries Ltd. v. MySpace Inc. & Another1
Si&gl" %*g" o$ th" D"lhi High Co%rt
!"&t #o $r # to #%gg"#t tht i&t"r,"*iri"# #'r""& ll
%#"r g"&"rt"* 'o&t"&t to 'h"') $or
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+il(l" o&li&".
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Copyright =A,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B@
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B;8
hi# rti'l" *"l# !ith th" +rio%# pro+i#io o$ th" Copyright
=A,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B. It $%rth"r
*"l# !ith th" l'%&" &* #hort'o,i&g# i& th" A't.
It h# pro+i*"* *"til"* "4,i&tio& o$ th"
'h&g"# !hi'h '& (" ppr"'it"* &* !hi'h r"
!orri#o,".
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
P%rpo#" o$ th" #t%*y i# to "4,i&" th" 'h&g"# ,*" to th"
Copyright A't 897 i& or*"r to
hr,o&i" it !ith WC &* WPP !hi'h r" tog"th"r
)&o!& # i&t"r&"t tr"ti"#.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES6
8. o #t%*y th" 'opyright i&$ri&g","&t i&
'y("r#p'"B. o #t%*y WPP &* WC r"lt"* ,"&*,"&t# ,*" (y
th" Copyright=A,"&*,"&t> A't
B;8B
. o #t%*y th" ,"&*,"&t# ,*" i& r"gr* o$
#tr">h"&i&g "&$or'","&t &*
prot"'ti&g
git i&t"r&"t pir'y
1 IA No#.87:8JB;;: ;:JB;;9 i& CS =OS> No. B
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. o #t%*y (o%t prot"'tio& o$ t"'h&ologi'l ,"#%r"#
. o #t%*y (o%t *igitl right# ,&g","&t
i&$or,tio&.
RESEARCH !UESTIONS
8. Wht !# th" &""* to (ri&g ,"&*,"&t# to th"
"4i#ti&g Copyright A't 897B. Wht i# th" i,p't o$
i&t"r&"t &* *igititio& o& th" Copyright A't
897
. Wht r" th" pro+i#io o$ th" Copyright =A,"&*,"&t>
A't 897. Wht r"# h+" (""& 'o+"r"* (y th" Copyright
=A,"&*,"&t> A't 897
. Wht i# th" l'%& or #hort'o,i&g# i& th" Copyright
=A,"&*,"&t> A't 897
RESEARCH METHOD6 Do'tri&l.
SCOPE OF LIMITATION6 h" #t%*y i# li,it"* to th" "4t"i+" #t%*y o$
pro+i#io o$
Copyright =A,"&*,"&t> A't B;8B r"lt"* to
*igititio& &* 'o,pli&'" to i&t"r&"t
tr"ti"#.
TENTATIVE CHAPTERISATION
8. 1ACKGRO0NDB. INROD0CION
. DEAILED EXAMINAION OF CHANGES MADE 1 HE COPRIGH
=AMENDMEN> AC B;8B
I. Right# I& Arti#ti' Wor)# Ci&",togrph Fil,# A&*
So%&* R"'or*i&g#
II. WPP AND WC RELAED AMENDMENS. P"r$or,"r@# Right#
(. P"r$or,"r#@ Right o$ Co,,%&i'tio& to P%(li'
'. Morl Right# to P"r$or,"r#
III. ERM OF COPRIGH OF PHOOGRAPHSI. SREAMLINING 10SINESS
PRACICES
. A##ig&,"&t o$ Right#
(. Mo*" o$ Li'""# (y O!&"r# o$ Copyright. FACILIAING
ACCESS O WORKS
. Co,p%l#ory Li'""#
I. SA0OR LICENCES. For Co+"r "r#io
(. For 1ro*'#t"r#
II. ADMINISRAION OF COPRIGH. A*,i&i#trtio& o$ Copyright
So'i"ti"# (. ri$$ S'h"," o$ Copyright So'i"ti"#
III. FAIR 0SE PROISIONS
. Fir 0#" i& Digitl Wor)# (. Noti'" &* )" Do!&
Pro'"*%r"#
IX. SPECIAL PROISIONS FOR ACCESS O HE DISA1LED
. Co,p%l#ory Li'"" $or th" Di#(l"*
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(. Fir 0#" Right# $or th" Di#(l"*
X. EASIER RELINQ0ISHMEN OF COPRIGH
XI. SRENGHENING ENFORCEMEN AND PROECING AGAINS
INERNE PIRAC
. Str">h"&i&g o$ 1or*"r M"#%r"#XII. PROECION OF
ECHNOLOGICAL MEAS0RES
XIII. DIGIAL RIGHS MANAGEMEN INFORMAION
XI. ADMINISRAIE AND OHER AMENDMENS. CHANGES O 1E APPRECIAED
. CHANGES WHICH MA1E WORRISOME
. S,ith Grh, Internet !aw and
"egulation =th "*& S!""t M4!"ll B;;7>
. St,to%*i Iri&i Copyright #norce$ent and the Internet
=Kl%!"r L! I&t"r&tio&l
B;8;>. 1o!r"y Kthy !aw and Internet Cultures = C,(ri*g"
0&i+"r#ity Pr"## B;;>
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88B;
