November 2019 17
Originality and Ethics in Publishing
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A few days ago, IRRO organized a roundtable at Blue Hall, German Embassy, New Delhi. At the event, various matters of copyright were discussed. Inactive attendance were speakers representing the government of India, members of…

October 2019 22
IRRO License for a Healthy Publishing Ecosystem
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How exactly does a publishing industry run? Publishing at its worst can be opaque, elitist, and confusing to outsiders. But, there’s more to it than what meets the eye. At the heart of the publishing…

September 2019 23
What Does The Copyright Act Mean Exactly?
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Copyright Act gives the author a bundle of exclusive rights over their work. These include: Reproduction rights The right to prepare derivative works (such as a screenplay from a novel) The right to distribute the…

September 2019 13
But I Didn’t Know It Was a Copyright Infringement
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Copyright is the legal right of the owner of an intellectual property. It stands to determine who can copy or use the products of creative human activity of an individual and to what extent, usually…

July 2019 05
Balancing the Educational Ecosystem- The Reprographic Rights License
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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…

March 2019 31
Copyright
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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…

February 2019 13
What is Copyright Infringement?
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For the uninitiated, copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted by law to creators (writer, composer, artist, producer, publisher) of original works of authorship, such as literary works, dramatic, musical and artistic works,…