Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012

There are some welcome provisions in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012, and some worrisome provisions. Pranesh Prakash examines five positive changes, four negative ones, and notes the several missed opportunities. The larger concern, though, is that many important issues have not been addressed by these amendments, and how copyright policy is made without evidence and often out of touch with contemporary realities of the digital era.

Access To Knowledge

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Acess to Knowledge is a campaign to promote the fundamental principles of justice, freedom, and economic development. It deals with issues like copyrights, patents and trademarks, which are an important part of the digital landscape. We prepared the India report for the Consumers International IP Watchlist, made submission to the HRD Ministry on WIPO Broadcast Treaty, questioned the demonisation of pirates, and advocated against laws (such as PUPFIP Bill) that privatize public funded knowledge.

Key Research

Reports

Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011 — India Report, Pranesh Prakash, 17 May 2011.
The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill, Pranesh Prakash, 14 May 2010.
Consumers International IP Watch List 2009, Pranesh Prakash, 5 June 2009.

Submissions

Comments to the Ministry on WIPO Broadcast Treaty (March 2011), Pranesh Prakash, submitted to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, 21 March 2011.
Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, Pranesh Prakash, submitted to the Rajya Sabha Standing Committee on HRD, 31 May 2010

Peer Reviewed Essays

Exceptions and Limitations in Indian Copyright Law for Education: An Assessment ,Lawrence Liang in the Law and Development Review, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2010, 13 May 2010.
Of Jesters, Clowns and Pranksters: YouTube and the Condition of Collaborative Authorship, Nishant Shah in the Journal of Moving Images, Number 8, December 2009.

Articles

Exhaustion: Imports, Exports and the Doctrine of First Sale in Indian Copyright Law, Pranesh Prakash in Manupatra Intellectual Property Reports, February 2011, Volume 1, Part 2, pp. 149-160.
Pirates, Plagiarisers, Publishers, Prashant Iyengar in Economic & Political Weekly, Vol XLVI No 9, 26 February 2011.
A Guide to Key IPR Provisions of the Proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, Glover Wright, 13 July 2010.

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