DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology

  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 6

Copyright Issues

  • Author:
  • J.P. Singh
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 19 to 30

Directorate of Planning and Coordination, Defence Research & Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110 011

Abstract

Libraries and information centres while providing information and document delivery services need to know about the boundary line of rights granted to the copyright holders as well as users of the copyrighted material. The paper discusses ownership issues of copyright, duration of protection, issues related to fair use, and copyright facilitators. The paper also discusses digital technologies and copyright as well as copyright protection technologies. Some of the solutions for various copyright problems have also been proposed.

Keywords

Fair use, DMCA, copyright facilitators, CCC, APS, CLA, CANCOPY, BLDSC, CISTI, ISI, digital signature, watermarking