http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4754 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4906 Title: Contributory Patent Infringement and the Pharmaceutical Industry <br/> <br/>Authors: Lohray, B B; Banerjee, Kaushik; Panikar, Anshool <br/> <br/>Abstract: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"> Article details the laws in different countries on contributory infringement. It highlights various legal issues involved in this area by discussing and analysing different cases and decisions given by Courts in different countries. It concludes with some suggestions for the development of the relevant laws in India. </smarttagtype></smarttagtype> <br/> <br/>Page(s): 302-311 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4905 Title: Digital Technologies and Emerging Copyright Scenario <br/> <br/>Authors: Thomas, Zakir <br/> <br/>Abstract: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> Technological progress, which ushered in new modes of exploitation of copyright works brought in challenges to the copyright regime which had to be periodically modified to ensure adequate return to the authors and access to the public of these works. Most significant of the challenges hitherto has been from digital technologies. In order to update the copyright system the international community drew up two treaties, the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT). In addition to enhancing the rights of the authors the treaties provided legal protection to the technological measures used by the authors in digital transmission. Accession to the Treaties has been rather slow and implementation of technological protection measures has been a hotly debated issue. The US was the first major country to implement the Treaty provisions through its Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the protection of technological measures, particularly anti- circumvention measures has been a matter of intense debate ever since. The paper looks at some of the consequences of the DMCA, the impact on fair use and on the market place in general. The article also explores the concerns of the developing countries in securing access to information and the suggestions of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights. Noting the importance of copyright as a public policy tool, the author pleads for calibration of the copyright balance to suit India’s national interests. The author also exhorts the academic community to take active interests in copyright policy matters</smarttagtype></smarttagtype> <br/> <br/>Page(s): 276-301 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4904 Title: Copyright Issues in E-Publishing <br/> <br/>Authors: James, T C <br/> <br/>Abstract: Copyright law emerged and developed as a response to technological challenges to publisher’s control over his publications. The advent of e-publishing made possible by digital technologies is no exception. An examination of various sections of the Indian Copyright Act makes it clear that e-publishing gets protected under the Act. There, however, are a number of new issues between the author and the publisher and between the publisher and the end user. There have been efforts by the international community to address these issues and these efforts have lead to the finalization of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Phonograms and Performances Treaty in 1996. These treaties obligate national governments to provide legal protection for the technological measures of protection used by copyright owners on their digitized works and also the rights management information put on them. These provisions are required to be acted upon by the government in the interest of e-publishing. Further, the industry and the government should come together to find solutions to the various unresolved copyright issues involved in e-publishing in the interest of the development of the book publishing industry in India. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 269-275