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Subject: [SPICY IP] Brainstorming the Copyright Amendments
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As the dates for the 2 day conference on the copyright amendments draw  
closer, here is reminder inviting all of our readers to this intense  
brainstorming session on the amendments, the various interpretative issues  
and their likely impact.



Sai's earlier post on this outlined the various themes etc, and here is a  
brief recap.



'The Copyright Amendments, 2012: A fair Balance?' will be jointly hosted by  
the MHRD IP Chairs at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS)  
and the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) at the NUJS  
campus in Kolkata (Salt Lake) on November 27 and 28, 2012. The conference  
is supported by the NUJS law review and the Intellectual Property &  
Technology Law Society (IPTLS).



The Conference will set the stage to brainstorm and reflect on the changes  
and various interpretative challenges to the provisions. The stellar panel  
put together by the organizers comprises academicians, policy makers, IP  
practitioners, industry voices, civil society organizations and students.  
And not to mention those responsible for the changes itself to give a  
comprehensive account to the legislative history of the amendments.



The aim of this conference is also to elicit various articles on the  
amendments and produce a special issue of the NUJS law review (on the  
amendments) and a book as well. One hopes that these articles will serve as  
good fodder for the interpretative battles that ensue in court in the  
aftermath of these amendments.



Here's a glimpse of what these two days have in store for you:



The keynote address by noted composer and lyricist Javed Akthar will be  
followed by an overview to the amendments by Prof. NS Gopalakrishnan and  
history of the amendments by the Registrar of Copyrights, Mr. GR  
Raghavender.



Session I on 'Copyrights & Entertainment Sector' will undertake a  
discussion on provisions affecting Bollywood and the entertainment industry  
from eminent voices in music industry and legal practice.



Session II on 'Copyrights & Technology' will brainstorm on the worrisome  
tech-related provisions of the Copyright Act.



Session III on 'Copyright Limitations & Exceptions' comprising strong  
voices from the civil society organizations and legal academia will  
evaluate the laudable exceptions to copyrights in the amendments and will  
also take stock of missed opportunities.



Session IV on 'Copyright Enforcement, Adjudication and Governance Issues'  
will address the constitutional challenges to the Copyright Board and  
transparency concerns in collecting societies.



The schedule for the event along with the list of speakers and topcis can  
be accessed from here.



If you wish to join in on any of the panels and have something interesting  
to say on any of these provisions, please do drop us an email at  
ip...@nujs.edu (with a copy to sham...@gmail.com) informing us. If there is  
space in any of the panels, we will certainly accommodate you. Else, we  
look forward to your participation as a member of the audience. And we  
really hope you can join us and enrich the discussion.



Registration



The conference is open to all. Those interested to attend the conference  
are requested to send an email to ip...@nujs.edu, with their names and  
designations by November 24, 2012. No registration fee is required for  
students enrolled in any university and non-profit organizations. For  
others, the fee is Rs 5000 for registering and attending. We also have a  
special creativity laden evening (with dinner etc) planned for the 27th  
evening (entry by invitation only).



ps: We wish to thank the Ministry of HRD for supporting work of the IP  
Chairs including the holding of important conferences such as this one. We  
also thank K&S Partners (in particular, Mrs Latha Nair and Mr Rajendra  
Kumar) for offering some sponsorship for this comprehensive 2 day  
conference. We're still looking for additional funding to help support this  
conference...and we'd be very grateful if some of you could come forward to  
bolster this educational initiative.



