IMI Position

The letter can be found here

The letter can be found here

The letter can be found here

IMI stated in its representation that the Copyright Office should conduct a comprehensive review of the voluntary registration system to minimise possible negative consequences highlighted in its representation. IMI also submitted recommendations on the draft Guidelines for Examination of Sound Recording Works.

The full representation can be found here.

The letter can be found here

IMI stated in its representations that the eventual legislative outcome of the whitepaper should strike the right balance between informational privacy and protection of intellectual property rights, i.e., balancing the right to privacy of individuals is as important as the right to an effective remedy to an IP owner. The inclusion of appropriate exceptions to not processing personal data without consent for “legitimate purposes” should expressly include the investigation of and action in respect of unlawful activity including IP infringement.

The full representation can be found here.

The letter can be found here

IMI stated in its representations, how the protection of intellectual property rights in RCEP would benefit the creative industry of India both economically and as a soft power. IMI highlighted the vast untapped potential in international markets for creative content originating in India and the degradation caused by piracy. IMI stated that the Indian creative industry can benefit from RCEP if it connects India to global IP based markets. IMI stated that India should i) accede to the WIPO Internet Treaties ii) have a more effective online IPR enforcement regime iii) extend the term of copyright protection iv) not extend safe harbour privileges for internet service providers except for truly neutral and passive intermediaries and v) not be required under RCEP to adopt any kind of open ended fair use exceptions.

The full representations can be found here: RCEP_DPIIT, RCEP_MEA

IMI stated in its representations that in addition to granting protection to broadcasters, protection must also be given to content owners. The Broadcasting Treaty should further strengthen the rights provided by the Indian law to the broadcasters and the content owners against illegal broadcasting of the signals over all means of transmission. IMI endorsed the exclusion of computer networks from the definitions of Broadcasting and Cablecasting as per the draft of the Broadcasting Treaty.

The full representation can be found here.

The letter can be found here