IPR

UNIT 1 Notes
Copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights given by the law to the creators of original works. It is a form of intellectual property
protection granted by law. The rights provided under Copyright law include the rights of reproduction of the work,
communication of the work to the public, adaptation of the work and translation of the work.
Copyright laws serve to create property rights for certain kinds of intellectual property, generally called works of authorship.
Copyright laws protect the legal rights of the creator of an ‘original work’ by preventing others from reproducing the work in any
other way.

The main goals of copyright are: -

 To encourage the development of culture, science and innovation
 To provide a financial benefit to copyright holders for their works
 To facilitate access to knowledge and entertainment for the public.
Copyright provides a framework for relationships between the different players in the content industries, as well as for
relationships between rights holders and the consumers of content. Copyright is a form of Intellectual Property, along with
trademarks and patents in all countries, and other creations (such as trade secrets, database rights, rights of publicity and the like)
that may vary from country to country.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO RELATED INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS

Indian copyright law is at parity with the international standards as contained in TRIPS. The (Indian) Copyright Act, 1957,
pursuant to the amendments in 1999, 2002, and 2012, fully reflects the Berne Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic
Works, 1886, and the Universal Copyrights Convention, to which India is a party. India is also a party to the Geneva Convention
for the Protection of Rights of Producers of Phonograms and is an active member of the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

International copyright treaties

Several international treaties encourage reasonably coherent protection of copyright from country to country. They set minimum
standards of protection which each signatory country then implements within the bounds of its own copyright law.
1. Berne Convention, 1886

Berne convention was the first and oldest multilateral convention on copyright that was for the protection of literary and artistic
work which was adopted in 1886.
Initially, 10 nations were part of this convention and today 152 nations out of 190 are part of it. This convention made a union for
the protection of the rights of the authors in their literary and artistic work.
The Berne Convention provides that, at a minimum, copyright protection in all signatory countries should extend to “literary and
artistic works”, including “every production in the literary, scientific and artistic domain, whatever may be the mode or form of its
expression.”

The Berne Convention contributed some major concerns to the copyright laws: -

 The work originating in one signatory nation of the Berne Convention to be protected in the same manner in other nations
too.

 The automatic protection was granted to the author’s work and was not subjected to any registration deposition fees or any
formal notice in connection with the publication. This means that the copyright exists as soon as the work is “FIXED” i.e.
recorded in any form.

 If any dispute arises in the nation of origin, then the dispute can be filed in either of both nations.

 It described the types of works protected, duration of protection, scope of exceptions and Limitations of copyright.

 Principles such as “national treatment” (works originating in one signatory country are given the same protection in the
other signatory countries as each grant to works of its own nationals)

 Principles such as “automatic protection” (copyright inheres automatically in a qualifying work upon its fixation in a
tangible medium and without any required prior formality).

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 2. WIPO Copyright Treaty [PDF]

The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) is a special agreement under the Berne Convention that deals with the protection of works
and the rights of their authors in the digital environment. In addition to the rights recognized by the Berne Convention, they are
granted certain economic rights. The Treaty also deals with two subject matters to be protected by copyright:

 Computer programs, whatever the mode or form of their expression; and

 Compilations of data or other material ("databases").

The treaty was signed in 1996 and also recognizes that the transmission of works over the Internet and similar networks is an
exclusive right within the scope of copyright, originally held by the creator.
It categorizes as copyright infringement both: -
 The circumvention of technological protection measures attached to works
 The removal from a work of embedded rights management information.

3.The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) [PDF]

The Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) is comprehensive in giving cover to all areas of
technology, property, patents, trademarks, copyrights and so on.

The TRIPs encourageS upon the member country’s sovereign right to frame its own legislation on intellectual property matters.
This clause has been included on account of persistent demand from developed and industrialized countries.
The TRIPs Agreement covers seven categories of intellectual property rights:
 Copyright
 Trademarks
 Geographical Indications
 Industrial Designs
 Patents
 Integrated Circuits
 Trade Secrets

It was signed in 1996 and administered by the World Trade Organization. This agreement includes a number of provisions related
to the enforcement of Intellectual Property rights. It says that national laws have to make the effective enforcement of
Intellectual Property rights possible, and describes in detail how enforcement should be addressed.

