A Critical Evaluation and Impact of Copyright Act and Digital Millennium Act

Abstract

The Title symbol © that is found in all books has been an object newlineof affection for me since quite a long time. Why and how should such a newlinesmall symbol be so significant has always been a challenging issue. newlineThis research is a result of my curiosity and interest in ©. newlineIn this globalization and digital era, infringement of copyright is newlinean important issue which requires considerable thinking and how the newlinelibrarians can play their role in resolving the problems arising out of newlineinfringement of copyright and also how far it is transferable and up to newlinewhich extends it can be used for advancement and development of newlineknowledge society needs attention. What are the developments in newlinetechnology, internet site and to prevent infringement of copyright how newlineand in a what manner librarians can be helpful? newlineI have made an attempt to consider all these issues in this thesis. newlineThis thesis contains Nine Chapters consisting of; newlineCopyright: Its History and Development, Copyright Act 1957, newlineDuration And Infringement, Copyright Office and Copyright Board, newlineUniversal Copyright Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), newlineInternational Copyright Act, Intellectual Property Right, Conclusion newlineAnd Suggestions. newlineThe concept of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and its newlinebranches such as; Trade Mark, Patents, Copyright, The Design Act newlineetc. is developing fast in library networking which is a big and newlinechallenging issue. newline5 newlineI have tried to consider Digital Millennium Copyright Act newline(DMCA), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO Treaty), newlineSonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA), Technology newlineEducation and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH) etc. in my newlinethesis and also what developments are made by the Government/society newlinein this respect. newline