The impact of IPR in protecting and enhancing digital economy

Abstract EN

In the online world, intellectual property law is designed to protect the legitimate rights of those who produce original works and thus provide incentives for that work.

intellectual property is protected through laws on copyright, patents and trademarks.

in most cases, the impact of loss on the internet is greater because internet is borderless and infringing materials can travel across different geographical regions within few seconds.

detecting infringement of intellectual property rights is fairly a complex task.

both online as well as offline world.

the rapid growth of the digital economy, enabled by broadband penetration, and coupled with increases in computing power and storage, creates global markets for content and rights holders.

but it also creates a threat that-without adequate controls-piracy will damage the creative industries.

the discussion paper on which this article is based, “intellectual property rights in today’s digital economy”, therefore focuses in particular on the ways that the growing digital economy is impinging on copyright.

there are a number of major challenges facing us as to how we may protect intellectual property in the expression of ideas and information in an electronic world as compared with the traditional expression of those ideas by material means.

in the information technology age, the protection of intellectual property rights (ipr) requires even greater attention and dedicated strategy for its protection.

on the internet, protection of intellectual property has an important bearing on the growth of ecommerce.

it may be easy to detect infringement of intellectual property rights on the internet, but effective law enforcement poses a challenge while combating infringements of intellectual property rights in digital space.

as we know, with the growth of information technology age internet is used for transacting business.

when more activities start to happen on internet, offences are bound to occur in the internet.

for this suitable legislation needs to be drafted in order to curb the offences on the internet.

a multi-prolonged approach is needed to encompass technical, social and legal measures will be required to adequately protect intellectual property rights in cyberspace.