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Pervasive Effect of Competition Law on Copyright Societies in India

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Title Pervasive Effect of Competition Law on Copyright Societies in India
 
Creator S, Vishnu
 
Subject Copyright Societies
Abuse of Dominance
Monopoly
Copyright Licensing
Sound Recordings
Cinematographic Film
 
Description 87-93
Copyright societies play a vital role in the copyright system. They enable markets to function for the use of copyright
works in situations where the copyright holder cannot contract directly with the user. This is done by way of simplifying the
negotiation process in managing the rights of their members and acting as a single contact point for licensees. Generally, it is
admitted that copyright societies act in the interest of both rights owners and end users. There is, in practice for operational
reasons, a single society per sector in India. That means that both users and authors only have one partner with whom they
must deal. They have no choice and the society occupies a de facto monopoly, and potential abuses may result from their
double monopoly situation. It is therefore by no means surprising to see that collective management has attracted a lot of
attention from the side of the competition authorities. It has also become increasingly clear that the inherent monopoly of
copyright society raises serious concerns for the competition authorities.
 
Date 2023-05-15T06:30:26Z
2023-05-15T06:30:26Z
2023-05
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1076 (Online); 0971-7544 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/61916
https://doi.org/10.56042/jipr.v28i2.592
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source JIPR Vol.28(2) [March 2023]