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

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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