SRELS Journal of Information Management
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue: 4

Protecting Digital Intellectual Property Rights: A Literature Review

  • Author:
  • S. G. Hombal1, K. N. Prasad2
  • Total Page Count: 15
  • Page Number: 399 to 413

1Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Cont.: Librarian, Primus Public School, No. 21, Chiknayakanahalli, Off. Sarjapura Road, Bangalore, 560035, India. Librarian@primusschool.com; sghombal@gmail.com

2Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore, 560010, India. prasadkn@vsnl.net.

Abstract

This article is a review of literature on Digital Intellectual Property Rights, the application of information and communication technology for providing information and rights, the role played by the professional librarians in protecting digital intellectual property rights while rendering information services to a much wider user community.

Keywords

Intellectual property rights, Digital rights management, Librarian, Literature review