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Copyright and Related Rights Law
Prof. Rohan Cherian Thomas · NALSAR University of Law
About
This is a substantive course on Copyright and Related Rights Law. Copyright is a set of rights that vest with authors - such as writer of a book, producer of a film, painter etc. Related Rights refers to Performer’s Rights - such as a Singer’s Rights and Broadcaster’s Rights - such as ESPN (a sports broadcaster). These rights protect these creators from unauthorized use of their expressions. This course foundationally explains the Copyright and Related Rights Law in India primarily through cases, references to the Copyright Act, 1957 and supported by comparisons with the copyright law in other countries, real-world examples and problem scenarios, where relevant. The course can be offered as a generic elective subject under the Choice Based Credit System in universities and affiliated colleges as suggested by UGC.
Intended audience: Content Creators; Content Administrators; General Awareness
Lectures
Week 1
- Subject Matter, Incorporeal Property and Literary Work Definitions
- Idea-Expression and Meaning of ‘Literary’ in Literary Work
- Quantum of Literary Work
- Computer Software
- Database
Week 2
- Statutory Definitions of Artistic Work
- Meaning of ‘Artistic’ in Artistic Work
- Photography and Tattoos
- Difference between Artistic Works and Industrial Designs
- Architectural Works
Week 3
- Statutory Definitions of Musical Work
- Meaning of ‘Music’ - Part 1
- Meaning of ‘Music’ - Part 2
- Is Music Finite?
- Music v Sound Recording
Week 4
- Statutory Definitions of Dramatic Work
- Literary Work v Dramatic Work - Part 1
- Literary Work v Dramatic Work - Part 2
- Dramatic Work v Cinematograph Film
- TV show format as Dramatic Works
Week 5
- Two Dimensions of Originality
- Threshold of Creativity?
- Existence of Works
- Construction of Originality by Courts - Part 1
- Construction of Originality by Courts - Part 2
Week 6
- Unoriginal Works
- Justification for Producer Authorship
- Composite Works and Ownership Issues
- Copyright Society - Part 1
- Copyright Society - Part 2
Week 7
- Statutory Definitions of Performance
- Work v Performance
- Performer’s Economic Rights
- Performer’s Moral Rights
- Performers Rights and Personality Rights
Week 8
- Statutory Definitions of Broadcasting
- Broadcast Reproduction Right
- Resale Royalty Right
- Right to Receive Royalty
- Right to Receive Royalty - 2
Week 9
- Registration, Publication and Part I of Term
- Term Part II
- Public Domain and Relinquishment
- Reproduction, Issuance of Copies and Parallel Imports
- Adaptation
Week 10
- Translation
- Communication and Performance of Work to the Public
- Rental Rights, TPM and RMI
- Author's Special Rights - 1
- Author's Special Rights - 2
Week 11
- Fair Use
- Fair Dealing and Permitted Acts
- Compulsory Licensing
- Statutory Licensing
- Infringement Part I
Week 12
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- NALSAR University of Law
- Department
- Law
- Teacher
- Prof. Rohan Cherian Thomas
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Law
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
- Attribution
- NPTEL states: "Distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike / CC BY - NC - SA", beside a BY-NC-SA badge. Coordinated by IIT Madras.
- Who can watch
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