Shravan Kumar, S(INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)
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Abstract:
An overall view of Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights and related rights are
discussed. Usually the intellectual Properties are dealt under different headings
like Copyright for literary, artistic and scientific works; related rights are given to
the performers, broadcasting organizations, recording companies etc., Practically
applicable industrial inventions are protected under Patent laws; Industrial
designs are protected by its own specialized industrial design laws; Trademarks
or Service marks like logos are covered under the laws of Trademark. Exactly
what type of works are protected and for what duration the copyright protection
lasts; what rights does a copyright holder have; rights for reproducing the
copyright works; rights for translation and adaptation; limitations of the
copyrights; the international agreements concerning copyright are described
briefly.