INDIAN COPYRIGHTS ACT, 1957

Copyright law protects expressions of ideas rather than the ideas themselves. It protects original works of ownership. It gives an
exclusive right to do or authorize others to do certain acts in relation to literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works,
cinematography, and sound recordings. Computer programs are also included in literary works. Authors of Computer programs,
and broadcasting organizations are to be given the right to authorize or prohibit the commercial rental of their works to the public.
These similar exclusive rights also apply to the films.

The Copyright Act, 1957, along with the Copyright Rules, 2013, is the governing law for copyright protection in India. After
independence, the Indian Copyright Act was the first law which was enacted from the provisions of the Berne Convention.

Objectives:

The Indian Copyright Act, 1957 is enacted with the following two main objectives:

 Encouragement to the Original Work:

The main objective of the Copyright Act is to encourage authors, composers, artists, and designers to create original works by
rewarding them with the exclusive right for a limited period (usually for the life of the originator plus 50 years) to exploit the
work for monetary gain.
The economic exploitation is done by licensing such exclusive rights to entrepreneurs like publishers, film producers and record
manufacturers for monetary consideration. In reality, people who economically exploit the copyright are the greater beneficiaries
of the copyright law than the creators of works of copyright. The publishers and authors of books are such examples.

 Protection of the Originator:

The objective of copyright law is also, in essence, to protect the author or the creator of the original work from the unauthorized
reproduction or exploitation of his/her materials. The right also extends to prevent others from exercising without authority any
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other form of right attached to copyright, for example, in the case of literary work, the right of translation, adaptation or
abridgement.
In recent times, with the rapid advance of technology, copyright infringement in the form of ‘piracy’ has become a serious
problem of an international character. This is because technological progress has made the reproduction of copyrighted material
easy and cheap.

Accordingly, Indian copyright owners can protect their copyright in almost any country in the world. The appropriate actions
taken under the Copyright Act 1957 can stop the infringement of copyright. Infringement of copyright is also an offense
punishable with imprisonment and fine.

DEVELOPMENT OF COPYRIGHT LAWS IN INDIA

The Indian Copyright law was developed in 3 phases:

Early Phase: - In 1911, the earliest statutory law on copyright was made under the administration of British rule. The provisions
of the Berne convention were followed. During that phase, the term of copyright was for the lifetime of the author plus 7 years
after his death and the government could grant a compulsory license to publish a book. The registration was also made necessary
in 1914.

Modern Phase: - The copyright Act of 1911 was again amended in 1914 and it was also called modern copyright legislation. For
the very first time criminal sanction was introduced in act for infringement of copyright. The term of the copyright was fixed for
10 years from the date of its first publication. This act remained applicable until replaced by the Copyright Act, 1957.

1957 Phase: - The Act was enacted after the independence of the nation from British rule. It was the first enactment of intellectual
property laws. It came into force on 21 st January 1958. Major provisions of the Act were adopted by the Berne Convention of the
protection of Literary and Artistic Work, 1886.

This Act is amended 6 times till now to align with rapid changes in society and provisions of international treaties i.e. Berne
Convention, UCC, TRIPs Agreement.

SUBJECT MATTER OF COPYRIGHT, ECONOMICS AND MORAL RIGHTS

Modern copyright laws serve to protect a variety of intellectual property ranging from songs and jingles to computer software and
proprietary databases. All subject matters protected by copyright are called ‘works’. Thus according to Section 13 of The
Copyright Act 1957, it may be subjected to the following works:
Clause (a) of this Section 13 provides the definition of original work whereas clause (b) and (c) provides secondary works.

1. Primary Works
 Original Literary Work,
 Original Dramatic work,
 Original Musical work,
 Original Artistic Work,

1. Secondary Works
 Cinematography films, and
 Sound recordings.

Original Literary Works:

Section 2(o) of the Copyright Act, 1957 provides an inclusive definition of word literary works according to which the literary
work includes computer programming, tablets, and compilations including computer databases. These cover published works
including books, articles, journals, and periodicals, as well as manuscripts. Even adaptations, translations, and abridgements are
taken as original works and are protected under copyright law. Section 13(a) classifies literary works as the primary work.

