CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS;
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;
INTRODUCTION;
CHAPTER 1;
OBJECTIVES OF COPYRIGHT LAW: BALANCING OF USER RIGHTS;
1.1 Historical Evolution of System of Copyright Law;
1.1.1 Statute of Anne and Origin of Author Rights;
1.1.2 Copyright Law and Advancement of Public interest;
1.1.3 Greater Copyright Protection to the Detriment to the Public Interest;
1.2 Balancing of Rights with Owner Rights;
CHAPTER 2:
COPYRIGHT EXCEPTIONS UNDER INDIAN LAW PERTAINING TO DISABLED PERSONS;
2.1 Element of Public Interest in Indian Copyright Law ;
2.2 Existing Exceptions Under Indian Copyright Law ;
2.3 Constitutional Obligations Towards Amelioration of Disabled Persons ;
2.3.1 Article 14 - Right to Equality ;
2.3.2 Article 15 - Right to Non-Discrimination ;
2.3.3 Article 19(1)(a) - Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression ;
2.3.4 Article 21 - Right to Life and Personal Liberty;
2.4 Embedment of Right to Education in India and entitling disabled persons;
2.4.1 Judicial Creation of Right to Education;
2.4.2 Streamlining State's Obligation for Free and Compulsory Education;
2.4.3 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ;
2.4.4 The Persons with Disability Act, 1995 ;
2.4.5 National Policy for Persons with Disabilities 2006;
CHAPTER 3:
THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2010: A CRITIQUE ;
3.1 The Fair Dealing Provision Pertaining to Disabled ;
3.1.1 Constitutional Challenges on Ground of Discrimination;
3.1.2 Further Limitations upon Utilisation of Fair Dealing ;
3.2 Compulsory Licensing Provisions;
3.2.1 Limited Number of Applicants for Compulsory License;
3.2.2 Bureaucratic Licensing Process and Lack of Absolute Time Limit;
3.3 Concerns for Copyright Owners Posed by Amendment Bill ;
3.4 A review of Canadian Model- Lessons for Indian Copyright System ;
3.4.1 Wide Encompassing Definition of End Beneficiaries ;.
3.4.2 Licensing of Rights by Collective Societies;
3.4.3 Monitoring of Abuse by Copyright Collective Societies;
3.5 Suggestions and Recommendations to Indian Copyright Amendment Bill ;
CHAPTER 4;
COPYRIGHT EYCEPTIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW PERTAINING TO SNOS;
4.1 Existing International Copyright Regime;
4.1.1 Berne Convention 4.1.2 Rome Convention;
4.1.3 TRIPS • Wider expanse of three step test under TRIPS;
4.1.4 WIPO Copyright Treaty 69;
4.1.5 WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty;
4.2 Three Step Test: An Analysis;
4.2.1 WTO Dispute Panel Report on Three Step Test;
4.2.2 Application Test to Disabled Person Exception;
4.3 Inadequacies of Existing International Copyright Regime;
4.4 UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
4.5 World Blind Union Proposed Treaty
4.5.1 Exception for Reproduction in an Accessible Format EL;
4.5.2 Rights to Circumvent Technological Protection Measures;
4.5.3 Freedom of Import and Export of Accessible Works;
4.6 Further Deliberations Act Standing at SCCR Upon WBU Treaty SL;
4.6.1 The US Consensus
4.6.2 European Union Recommendation;
4.6.3 The TIGAR Solution;
4.6.4 Twenty Second Session of SCCR;
4.6.5 Criticism of WBU Treaty;
CONCLUSION;
BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Copyright Exceptions - Disabled Person - India Copyright Exceptions - International Law - Disabled Person Copyright Law - India