COPYRIGHT LAW IN INDIA


Handbook of Copyright Law (Government of India)
Brief FAQ on the subject: general definitions, works covered by copyright, registration, performer's rights, foreign works, moral rights, term of copyright, etc.

CIPRA (National Law School of India University)
Legislation, cases, news, Amendments to the Act, and discussions.

Software Copyright in India (NASSCOM, Inc.)
Overview of the subject with links to more detailed treatment of various aspects.



WRITERS' ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIA

There do not seem to be any groups organized by Indian writers on the web at the moment. Indian Writers is a cultural organization.

Creative Commons
In response to some of the issues raised in this 2003 edition of NOW, Lawrence Lessig suggested a new type of some-rights registration.
Creative Commons is non-profit organization publishing works under a voluntary "some rights reserved" copyright, thus making works free for futher creative use.
Yahoo has developed a specific search engine to locate these works.
This model is also being developed for music.



From files originally researched & compiled by M. F. McAuliffe and Mitzi Waltz.

Posted: Aug. 18, 2002. Last checked/modified/updated: July 7, 2006.






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