Database Law

Mr. Anirban Mazumder, a graduate of Calcutta University, received his LL.B. from Burdwan University. He went on to complete his LL.M. at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and his M Phil at the National University of Juridical Sciences, Calcutta. He has been awarded a Ph.D. by the National University of Juridical Sciences, Calcutta. He specializes in Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law, teaching both subjects at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Mr. Mazumder, a Fellow of the Max Plank Institute for Intellectual Property, Munich, has been a Visiting Scholar at the Touro Law School, New York University, and Cardiff University. He has also been a Cegla Scholar at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is the Principal Investigator in both a UGC Major Research Project and a Judicial Academy Project, and is a Visiting Professor at the West Bengal University of Technology and International Management Institute.Dr. Mazumder is one ofthe members of the Expert Committee on Utility Model, constituted by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India. He is also a member of the Copyright Enforcement Advisory Council, constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

1. Introduction.- 2. Information, Property & Protection.- 3. Copyright, Access & Information Society.- 4. Copyright, Databases, and protection.- 5. Database Protection- European Experience.- 6. Aborted American Attempts.- 7. Indian database Industry and Legal regime.- 8. Conclusion.