International Protection of Copyright in the Era of Globalization
Keywords:
Copyright, Creator/Author, Performers Right, Conventions and Treaties.Abstract
Copyright is a statutory protection that is provided to the creator of work by virtue of their National
laws. This protection is provided to the owner of a creation, so that he could enjoy his exclusive rights
and also stop others from infringing his creation. With the advent of information technology and
internet, need was felt for providing the protection to the author’s/creator’s at the international level.
Further, the process of globalization made it mandatory for us to have an International regime with
respect to Copyright protection. Therefore, people across the world joined hands to frame an
International System for protecting the work of author and entered into several treaties and
agreements. The present paper deals with the aspects of international copyright. It discusses various
treaties for the protection of the copyright at the international level. This paper also talks about the
specific fields in which the protection is available along with the type protection available to the
creator of the work. India being the member of various International bodies has amended its
copyright laws to come in parity with the International Conventions and treaties like Berne
Convention 1886, WIPO Copyright Treaty and TRIPS etc.