HOW SAFE ARE “COPYRIGHT” IN CYBER SPACE: THE INDIAN INTERPRETATION

Law is a response to a challenges; the challenge can be social, economic or technological. Copyright law is no exception to this general rule. Copyright protection, like patent protection, exist on the theory that "the public benefits from the creative activities of authors, and that the copyright monopoly is a necessary condition for such creative activities". But technological changes always created challenges to the basic principles of copyright law. An application of copyright law to digital information has become critical. Infringement of copy rights over the Internet is one of them. The purpose of my paper is to discuss the copy rights infringement over Internet with reference to Indian Scenario.