Emerging Trends of digital Copyright Law A Global Scenario

Abstract

This thesis pertains to study of Intellectual Property Rights branch Copyright and particularly newlineabout Digital Copyright. There is no awareness to common people including the Copyright newlineholders in respect to Digital Copyright. The Copyright holders have transferred to internet to newlinegain success and economic gain with respect to their creation. This transfer is evident to achieve newlinethe goal of any intellectual property right which has become more pertinent in the internet age. newlineWith special reference to Copyright, the creators and holders of Copyright are taking help of newlineinternet in order to make their work available over internet in order to achieve success and newlineeconomic gain. Making the work available over internet in the digital space is the best way to newlineget on the resources. In today s internet and digital age, there are lot of works like literary, newlinedramatic, music, sound recordings work which are made available over internet by the creators newlinein form of digital literature and e-books. These copies are available for a particular price where newlinethe viewer or buyer must make payment depending upon the mode selected viz., which is pay newlineby order or pay per view of the said work. The Copyright holder will make use of such facilities newlineonly when he/she/they is/are sure that his/her/their work is safe and protected over internet newlineagainst being infringed, copied or pirated and has the facility to control the access of its work. newlineThe beauty of electronic media is such that a performance taking place in area can be live newlinestreamed to an individual in the remotest corner of India. The technological revolution in the newlineform of telephone and fax ensure communication, in whichever form spreads to the entire world newlinedrastically fast. The distribution and communication of different types of information has also newlineundergone a sea change. These changes though, have drastically changed and people can easily newlinecommunicate while saving their resources in respect of money and time, but this has been the newlineproblem to the world.