Disability and the Indian Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
14 Pages Posted: 8 May 2010 Last revised: 1 Jul 2015
Date Written: May 5, 2010
Abstract
An analysis of provisions -- an exception to copyright and a compulsory licence -- proposed to be introduced into the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, in order to make available to disabled persons copies of copyrighted works in accessible formats. (These provisions have been included in the Indian Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010.)
Keywords: Disability, Law, Copyright
JEL Classification: K12, K19, O34, I12
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Saikia, Nandita, Disability and the Indian Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 (May 5, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1600621 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1600621
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