Case: Zee Telefilms v. Sundial Communications

Facts: A had prepared concept notes for the purpose of television film which consists of characters, plots, notes, sketches etc.
Issues: Whether A is entitled to the copyright of those concept notes?
Held: Yes, since A invests labour and skill in preparing the concept paper. Such a person is entitled to copyright.

Case: Macmillan & Co. v. K.J Cooper

Facts: Plaintiff’s book consisted of selected passages from Plutarch’s life of Alexander the Great, joined together by a few words
to give a different appearance. The book also contained an introduction and notes useful for education. A similar book was
published by the defendants with notes. The original work contained 40,000 words while the defendants had copied 20,000 words
and 7000 words in notes.
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Issue: Whether the defendant's work infringed the copyright in the plaintiff’s works?
Held: Defendants work infringed the copyright

Original Dramatic Works:

According to section 2(h) of the Copyright Act, 1957, the dramatic work includes any piece for recitation, choreographic work or
entertainment in dumb shows, the scenic arrangement or acting form which is fixed in writing or otherwise but does not include a
cinematographic film. Since the definition is an inclusive one, the other things fall within the general meaning of dramatic work,
and may also be covered by the definition.

Case: Academy of General Education Manipal v. Malini Mallya

The court shows a clear difference between literary and dramatic work. The difference between the two rests on the fact that
literary work allows itself to be read while a dramatic work “forms the text upon which the performance of the plays rests.” A
dance performance will not be covered under copyright work but under dramatic work.

Case: Creation Records v. New Group Newspaper

Held: It was held that a photograph that involves no movement or action cannot be treated as dramatic work. Copyright of
Dramatic work can be in the form of:
Adaption of Dramatic work:- Adaptation work means the modification of that work in some other form.

Original Musical Works:

According to section 2(p) of the Copyright Act, 1957, musical work means any work consisting of music and includes any
graphical notion of such work, but does not include any words or any action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the
music. The words in a song and the music have separate rights and the rights cannot be merged. In order to qualify for copyright
protection, a musical work must be original.
Example: The famous song “Yaaram” which is written by Gulzar and composed by Vishal Bharadwaj. The copyright of the
lyrics will belong to Gulzar and the musical composition will be of the composer Vishal Bharadwaj.

Original Artistic Works:

According to section 2(c) of the Copyright Act, of 1957, the artistic work includes any painting, sculpture, drawing, or engraving
photograph of any work possessing artistic qualities. However, it also includes the architecture and artistic craftsmanship of such
works.

Case: Associated Publishers vs Bashyam

Facts: A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was made based on two photographs.
Held: A portrait based on photographs will be entitled to copyright if it produced a result from the photograph and the portrait
itself is original.
Example: A photographer takes a photograph of a painting of MF Hussain, then paints the same himself and sells such copies
painted by him.
Held: A copyright in a painting is infringed when a person copies from the original painting or a picture of the painting.

Cinematographic Films
Section 2(f) of the Copyright Act, 1957 defines cinematographic films which include any work of visual recording and a sound
recording accompanying such visual recording and the expression cinematograph shall be construed as including any work
produced by any process analogous to cinematographic including video films. It is classified into secondary works as suggested in
clause (b) of section 13 of the act.

Case: R.G. Anand vs Delux Films

Facts: Plaintiff was a producer and playwright of play ‘Hum Hindustani’. The plaintiff tried to consider the possibility of filming
and narrating the play to the defendant. The defendant, without informing the plaintiff, made the picture ‘New Delhi’ which was
alleged to be based on the said play.
Issue: Whether the film ‘New Delhi’ was an infringement of the plaintiff’s copyright in play ‘Hum Hindustani’?
Held: No, because the stories were different, only the theme “love story” was the same.

Case: Balwinder Singh vs Delhi Administration

Held: The concept of the cinematograph is not only limited to movies being played in theater it also covers videos and television,
they both fall under the preview of a cinematograph film.

Level of Originality:

A television report or documentary may be based upon a live incident or a newspaper report, thus the act does not prescribe any
specified level of originality in the cinematographic film.

