Copyrights
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Skills you'll learn
A vibrant culture, with art and creativity expressed in many forms, enhances the quality and enjoyment of life. Just as inventors and scientists spend hours of work on their R&D, artists too put in a lot of time, money and energy creating their work. They also need a chance to make a fair return on their investment. Copyright is an intellectual property that protects such works. As the name goes, copyright is the right to copy or reproduce the work in which copyright subsists. Copyright covers an enormous range of work. It includes books, movies, music, photography, technical drawings, computer programmes, and databases among others. The copyright law aims to strike a balance between the creator's interest and the public interest, in being able to access and use their content. This course brings out a thorough conceptual understanding of copyrights and Indian law in general. Topics covered include—the nature and kinds of copyrights, idea-expression dichotomy, Author v. owner under copyright law, rights of the copyright owner, performance and broadcasting rights, digital rights management, infringement, fair use and remedial measures for infringement of copyrights. Landmark cases and recent judicial trends make the course more interesting and give you an insight into copyright issues in the new millennium.
Welcome to the module on Copyrights!
I feel that copyright should be far more embraced in discussions as an enabler of creativity, an enabler of the diversity of what we publish, or an enabler of innovation.
Michiel Kolman- 1. 📕 Introduction to copyrights
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 1.1 ▸ Nature and scope of copyrights
- 1.2 ▸ Meaning and subject-matter of protection of copyrights
- 1.3.1 ▸ Criteria for protection of copyrights (I)
- 1.3.2 ▸ Criteria for protection of copyrights (II)
- 1.3.3 ▸ Criteria for protection of copyrights (III)
- II. ≛ Examination pointers
- III. 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
- IV. ✒︎ Exercise set I
- V. ✒︎ Exercise set II
- 2. 📕 Ownership in copyrights
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 2.1 ▸ Author v. owner
- 2.2.1 ▸ Rights of copyright owner—Economic rights (I)
- 2.2.2 ▸ Rights of copyright owner—Economic rights (II)
- 2.2.3 ▸ Rights of copyright owner—Economic rights (III)
- 2.3 ▸ Rights of copyright owner—Moral rights
- II. ≛ Examination pointers
- III. 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
- IV. ✒︎ Exercise set I
- V. ✒︎ Exercise set II
- 3. 📕 Registration of copyrights
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 3.1 ▸ Registration of copyrights
- 3.2 ▸ Term of copyright protection
- II. ✒︎ Exercises
- 4. 📕 Performers’ rights and broadcasting rights
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 4.1 ▸ Performers’ rights
- 4.2 ▸ Broadcasting rights
- II. ≛ Examination pointers
- III. 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
- IV. ✒︎ Exercises
- 5. 📕 Assignment and licensing
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 5.1 ▸ Assignment of copyright
- 5.2 ▸ Mode of assignment
- 5.3 ▸ Licensing of copyrights
- 5.4 ▸ Kinds of copyright licences
- 5.5 ▸ Compulsory licence
- 5.6 ▸ Statutory licence
- II. ≛ Examination pointers
- III. 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
- IV. ✒︎ Exercises
- 6. 📕 Infringement of copyrights
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 6.1 ▸ Infringement of copyright
- 6.2 ▸ Fair use
- II. ≛ Examination pointers
- III. 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
- IV. ✒︎ Exercises
- 7. 📕 Digital rights management
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 7.1 ▸ Digital rights management
- II. ✒︎ Exercises
- 8. 📕 Remedial measures for infringement of copyrights
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 8.1 ▸ Remedial measures for infringement of copyrights—Civil, criminal and administrative
- II. 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
- III. ✒︎ Exercises
- 9. 📕 Copyright societies
- I. § Relevant provisions
- 9.1 ▸ Copyright societies
- II. ✒︎ Exercises
- I. Index (full text of cases)
- 𝍭 Index (full text of cases)
- Learn More
- Learn More on Copyrights
Why Take this Course?
What does the copyright law protect? How can a creative professional maximise the commercial value of the work? What does or does not contribute to infringement? If you wish to explore these questions in depth, here's just the right course for you.
By the end of this module, you will be able to identify the basic elements of copyrights, analyse what is protected under copyright and the categories under which copyrights are classified, rights of the copyright owner, commercial exploitation of copyrights and limits of copyright protection. You will also get to acquaint yourself with the various doctrines that extend from copyright law.
Instructors
Dr Pratima Narayan
Advocate & Mediator, Co-founder, Techlawlogi Consulting LLP
Dr Pratima Narayan has served the legal academia for over 20 years as a visiting faculty at various reputed law schools and business schools. Her expertise lies in areas of commercial contracts, consumer law, e-commerce and Intellectual Property Rights.
Presented by: Dr Charu Mathur
AOR, Supreme Court
Dr Charu Mathur is an Advocate on Record with the Supreme Court of India. She has over 20+ years of rich and diverse expertise in corporate, commercial, civil, criminal and constitutional law matters.
I believe in copyright, within limited precincts. But I also believe in fair use, public domain, and especially transformation.
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