Is a photograph of a magazine article posted on twitpic or facebook a case of copyright violation? Is a newspaper or a blog free to use a users status update? Is a search engine allowing users to search pirated content violating copyright? Is a peer-to-peer software that allows user share files abetting copyright violation? Who owns your comments? What happens to music businesses if the life of copyright is extended beyond 60 days? Should authors compulsorily have to retain copyright? Can Media businesses hold consumers liable for breaking DRM? You're invited to join us at Google India, Gurgaon, this coming Thursday, for an important discussion on the nuances of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2010, and hopefully, the answers to many of these questions: Converge: Implications of India's Copyright Bill 2010, a seminar discussing the implications of the Copyright (Amendment Bill) 2010, hosted by Google India. Panels 1. Access to Knowledge and Copyright Law Covers: disability provision, educational documents, libraries, fair usage/fair dealing 2. Copyright Law, freedom of expression, and the future of the digital economy Covers: content users & DRM, user generated content, blogs, search engines, video sharing, intermediary liability and safe harbor 3. Authors, Content Owners, and Media Business Models Covers: authors' rights, term of copyright, version recordings (online and mobile), role of copyright societies Date: 27th May 2010 Time: 3:30 PM Venue: Google India Pvt Ltd, 9th Floor, Tower C Building No.8, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon India - 122002 Note: We'll be announcing speakers shortly. The last date…
