RA No.4

Intellectual property rights and copyright issues in the context of electronic information
By A. Lakshmana Moorthy and CR Karisiddappa
URL Source: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/1849/359


Abstract:

It discussed about intellectual property rights and copyrights in general. It also tells about the provisions of Indian copyright act and about the exceptions of copyright infringement. It gives an account of how copyright acts upon electronic information and what are the problems involved in copyright protection of electronic information and how to give copyright protections to databases, etc.

Three things I learned from it:

1. Copyright protects forms of expression of ideas only, not the ideas themselves.
2. There are disparities in the Intellectual Property Right Laws of different countries that need harmonization or unification to facilitate transborder flow of information and trading.
3. The Intellectual Property Rights and the Copyright Laws should help in enhancing and not preventing the access and usage of electronic information.


Implications:

In our generation today in terms of technological advancement, the present copyright laws will not be able to prevent piracy or infringement of rights. Laws should be rigid to assure the creators, prevent piracy and plagiarism and encourage use. We also as “caretaker of information”” should have the kind of fair dealing in adhering to the Intellectual Property and Copyright Law.