Create, Copy, Disrupt: India's Intellectual Property Dilemmas
Prashant Reddy T. and Sumathi Chandrashekaran
Abstract
In 1947, a newly independent India was saddled with a host of intellectual property (IP) laws left behind by the British. In the following decades, India broke away from colonial IP legacies, while navigating international treaty negotiations in the light of its redefined national interests. These changes affected ordinary lives—be it through medicines, music, movies, books, food, yoga, or the Internet—but have never been narrated to a larger audience. This book unravels the development of India’s IP law and policy in modern times, in a form and style designed for the general reader. The chapt ... More
In 1947, a newly independent India was saddled with a host of intellectual property (IP) laws left behind by the British. In the following decades, India broke away from colonial IP legacies, while navigating international treaty negotiations in the light of its redefined national interests. These changes affected ordinary lives—be it through medicines, music, movies, books, food, yoga, or the Internet—but have never been narrated to a larger audience. This book unravels the development of India’s IP law and policy in modern times, in a form and style designed for the general reader. The chapters in the book centre on different industries and sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, book publishing, cinema, music, the Internet, food, yoga, and traditional knowledge. Each chapter features a lively narrative that has been constructed from various sources, including parliamentary debates, expert reports, interviews, archival research, and case law. The book’s unique focus is on the politics and history of Indian IP, rather than the black letter of the law.
Keywords:
intellectual property,
basmati,
Berne Convention,
India,
pharmaceutical patent,
copyright,
traditional knowledge,
Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),
safe harbour,
geographical indication
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199470662 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2017 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199470662.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Prashant Reddy T., author
An independent practicing lawyer.
Sumathi Chandrashekaran, author
works in law and public policy in New Delhi.
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