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INTRODUCTION
• Rights accorded to author are generally classified
as “moral” or “economic”. Economic rights are in
general exclusive in nature, that is, the owner of
right may authorize or prohibit the doing of a
particular act. The particular rights that are
granted to copyright owners vary depending on
the type of work which is protected. In particular,
while the right of reproduction (or to make copy)
exist in relation to all types of work, the other
rights apply only to some of them.
Economic Rights of Authors under
Berne and TRIPS
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Work.
1. Article 8: Right of Translation
2. Article 9: Right of Reproduction
3. Article 11: Right of Public Performance and of Communication to the
Public of a Performance.
4. Article 11bis: broadcasting and Related Rights.
5. Article 11ter: Right of public recitation and of communication to the
public of a recitation (in literary works)
6. Article 12: Right of Adaptation, Arrangement and Other Alteration.
7. Article 14: Cinematograph and Related Rights (including the Right of
distribution)
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Article 9 of the TRIPS Agreement provides that all the members of TRIPS
shall comply with Articles 1 through 21 of the Berne Convention, 1971
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WORKS
• Literary, dramatic & YES YES YES YES YES YES
musical [S. 14(a)]