Letter to HE Mr. Harsh Vardhan Shringla – The negative impact of Section 49 (a) of the Import Policy 2012-2015 of Bangladesh, Ministry of Commerce on Indian content in Bangladesh.
The letter can be found here
IMI representation to Rajiv Aggrawal-DIPP_Why ratification of WPPT is Sound Policy for India
The letter can be found here
Letter regarding potential partnership between the Indian Music Industry and Maharashtra Cyber Digital Crime Unit
The letter can be found here
Representation to Registrar of Copyrights on Guidelines for Examination of Sound Recording Works
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.
Request for Blocking access and prevention of re-occurance of the websites, www.songspk.com and websites with domain names using words “Song” and ”PK” as suffix or prefix in various permutations and combinations
The letter can be found here
Representation to Scientist G & Group Co-ordinator, Cyber Laws, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
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.
Letter to Chairman ASCI _ Seeking support from ASCI to tackle the menace of digital piracy in India
The letter can be found here
Representation to the Joint Secretary, DIPP (now DPIIT) & Joint Secretary, MER Division, Ministry of External Affairs in favour of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
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
Representation to the Director, DIPP (now DPIIT) for protection of content owners in Broadcasting Treaty
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.
GST Rep. for Physical Digital Music Players
The letter can be found here