Copyright Compliance In A Globalised Economy: Analysing India’s Legal Framework, International Obligations, And Disparities In Creative Industries
- IJLLR Journal
- May 23
- 1 min read
Pavan Sai Alla, VIT-AP University
• Introduction-
India, being the bearer of one of the biggest creative economies in the world, has often faced shortcomings concerning the protection of the rights of artistic creators, and the legal framework concerning intellectual property plays a pivotal role in curbing systemic failures. Copyright is the most prominent form of intellectual property safeguard, which provides for the primary yet most fundamental legal safeguards to contributors of the Indian creative economy, specifically creatives responsible for published and unpublished literary, artistic, and scientific works. The Copyright Act of India is a comprehensive statute inculcating such protection as guided by various International Conventions and treaties.
This paper aims to examine these international obligations and their influence on the domestic laws of India while evaluating the broader context of globalisation. Further, the objective of this research is to evaluate the Indian Domestic Laws and analyse the disparities in compliance across various creative sectors.
• India's Legal Framework on Copyright
The Copyright Act of India, 1957, is the primary legislative regime which governs the protection of creative artists within India’s local as well as in some cases even the extra- territorial jurisdiction. The act entails 79 sections in total, defining the scope and the subject matter for such protection, the duration as well as other aspects like infringement and the respective rights enshrined to the holder of such copyright. This section of the paper will dissect such pivotal provisions under the statute and comment on the status of the protection of the artists.
