We live in an era where everything revolves around technology. Don't we? We are glued to the internet and gaining knowledge through social media and other websites. Nowadays, teachers and professors started using innovative approaches…
For the first time ever in two decades, the European Parliament made changes to its copyright law. Most of the changes in the European Union’s (EU) Copyright Directive are uncontroversial, simply setting out how copyright…
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is “the right to copy”, but also gives the copyright holder…
Most of us love to download movies. Why pay a hefty amount to sit in a theatre and watch something you can easily watch in the privacy of your home, for free! Having said that,…
The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 – Gazette Notification has been published by the Copyright Office, Government of India on 8th June, 2012. You may get your copy of the notification from: The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012…
Manash Pratim Gohain, TNN Apr 1, 2013, 12.55AM IST http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/india/38188368_1_du-student-indian-publishers-indian-copyright-act NEW DELHI: The copyright battle has reached the next stage, with Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO) claiming that there is a legal way to photocopy…
WHAT I CAN DO WITH THIS CONTENT? Online publishers and rights owners Have you ever been concerned about how your online content is used? Online content users Have you ever been unsure about what you…
Mallica Joshi, Hindustan Times New Delhi, August 24, 2012 The Delhi high court’s order to stop selling photocopies of books may have angered students, teachers and ‘copyleft’ activists and spawned campaigns to save photocopiers, but…
Copyright test for students - Photocopying of books stops in Delhi University after the raid [Source: The Telegraph, August 28, 2012, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120828/jsp/odisha/story_15905658.jsp ] BASANT KUMAR MOHANTY New Delhi, Aug. 27: Exams are round the corner…
Copyright assures the supply of quality educational material worldwide The world needs well educated graduates and, for that, university students need to be able to access good quality educational material quickly, easily, legally and in…