Sound Recordings:

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 According to section 2(xx) of The Copyright Act, 1957, sound recording suggests that a recording of sounds from which that
sound may be produced regardless of the medium on which such recording is made or the method by which the sounds are
produced. Clause (c) of section 13 of the act states sound recordings as a by-product works.
Case: Gramophone Co. India v. Super Cassette Industries
Facts: ‘G.co’, Plaintiff, produced audio records titled ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ by Rajashree production ltd, who were the owners
of cinematographic work. They had already sold 55 lakhs of audio cassettes and 40,000 compact discs titled ‘Hum Aapke Hain
Kaun’. The defendants too launched an audio cassette by adopting the same title with its design, color scheme, get up and layout
deceptively similar. A permanent Injunction was sought.
Held: Injunction varied by stipulating not to use the same title, design colour scheme etc with bold letters the record is a version
of different artists.

RIGHTS OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER

In the Copyright Act, 1957, the owner possesses the right which are to prevent others from using his works in certain ways and to
claim compensation for the usurpation of that right. In this Act, there are two types of rights given to the owner:
 Economical rights;
 Moral rights.

Economic rights
This right is also known as the Exclusive Rights of the copyright holder provided under Section 14 of the Act. In this Act different
types of work come with different types of rights. Such as:

1. In the case of original literary, musical, and dramatic work:

 Right to reproduce;
 Right to issue copies;
 Right to perform at public;
 Right to make cinematography and sound recording;
 Right to make any translation;
 Right to adaptation; and
 Right to do any other activities related to the translation or adaptation.

2. In the case, of computer program work:

 Right to do any act aforesaid mentioned; and

 Right to sell, rent, offer for sale of the copyrighted work.

3. In the case of artistic work:

 Right to reproduce;
 Right to communicate;
 Right to issue copies;
 Right to make any cinematography and sound recording;
 Right to make an adaptation; and
 Right to do any other activities related to the translation or adaptation.

4. In case of a cinematograph film work:

 Right to sell, rent, offer for sale of the copyrighted work; and
 Right to communicate.

5. In the case of a sound recording work:

 Right to communicate;
 Right to issue copies; and
 Right to sell, rent, offer for sale of the copyrighted work.

Moral rights
In addition to the protection of economic rights, the Copyright Act, 1957 conjointly protects ethical rights, that is due to the actual
fact that a literary or inventive work reflects the temperament of the creator, just as much as the economic rights reflect the
author’s need to keep the body and the soul of his work out from commercial exploitation and infringement. These rights are
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 supported by Article 6 of the Berne Convention of 1886, formally referred to as a world convention for the protection of literary
and inventive works, whose core provision relies on the principle of national treatment, i.e. treats the opposite good as one’s own.
Section 57 of The Copyright Act, of 1957 recognizes two types of moral rights which are:
 Right to paternity– which incorporates the right to assert the authorship of the work, and the right to forestall others from
claiming authorship of his work; and
 Right to integrity- which incorporates the right to restrain, or claim damages in respect of any distortion, modification,
mutilation, or any other act relating to the said work if such distortion, multiplication, or alternative act would be prejudiced to
claimant honour or name.

AUTHORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP IN COPYRIGHT

Section 17 of this Act recognizes the author as the first owner, which states that subject to the provision of this Act, the author of a
work shall be the first owner of the copyright therein:
 In the case of literary or dramatic composition, the author,
 In the case of musical work, the musician,
 In the case of creative work apart from photography, the artist,
 In the case of photographic work, the artist,
 In the case of cinematographic or recording work, the producer,
 In case of any work generated by any computer virus, the one who created it.
However, this provision provided to bound exception:
 In case of creation is made by the author underemployment of the proprietor of any newspaper, magazine or any periodic, the said
proprietor,
 In the case where a photograph is taken, painting or portrait is drawn, a cinematograph is made for the valuable consideration of
any person, such person,
 In case of work done in the course of the author’s employment under the contract of service, such employer,
 In case of address or speech delivered on behalf of another person in public, such person,
 In the case of government works the government,
 In the case of work done under the direction and control of public undertaking such public undertaking, such and
 In the case of work done in which the provision of Section 41 applies, concerned international organizations.

ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHT
The owner of the copyright can generate wealth not only by exploiting it but also by sharing it with others for mutual benefit. This
can be done by way of assignment and licensing of copyright.
Only the owner of the copyright has the right to assign his existing or future copyrighted work either wholly or partly and as a
result of such assignment the assignee becomes entitled to all the rights related to copyright to the assigned work, and he shall be
treated as the owner of the copyright in respect of those rights.

