Copyright Amendment Act 2012
Social Sciences

Copyright Amendment Act 2012


Copyright Amendment Act 2012 comes into effect The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 passed by Parliament has come into effect declaring authors as owners of the copyright, which cannot be assigned to the producers as was the practice till now. The act has been published in the official gazette.

It will now become mandatory for broadcasters - both radio and television - to pay royalty to the owners of the copyright each time a work of art is broadcast. It bans people from bringing out cover versions of any literary, dramatic or musical work for five years rom the first recording of the original creation.

The law also seeks to remove operational difficulties and address newer issues related to the digital world.
The amendments to the Copyright Act 1958, aims at according unassignable rights to 'creative artists' such as lyricists, playback singers, music directors, film directors and dialogue writers who will be paid royalty every time the movie they have worked in is aired on a television channel.

A statutory licence is an exception under Copyright Act. It puts limits on the basic principle of the copyright law that authors and creators should have the exclusive right to control the dissemination of their work. Under statutory licensing, the royalty or remuneration for the author or creator is specified by law or such set negotiation.

Source:  http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/copyright-amendment-act-2012-comes-effect




- Thursday, 12th November 2015
Hi! Today I want to show you what we?ve done this morning in Social Sciences class.At the beginning of the class, we?ve reviewed what we did on Tuesday. Paqui has made a short summary which included: the Reasons of the discontent, how they declared independence...

- Sensuous Similarity
Copyright v. Right to Copy Indian Express, 16th April 2008 Lawrence Liang It may be difficult not to be enthusiastic about the recent Rs 2 crore settlement between the Roshans and composer Ram Sampath, who alleged that they had violated his copyright...

- Gauri Nanayakkara
...

- What Determines Researchers? Scientific Impact? A Case Study Of Quebec Researchers
 Source: http://spp.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/07/14/scipol.scv038.abstract What determines researchers? scientific impact? A case study of Quebec researchers Seyed Reza Mirnezami1, Catherine Beaudry1,* and ...

- Scholarly Publishing | Your Copyright: Increase The Impact Of Your Research
 Source: http://libraries.mit.edu/scholarly/publishing/your-copyright/ Your Copyright: Increase the Impact of Your Research Information for MIT authorsWhy retain rights?Many publishers create significant barriers for authors who want to reuse...



Social Sciences








.