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Digital Media in India, United Kingdom, United States of America: A Comparative Study

Authors
Anya Behera1, A. Vedashree2, *, L Sunil Kumar3
1Research Scholar, Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, India
2Associate Professor, Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, India
3Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, India
*Corresponding author. Email: vedashree.a@alliance.edu.in
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A. Vedashree
Available Online 26 December 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-515-7_20How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Digital; Technology; Intellectual Property Law
Abstract

The meteoric growth of digital media has had a profound impact on Intellectual Property Laws initiating stumbling blocks and new directions to protect patented creative endeavours by both individuals and corporations. The “Digital Millennium Copyright Act” enacted in 1998 by the government of United States faces unique challenges of determining what “fair use” means, ensuring that international copyright agreements monitored by The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are in place by equilibrating the privileges of the copyright holders with the principles of free speech and access to information. The United Kingdom replaced the old copyright Act of 1911 by introducing a new law in 1988 to protect Copyrights, Designs and Patents. Despite these changes both countries continue to face challenges in everchanging digital landscape with rapid growth and break throughs particularly in the field of Information Technology. India follows the copyright act of 1957 later amended in 2012 protecting the owners of their creative work. The legal framework for protecting digital media and intellectual property is yet to be framed and implemented. Infringement of intellectual property including digital works is rampant often shadowed by opaque inadequate laws coupled with scant awareness making it complicated to enforce Intellectual Property rights.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Law and Technology (ICLT 2025)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
26 December 2025
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978-2-38476-515-7
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2352-5398
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