Mode of the assignment agreement

As per Section 19, these conditions are necessary for a valid assignment:
 It should be in writing and signed;
 It should specify the kinds of rights assigned and the duration or territorial extent; and
 It should specify the amount of royalty payable if required in any case.
It is also provided that, if the period is not mentioned in the agreement it will be considered as five years and if the territorial
extent is not stipulated in the agreement, it will be considered as applicable to the whole of India.

Disputes related to the assignment of copyright

According to the Copyright Act, 1957, the appellant board where the receipt of the complaint by the assignor and after holding
necessary inquiry finds that the assignee has failed to make the exercise of the rights assigned to him, and such failure is attributed
to any act or omission of the assignor, may by suitable order, revoke such assignment. However, if the dispute arises with respect
to the assignment of any copyright then that appellate board may also order the recovery of any royalty payable.

Operation of law in assignment

According to The Copyright Act, 1957, where under a bequest a person is entitled to the manuscript of any literary, dramatic or
any other kind of work and such work has not been published before the death of the testator, unless the contrary is proved such
person shall be treated as the owner for such work.

INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES

Where a person intentionally or unintentionally infringes the rights of the copyright holder, the holder may be subject to the
following remedies available under this Act.

Civil remedies
These remedies are given under Section 55 of the Copyright Act, 1957 which are:

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 Interlocutory injunction
This is the most important remedy against the copyright infringement, it means a judicial process by which one who is threatening
to invade or has invaded the legal or equitable rights of another is restrained from commencing or continuing such act, or is
commanded to restore matters to the position in which they stood previous to the relation. Thus for granting the interlocutory
injunction, the following three factors are considered as necessary:
 Prima facie case, an assumption of the court that the plaintiff can succeed in the case and become eligible for relief.
 Balance of convenience, in it the court will determine which parties suffer the greater harm, this determination can vary with the
facts of each case.
 Irreparable injury, it is difficult to decide and determine on a case by case basis. Some examples of it include- loss of goodwill
or irrevocable damages to reputation, loss of market share.

Mareva injunction
This is a particular form of the interlocutory injunction which restrains the defendant from disposing of assets that may be
required to satisfy the plaintiff’s claim or for removing them from the jurisdiction of the Court.

Anton Piller order

This order is passed to take into possession the infringed documents, copies and other relevant material of the defendant, by the
solicitor of the plaintiff. This order is named after the famous case of Anton Piller KG v/s Manufacturing Process Ltd, 1976. In
this case, the plaintiff Antone Piller, the German manufacturer is successful in passing ex-parte awards of restraining the use of his
copyrighted products against the defendant.

John Deo’s order

In this order, the Court has the power to injunct rather than those impeded in the suit, who may be found violating the rights in the
field of copyright. Thus this order is issued against the unknown person, who has allegedly committed some wrong, but whose
identities cannot entertain the plaintiff.

Pecuniary remedies
There are three types of pecuniary remedies provided:

 An account of profit, which lets the owner seek the sum of money made, equal to the profit made through unlawful conduct.

 Compensatory damages, which let the copyright owner seek the damages he suffered.

 Conversational damages, which are assessed to the value of the article.

Criminal remedies
For infringement of copyright, the criminal remedies provided under Section 63:

 Imprisonment, not less than 6 months which may extend up to 3 years;

 Fine may not be less than 50,000 which may extend up to 2,00,000;
 Search and seizure of copyrighted goods; and
 Delivery of copyrighted goods to the copyrighted owner.

In the case of repeat offenders, the minimum punishment terms of 1 year and a fine of 1 lakh however, the highest punishment
will be the same as the first-time offender.

