COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT
CELLS SET UP IN 19 STATES/UTs
Copyright Enforcement
Cells have been set up in nineteen States and Union Territories.
Besides, a number of industries, particularly music and computer
software have set up their own Anti-Piracy Cells to combat the
menace of copyright infringement. This was stated by Shri S. K.
Tripathi, Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resource Development while inaugurating a conference
of nodal officers designated for copyright related matters in
various States/Union Territories.
The secretary emphasised
that though the government is working hard towards bridging the
gap between copyright law and its enforcement, public awareness
and vigilance are the best guarantee for enforcement of copyright
laws. The Government, therefore, in cooperation with copyright
societies registered under the Act and educational institutions,
has been organising seminars and workshops in different parts
of the country regularly to educate the people about copyright
matters. At the behest of this Ministry, the Police Training Academy
at Hyderabad has now a full-fledged curriculum for training the
police officials in IPR including copyright. National Academy
of Administration, Mussoorie and Training Institute of Custom
Officials at Faridabad are also sensitizing the officers about
copyright and IPR. Through the Scheme of Intellectual Property
Education, Research and Public Outreach, the Ministry of Human
Resource Development gives liberal financial assistance to NGOs,
Institutions, Universities, Colleges, Police and Enforcement Personnel
to organise Seminars, Workshops, Conferences, training programmes
in order to sensitize the stakeholders and spread awareness regarding
IP Rights and Copyrights, he added.
The Secretary pointed
out that the Government constituted the Copyright Enforcement
Advisory Council (CEAC) to review the progress of enforcement
of Copyright Act periodically, and to advise the Government regarding
measures – both on the policy front and on the implementation
front, for improving the enforcement of the Act. Representatives
of the leading copyright agencies and organisations are among
its members besides representatives of Central as well as State
Governments, enforcement personnel, and copyright experts.
This is the second
Conference of Nodal Officers designated for Copyright relating
matters. Shri B. K. Sharma, Chairman, Copyright Board, Shri Jagdish
Sagar, Chairman, Delhi Vidyut Board, and representatives from
the field of Law, from the Customs, Police, Film Federation of
India, NASSCOM, Indian Music Industry, besides others also participated
in the discussions.
