Rental and lending of copyright works is something that (generally) the
copyright owner can control in the UK. The same will (broadly) be true in
the European Community because the basic proposition comes from a directive.
There are exceptions, for example for public libraries where the public
lending right applies. However, this law has no application in India and if
your activities are restricted to your home country you need not concern
yourself with what other countries' laws say: it might however be relevant
because India might have legislation based on ours - I'd be interested to
learn whether that is the case. If it is, I imagine you might well find
that you are prevented from lending out these books.
Peter Groves
Bircham Dyson Bell, 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL
Direct line 020 7170 0327
-----Original Message-----
From: Krish Chandra [mailto:krish_chandra[_at_]yahoo.com]
Sent: 28 August 2003 16:01
To: CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property
Subject: [CNI-(C)] Qestions on copyright and IP rights!
Hi,
I would like to get the opinion of knowledgeable
people who often visit this site and discuss topics on
copyright and related issues.
I am sending this e-mil from India. I am planning to start my own venture and the model I would like to follow is:
I would like to buy (legally) books on Information Technology and rent them (for a fee of 10-15% of the original price) to the subscribers of my service. I would also like to charge them a fixed annual subscription fee so as to enable me to raise capital. I also want to craete a website and subscribers can access it to get information on stocks, new arrivals, reservations, and other related information.
I have the following nagging doubts/questions about the venture:
I have searched the web for some information on copyright laws and have become familiar with the first sale doctrine. Yet, the above doubts are still lingering in my mind.
I know online bookstores that sell books. But, I haven't heard of or seen any lending/circulating library that is doing legal business.
If Lending libraries are not in existence, I can think
of two possible resons:
1. Violation of copyright, if at all.
2. It is economically not viable to run a business on
this model.
I am confused as to which of the above is true. Please clarify my doubts. Thanks!
Appreciate it!
Krish Chandra
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