Piracy Of Copyright

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Introduction: The world today has entered into an era of instant communication. A person sitting in the remotest corner of India can enjoy live performance taking place in the far away places like America or Africa, thanks to electronic (parallel) media. Telephone and fax have made it possible to communicate oral or written messages across the globe within seconds. The computer-aided communication technologies such as E-Mail and Internet have added altogether a new dimension to today's communication process by making it more speedy, informative and economical. The ways through which different types of information can be communicated have also undergone a sea change. These days a film song can be put in or accessed by a single device along with a textual message and even a painting. While all these have made communication among people more effective and efficient both in terms of time and cost, they pose the greatest threat to the copyright world. Modern communication channels, being intensively relying on a variety of copyrighted products, are liable to be pirated in large scale, if adequate precautions are not exercised.

Copyright is the right given by law to the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and a variety of other works of mind. It ordinarily means the creator alone has the right to make copies of his or her works or alternatively, prevents all others from making such copies. The basic idea behind such protection is the premise that innovations require incentives. Copyright recognises this need and gives it a legal sanction. Moreover, commercial exploitation of copyright yields income to the creators and thus making pecuniary rewards to individual’s creativity.

The origin of copyright h...

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...egitimate dues.

1. Literary Works

2. Sound Recordings

3. Cinematographic Works

4. Computer Software

Cinematographic Works:

Cinematographic Works: When we discuss copyright in cinema, there are four distinct groups. The original producers of a cinema, who are the sole rightholders, can sell cinematographic rights, Video rights, Cable rights, commercial rights and satellite rights. In the eyes of the law copyright in cinema has five components and each of the five components are divided again into three distinct parts. These are:

1. Cinematic Rights

 Theatrical

 Non theatrical

 Public Video.

2. Ancillary Rights

 Airline

 Ship

 Hotel

3. Video Rights

 Home rental

 Home see through

 Commercial.

4. Pay TV Rights

 Terrestrial

 Cable

 Satellite.

5. Free TV Rights

 Terrestrial

 Cable

 Satellite.

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