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df">2 day conference</a> on &nbsp;the copyright amendments draw closer, her=
e is reminder inviting all of our readers to this intense brainstorming ses=
sion on the amendments, the various interpretative issues and their likely =
impact.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href=3D"http://=
spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2012/11/spicyip-announcement-copyright.html">Sai'=
s earlier post</a> on this outlined the various themes etc, and here is a b=
rief recap.</span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">=91<i>The Copyright =
Amendments, 2012: A fair Balance?</i>=92 will be jointly hosted by the MHRD=
 IP Chairs at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) and the =
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) at the NUJS campus in K=
olkata (Salt Lake) on November 27 and 28, 2012.&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"=
font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The conference is supported by th=
e NUJS law review and the Intellectual Property &amp; Technology Law Societ=
y (IPTLS).&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Conference wil=
l set the stage to brainstorm and reflect on the changes and various interp=
retative challenges to the provisions. The stellar panel put together by th=
e organizers comprises academicians, policy makers, IP practitioners, indus=
try voices, civil society organizations and students. And not to mention th=
ose responsible for the changes itself to give a comprehensive account to t=
he legislative history of the amendments.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div=
>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The aim of this co=
nference is also to elicit various articles on the amendments and produce a=
 special issue of the NUJS law review (on the amendments) and a book as wel=
l. One hopes that these articles will serve as good fodder for the interpre=
tative battles that ensue in court in the aftermath of these amendments. &n=
bsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<b><span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's a glimpse =
of what these two days have in store for you:</span></b></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The keynote address =
by noted composer and lyricist Javed Akthar will be followed by an overview=
 to the amendments by Prof. N. S. Gopalakrishnan and history of the amendme=
nts by the Registrar of Copyrights, Mr. G. R. Raghavender.&nbsp;</span></di=
v>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Session I on =91<b><=
i>Copyrights &amp; Entertainment Sector</i></b>=92 will undertake a discuss=
ion on provisions affecting Bollywood and the entertainment industry from e=
minent voices in music industry and legal practice.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Session II on =91<b>=
<i>Copyrights &amp; Technology</i></b>=92 will brainstorm on the worrisome =
tech-related provisions of the Copyright Act.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Session III on =91<b=
><i>Copyright Limitations &amp; Exceptions</i></b>=92 comprising strong voi=
ces from the civil society organizations and legal academia will evaluate t=
he laudable exceptions to copyrights in the amendments and will also take s=
tock of missed opportunities.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Session IV on =91<b>=
<i>Copyright Enforcement, Adjudication and Governance Issues</i></b>=92 wil=
l address the constitutional challenges to the Copyright Board and transpar=
ency concerns in collecting societies.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The schedule for the=
 event along with the list of speakers and topcis can be accessed from <spa=
n class=3D"s1"><a href=3D"http://spicyip.com/docs/Conference/NUJS-CUSAT-Con=
ference-2012.pdf">here</a></span>.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you wish to join =
in on any of the panels and have something interesting to say&nbsp;on any o=
f these provisions, please do drop us an email at <b>ip...@nujs.edu</b> (wi=
th a copy to sham...@gmail.com) informing us. If there is space in any of t=
he panels, we will certainly accommodate you. Else, we look forward to your=
 participation as a member of the audience. And we really hope you can join=
 us and enrich the discussion.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<b><span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Registration&nbsp=
;</span></b></div>
<div class=3D"p2" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The conference is op=
en to all. Those interested to attend the conference are requested to send =
an email to <b>ip...@nujs.edu,</b> with their names and designations by Nov=
ember 24, 2012. No registration fee is required for students enrolled in an=
y university and non-profit organizations. For others, the fee is Rs 5000 f=
or registering and attending. We also have a special creativity laden eveni=
ng (with dinner etc) planned for the 27th evening (entry by invitation only=
).</span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class=3D"p1" style=3D"text-align: justify;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ps: We wish to thank=
 the Ministry of HRD for supporting work of the IP Chairs including the hol=
ding of important conferences such as this one. We also thank <a href=3D"ht=
tp://www.knspartners.com/">K&amp;S Partners</a> (in particular, Mrs Latha N=
air and Mr Rajendra Kumar) for offering some sponsorship for this comprehen=
sive 2 day conference. We're still looking for additional funding to help s=
upport this conference...and we'd be very grateful if some of you could com=
e forward to bolster this educational initiative.&nbsp;</span></div>
</div>

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Posted By  Shamnad Basheer  to  <a href=3D"http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com=
/2012/11/brainstorming-copyright-amendments.html">SPICY IP</a>  at  11/19/2=
012 09:06:00 AM 
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