Copyright Law in the Digital World

Manoj Kumar Sinha is the Director at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. He obtained his PhD in International Law from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, after attaining his LL.B. from the University of Delhi, India, and his LL.M. from the University of Nottingham, UK. His areas of specializations include human rights, international humanitarian and refugee law, international criminal law, international law, international institutions and constitutional law. He has published extensively in these areas in reputed Indian and international law journals. He currently serves on the editorial boards of various reputed national and international journals, as well as research bodies of many universities in India and abroad. Vandana Mahalwar is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, India. Prior to this, she was an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India. She holds a B.A.L., LL.B. (Gold Medal) and LL.M. (Gold Medal) from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India and obtained her PhD in Law from National Law University Delhi, India. With various publications in reputed journals to her credit, her current focus is on issues pertaining to right of publicity, character merchandising, and intellectual property laws.

• Idea-expression Dichotomy and Originality requirements for Copyright Protection: An analysis of the jurisprudential underpinnings of the judicial pronouncements in India.- Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for  Visually Disabled: Putting an End to Global Book Famine.- Jurisprudential Analysis of the Rights of the Users in Copyrighted works.- Database Protection In India: Need For Reforms.- Reproduction right  in digital medium and  free use for educational purpose  – An analysis of national and international obligations of India to provide education to all viz.a viz. protecting copyright.- First Sale Doctrine in the Digital Era.- Minor Exceptions’ Doctrine in national copyright law: Guidance from the WTO Jurisprudence.- Criminalization of Copyrights infringements in the Digital Era with special reference to India.- Hosting Service Providers’ Liability For Third Party Content: A Malaysian Perspective.- The Economics of Intellectual Property andEconomic Entrepreneurship of Copyrights.- Software Protection under Copyright Law.- Copyright, Access And Information Society.- Copyright and the Digital Media: Perspective and Challenges in  the New Legal Regime in India.- Copyright and Human Rights : The Quest for a Fair Balance.