Fresh Amendments To The Copyright Rules: Are These Enough?

A new amendment in the  copyright rules has been in the works since 2019. The Department of Industry and Internal Trade had proposed the rules with the aim of increasing efficiency in the procedural law. The last amendment happened in 2016 when “services” were brought under the purview of the copyright act. However, as technology is evolving at an exponential rate, a new amendment to ensure that the copyright law is in tandem with the evolving trends was long due. In this article, the author analyses the amendments made to the copyright rules and tries to identify what concerns still need attention, perhaps via an amendment in the Copyright Act.

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