The main aim of this paper is to consider whether the Indian Copyright Act 1957 (ICA) gives protection to future technologies. It follows an earlier paper on Webcaster's protection under copyright published in [2011] 27 CLSR 479-496. By way of asking that question it is sensible to examine...

This article highlights the legal issues that have developed since the advent of the fourth generation peer-to-peer (4G P2P) Internet file transmission technology especially in the copyright regime. A right over third generation peer-to-peer technology for communicating work to the public has...

Statutory Defences for the copyright infringements are known as “fair use” provisions. These fair use provisions provide some limited exceptions to the rights of the authors. Reproduction of the current economic, political, religious and social issues in a newspaper, magazine, etc... is one...

In the copyright owners’ point of view, Non-voluntary Licensing System is considered as a limitation on their exclusive rights because it puts some restriction on right to exploit their works as they wish. In the sound recording industry context, Non-voluntary Licensing System plays an...

The mangroves are fragile, complex and dynamic marine ecosystem and are dependent on inter-related, environmental, both biotic and abiotic, factors. Their Values consists of both "tangible" and "intangible" benefits. Its intangible benefits are ecologically important. It protects lives against...