An outline of The Indian copyright (amendment) act 2012 with special reference to library services

Each country has its own copyright policy. Indian copy right act after independence was first came into existence in the year 1957, since than the act was amended from time to time to accommodate with the changing conditions. Recently a fresh amendment called “copyright amendment Act 2012” has been enacted by the Government of India bringing changes to the copyright Act 1957. The present study traces the historical development of the Indian copyright act in a chronological order, and elaborates the major changes made in the new act. The study also traces the areas of library services, which are directly concerned with copyright issues. Finally the study highlighted the provisions of newly amended copyright act that has some impact on libraries.