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COPYRIGHT IN CYBERSPACE
Authors: Mrs. Kavita R. Yadav
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Intellectual property rights plays very important role in the socio-economic,cultrual development of
the country. The evolution of internet is greatest technological achievement of human being. The
unique capabilities of internet to exchange knowledge, ideas, information in the form of pictures
graphs, videos within a second to every corner of the world in same quality. With increasing use of
internet IPR infringement is increased. Copyright issues involved in the practices of linking, deep
linking, uploading-downloading, copy-paste, P2P file sharing technologies which are normally used
on the internet. To protect copyright in cyberspace is great challenge before us because our copyright
law, Information Technology Act does not adapt itself in changing digital environment and in
cyberspace it is difficult to trace out offender due to extra territorial jurisdiction of internet. India is
signatory member of the WIPO Internet Treaty & to meet international requirement Copyright Act
was amended in 2002,2012 which cover internet issues. But this amendment was not adequate to
deals with issue of copyright protection in cyberspace. Copyright infringement causes a great risk to
all industrial sector like copyright,software,music,film industry etc.& this is not only effect on owners
right but also on economy of nation. So it is highly important to check online piracy by providing
strong copyright protection in cyberspace, which wills automatically encouraging creativity of
mankind. At the same time public education & awareness about copyright is also important. This
paper discusses meaning, ways to infringe copyright in cyberspace & challenges before protecting
copyright in digital environment, copyright law in India