EXCEPTIONS
This act shall not constitute copyright infringement in cases of:

Fair Dealing
Fair dealing is the statutory limitation on the exclusive right of the copyright owner which permits the reproduction or use of
copyrighted work in a manner that otherwise would have constituted infringement. This law is given under Section 52 of the
Copyright Act, 1957 according to which the free uses can be made for any work except computer programs for the purposes:
 For private and personal use including research,
 For criticism and review,
 For reporting of current events or issues including lectures in public,
 For broadcasting in cinematographic films or by posting photographs,
 For reproduction and reporting of any judicial proceeding,
 For reproduction, or publication of any kind of work prepared by the secretariat of a legislature,
 For reproduction of any kind of work in a certified copy made or supplied accordance with any law,
 For reading and recitation of any literary or dramatic work in the public domain,
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 For publication of any non-copyright matter bona fide intended for the use of educational institutes, and
 For recording any sound by the owner of the right in the work.

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDERS

Chapter IX of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 describes the provisions of international copyright. Section 40 states the powers to
extend copyright to foreign works and section 42 governs the provisions as to works of certain international organizations.
The power to extend copyright to foreign works is as follows -

The Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any provisions of this Act shall apply.

(a) To publish work first within the territory of India and then outside
(b) To unpublished works, the authors whereof were at the time of the making of the work, subjects or citizens of a foreign
country to which the order relates, in like manner as if the authors were citizens of India.
(c) In respect of domicile in any territory outside India to which the order relates in like manner as if such domicile were in India
(d) To any work of which the author was at the date of the first publication thereof, or, in the case where the author was dead at
the date, was at the time of his death, a subject or citizens of a foreign country to which the order relates in like manner as if the
author was a citizen of India at that date or time.

According to section 42 of the act, power to restrict rights in works of foreign authors first published in India – If it appears to the
Central Government that a foreign country does not give or has not undertaken to give adequate protection to the works of Indian
authors, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, direct that such of the provisions of this Act as
confer copyright on works first published after the date specified in the order, the authors whereof are subjects or citizens of such
foreign country and are not domiciled in India, and thereupon those provisions shall not apply to such works.

ISSUES IN DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS

Digital Right Management includes techniques which have been developed to control duplication, modification and distribution of
original works. The authors or the creators of the original works contend that DRM techniques are necessary in order to protect
their interest by preventing free and unauthorized copying and distribution of their work.
However, there are few who support the view that DRM techniques pose unnecessary hurdles for the public and impede the way
of innovation and creativity by not letting others from being motivated by the original work of others.

PROVISIONS UNDER INDIAN COPYRIGHT LAW

Many techniques have been developed to protect the original work like digital watermarking, access and copy controls etc.
However, despite the fact that these techniques have been incorporated in the legislation, regulation and protection of original
works in the digital environment remains a goal that is yet to be achieved. It is very important that ideas should be available to the
general public so that the flow of creativity must not be blocked. However, creators and authors must always be incentivized for
their efforts. Hence the interest of both must be kept in mind while enacting and implementing DRM techniques.

Strengthening of Border Measures

Section 53, dealing with the importation of infringing copies, has been substituted with a new section providing detailed border
measures to strengthen the enforcement of rights by making provisions to control the import of infringing copies by the Customs
Department, disposal of infringing copies and presumption of authorship under civil remedies.
Protection of Technological Measures
The new section 65A, introduced for protection of technological protection measures (TPM) used by a copyright owner to protect
his rights on the work, makes circumvention of it a criminal offense punishable with imprisonment.
As a result, any person who circumvents an effective technological measure applied for the protection of any of the rights, with
the intention of infringing such rights, shall be punishable with imprisonment, which may extend to two years, and shall also be
liable to fine. The rationale is to prevent the possibility of high-rate infringement (digital piracy) in digital media.
This amendment also clarifies the problem of circumvention impacting the public interest on access to work facilitated by
copyright laws. Sub-section (2) permits circumvention for specified uses.
Digital Rights Management Information
Section 65B has been introduced to provide protection of rights management information, which has been defined under clause
(xa) of section 2.
This amendment is intended to prevent the removal of the rights management information without authority and distributing any
work, fixed performance or phonogram, after removal of rights management information. As a result, any unauthorized and
intentional removal or alteration of any rights management information is a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment,
which may extend to two years and a fine. The rationale of the protection emanates from the practice in the digital world of
managing the rights through online contracts governing the terms and conditions of use.

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The protection of technological measures and rights management information were introduced in WCT and WPPT as effective
measures to prevent copyright infringement in digital environments. The introduction of Sections 65A and 65B is expected to help
the film, music and publishing industry in fighting piracy.