Effective Dispute Resolution In Publishing Industry

Divya Arora, Christ (Deemed to be University) Delhi, NCR

ABSTRACT

The growing needs of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods in the publishing industry, is increasing day by day. As it is offering the world of publishing a new era for resolving the disputes, which is difficult for judiciary to negotiate such as Literature work, under Copyright Act reason being the fact that books often take on lives on their own, which is separate from both their author and their publisher. Others reasons being the publishing companies and the authors may have different interest1. Copyright rules in various countries might clash, a publishing house may have to deal with the estate of a deceased author, and publishing technology is continually changing. All of these factors combine to result in a lot of publishing conflicts being contested in the courts, with the parties losing something in the process: personal privacy, the avoidance of negative news, relationships with other parties involved, or monetary damages. The solution may be found in ADR. ADR is an alternative dispute resolution method for reducing the burden of courts that is private, secret, and informal. They have the necessary flexibility, innovation capacity, and specificity to help prevent or overcome some of the above-mentioned problems. Publishers should regard ADR procedures as the main instrument for resolving conflicts in the publishing business as they strive to establish an efficient dispute system. This research paper illuminates the mechanism of ADR and its techniques that would help the publishing industries to resolve the disputes more effectively and with ease.

Keywords: Publishing, industry, ADR, techniques