[Reader-list] 'Copyright laws must strike a balance': Arjun

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  Copyright laws must strike a balance: Arjun

  [India News]: New Delhi, Oct. 13:
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Human Resource Development Minister, Arjun Singh has called for
evolving a regime of intellectual property rights which strikes a
balance between private incentives for innovators and the public
interests by maximizing access to intellectual products.

Inaugurating the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Emerging Issues of
Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment here today, he said
that the advent of digital technology has created a new world order by
tearing asunder national boundaries in cyber space. He said that while
the new technology helps in wide dissemination of content on the one
hand, it also facilitates piracy. The Minister said that the country
was somewhat groping in dark about ten years ago when digital
technology and its products made a mark in the world. He expressed
satisfaction that India has one of the most modern copyright laws in
the world today to protect the interests of innovators, according to a
press release.

The three day conference has been organised by the Ministry of Human
Resources Development in collaboration with the Geneva based World
Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and Delhi University. Over
40 participants from about 20 Asia-Pacific countries are attending the
Symposium. The participants will be sharing their national experiences
as also to deliberate on changes that should be brought about to
protect intellectual property rights.(ANI).