Copyright Law in the Digital World: Challenges and Opportunities

334 Pages·2017·1.954 MB·English

by  Manoj Kumar Sinha, Vandana Mahalwar

Manoj Kumar Sinha 
Vandana Mahalwar Editors
Copyright
Law in the
Digital World
Challenges and Opportunities
Copyright Law in the Digital World
Manoj Kumar Sinha Vandana Mahalwar
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Editors
Copyright Law in the Digital
World
Challenges and Opportunities
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Preface
The intriguing relationship between freedom of expression and copyright law has
deepenedinthe21stcentury.Freedomofexpressionandcopyrightareseenastwo
harmonizing concepts, but there exists two opposing views also against this
backdrop. Some characterise copyright as “engine of free expression”. Copyright
incentivises the creations and promotes the freedom of expression. The obverse of
this reasons the copyright law to operate as a fetter on what others do express and
hence, results in a tension between copyright law and freedom of expression. The
potentialcoexistenceandconflictbetweenthefreedomofexpressionandcopyright
law has brought into being much of academic reviews and interpretations.
Copyright law, more because of advent of the internet; open-source software ini-
tiatives; peer-to-peer exchanges and changes to copyright rules, is under the
scholarlydebates.Thedebatesaboutcopyrightlawunfoldthequestionsrelatingto
substantive law, right to education, freedom of expression and the concept of
ownership.Thesedebatesquestionourexisting legalsystemonhow dothey work
and how should they work in the internet age. There are scholars who argue that
overemphasisoncommercialisingtheliteraryandartisticcreationsisepistemically
unfavourable to the overall advancement as it inhibits the stream of information.
The philosophical or theoretical justification behind the copyright law is utilitarian
i.e. best situations are those in which people are in total as happy or fulfilled as
possible. The internet has landed as one of the most revolutionary social devel-
opment which has exploded more prospects to access the information. The emer-
gence of digital media and network connections has enabled the dissemination of
information which was previously unimaginable. The intellectuals set up dichoto-
mousjustificationsforcopyrightprotection,asafewviewcopyrightownershaving
control over their creations and extracting some commercial value, while others
perceive it as a mechanism which promotes the mass interests. Technological
advancements upsetting the link between copyright and freedom of expression,
have radically impacted the scope of protection under the copyright law.
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Thisvolumeissetofpapersreflectingthediverseperspectivesoncopyrightlaw.
Agoodnumberofpaperscanvassalmosttheentirebreadthofcopyrightlawwhich
will appeal the professionals in the copyright world.
The editors would like to express sincere thanks to all the contributors for their
significant contributions and insights without which this book may not have been
possible.
New Delhi, India Manoj Kumar Sinha
Vandana Mahalwar
Contents
Idea-Expression Dichotomy and Originality Requirements
for Copyright Protection: An Analysis of the Jurisprudential
Underpinnings of the Judicial Pronouncements in India.... ..... .... 1
T.G. Agitha
The Economics of Intellectual Property and Economic
Entrepreneurship of Copyrights ... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 45
Rodney D. Ryder and N.S. Sreenivasulu
Jurisprudential Analysis of the Rights of the Users
in Copyrighted Works .. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 61
Yashomati Ghosh
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works
for Visually Disabled: Putting an End to Global Book Famine.... .... 97
V.K. Ahuja
Reproduction Right in Digital Medium and Free
Use for Educational Purpose—An Analysis of National
and International Obligations of India to Provide Education
to All Viz. a Viz. Protecting Copyright.. .... .... .... .... ..... .... 109
Poonam Dass
‘Minor Exemptions’ Doctrine in National Copyright Law:
Guidance from the WTO Jurisprudence. .... .... .... .... ..... .... 133
R. Rajesh Babu
Copyright and Human Rights: The Quest for a Fair Balance..... .... 151
Vandana Mahalwar
Copyright, Access and Information Society .. .... .... .... ..... .... 175
Anirban Mazumder
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Software Protection Under Copyright Law... .... .... .... ..... .... 185
V.K. Unni
Database Protection in India: Need for Reforms .. .... .... ..... .... 205
K.D. Raju
Copyright and the Digital Media: Perspective and Challenges
in the New Legal Regime in India.. .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 221
C.P. Dayananda Murthy
First Sale Doctrine in the Digital Era ... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 255
Amit Jyoti S. Gomber
Hosting Service Providers’ Liability for Third Party Content:
A Malaysian Perspective. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 277
Cheng Peng Sik and Pek San Tay
Criminalization of Copyrights Infringements in the Digital
Era with Special Reference to India .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 299
C.P. Nandini
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Manoj Kumar Sinha is the director at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. He
obtained his Ph.D. in international law from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi, after attaining his LL.B. from the University of Delhi, India, and his LL.M.
fromtheUniversityofNottingham,UK.Hisareasofspecializationsincludehuman
rights, international humanitarian and refugee law, international criminal law,
international law, international institutions, and constitutional law. He has pub-
lishedextensivelyintheseareasinprominentIndianandinternationallawjournals.
He currently serves on the editorial boards of various reputed national and inter-
national journals, as well as research bodies of many universities in India and
abroad.
Vandana Mahalwar is an assistant professor at the Indian Law Institute, New
Delhi, India. Prior to this, she was an assistant professor at the Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi, India. She holds a B.A.L., LL.B. (Gold Medal), and LL.M.
(GoldMedal)fromMaharshiDayanandUniversity,Rohtak,India,andobtainedher
Ph.D. in law from the National Law University, Delhi, India. With various publi-
cationsinreputedjournalstohercredit,hercurrentfocusisonissuespertainingto
the right of publicity, character merchandising, and intellectual property laws.
Contributors
T.G. Agitha Inter University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies,
Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin, India
V.K. Ahuja Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
R. Rajesh Babu IIM Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Poonam Dass Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Yashomati Ghosh National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India
Amit Jyoti S. Gomber Centre for Intellectual Property and Technology Law,
Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India
Vandana Mahalwar Assistant Professor, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi,
India
Anirban Mazumder National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India
C.P. Dayananda Murthy Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University,
Visakhapatnam, India
C.P. Nandini Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam,
India
K.D. Raju Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur,
India
Rodney D. Ryder Advocate Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, India
Cheng PengSik FacultyofLaw, UniversityofMalaya,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
N.S. Sreenivasulu National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India
Pek San Tay Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
V.K. Unni IIM Calcutta, Kolkata, India