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Latest amendments of Indian Copyrights Act
India first enacted the Copyright law in the year of 1847 in the regime of East India Company. In the last 165 years, the copyright laws were amended several times to cater the needs of the changed social environment. Some changes are minor and some are the major changes. However, three major distinctive changes in […]
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The proposed amendment of royalty to the artists in the entertainment industry under Indian copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2012 has raised a controversy
Indian copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012 is now waiting for the approval of president. Enacting the amended act is now a matter of time. You can get the details of the bill from here. The experts and the people related to the copyright laws started to analyze the pros and cons of the bill. The general […]
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WIPO is about make a treaty for providing reading ability to the blind and other disable persons.
“Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)”and other similar organizations approached WIPO to create a mechanism so that the blind and other disable people can get access to the copyrighted reading materials like others. On 21st June 2011, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the European Union and its Member States, Mexico, Norway, Paraguay, the Russian Federation, the […]
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Difference between patent, copyrights and trademarks
We frequently hear the phrases patent, copyrights or trademarks from the business houses. We do not have a clear idea about these phrases. These words are used to protect the identity of a product from the infringement. It also builds the brand recognition. However, the people frequently ask the question what are the difference between […]
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Payright – An alternative proposal of copyright, patent and trademark act to end the copyright piracy permanently.
Piracy of copyrighted and patented products is a major threat to the inventors, artists, musicians, writers and the investors. The main reason of piracy is some drawbacks of current patent, trademarks and copyright act. Patent of the invention and creative works has now become the monopoly of inventor. It is preventing the others to modify […]
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The excellent analysis of copyright laws by RSC was withdrawn next day
Overview: Republican Study committee (RSC) staffer Derek Khanna, released a report on “US Copyright Laws, its problems and solutions” on 16th November, 2012. Within 24 hours of publication, the group’s Executive Director, Paul Teller, issued a statement saying that the group is recalling the memo because the memo was published without adequate research and the […]
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