Copyright Law, Databases and Its Protection
The protection of databases by copyright law is an issue under great debate. Protecting information as property has proved to be extremely difficult due to the lack of exclusivity of possession and enjoyment. Copyright law has however maintained a balance
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Database Law Perspectives from India
Database Law
Anirban Mazumder
Database Law Perspectives from India
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Anirban Mazumder West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata India
ISBN 978-981-10-2199-2 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2200-5
ISBN 978-981-10-2200-5
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Foreword
Database industry is a new entrant to the knowledge society driven by the information and communication revolution, breaking down traditional knowledge systems, territorial barriers and regulatory arrangements. Who owns it and how it is controlled are not clear except to those who are involved in production and distribution of databases. With developments in technology, the database industry is undergoing phenomenal growth, the implications of which cannot be predicted even by experts in the field. There is certainly a need to protect rights over information products; at the same time there is greater need to provide access to electronic databases if the industry were to serve the public interest in the knowledge-driven developmental processes. Nations are looking for an appropriate legal framework which on the one hand, will encourage the industry to grow and compete, while on the other serve public interest in improved access and quality. In this mission, Dr. Anirban Mazumder’s work is a pioneering one and is likely to influence policy making in several jurisdictions. In six chapters lucidly written in a manner that laymen can also understand, the author examines information as property in the changing socio-economic concept of property itself. He goes on to analyse the application of copyright law as an appropriate instrument for protection of databases, keeping in mind the public vers
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