Copy right act
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(Querist) 10 March 2012
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SIRS,
I HAVE QUESTION, RATHER MY DOUBT , TO PUT BEFORE YOU. THAT IS , CAN ANY ONE EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN " ISBN" NUMBER AND " COPY RIGHTS ' OF A BOOK ?
I HAVE READ THAT _"Section 9 of the Copyright Act requires for establishment of an office to be called the Copyright Office for the purpose of the Act. The Copyright Office is to be under the immediate control of a Registrar of Copyrights to be appointed by the Central Government, who would act under the superintendence and directions of the Central Government. The Copyright Office is currently located at the following address:
4th Floor, Jeevan Deep Building
Parliament Street
New Delhi - 110001
Telephone No. : +91-11-23362436 ........."
AT THE SAME TIME , I HAVE ALSO SEEN ON NET THAT ....................
"......ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number, a unique code that can be assigned to a book.
While an ISBN is not required to publish a book, it is a good idea to get one for your book, specially if you want to sell it through standard book distribution channel. For selling it only through Pothi.com, you do not need to have an ISBN.
ISBNs are allotted to publishers. Books on Pothi.com are usually published by the authors or their relatives individually. Earlier ISBNs were allotted only in blocks. But the good news for self-publishers is that now individual ISBNs can be allotted to the self-publishers too.
What more - Getting an ISBN in India is free. You need to send an application to Raja Rammohan Roy National Agency for ISBN. The following details should be included in the application:
Title of Book:
Author:
Publisher: Self-Published
Year of Publication:
Place of Publication:
Pages:
Price:
Subject:
Language:
Paperback or Hardback:
Your address for communication
You also need to enclose the following:
Photocopy of the cover page
Identification Proof
A self addressed envelop for return communication
Important Points:
Price: It is better if you put your price higher than that on Pothi.com (a mark-up of 40-60%). The reason being that when sold through other channels, the prices would usually have to be high to accommodate the margins for intermediaries.
Hardback/Paperback: If a book is published in hardback as well as paperback, two different ISBNs need to be taken for the same. So, be clear about which version you want the ISBN for.
The application should be sent to the following (updated) address:
Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN
West Block-I, Wing-6, 2nd Floor,
Sector -I, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066
Phone: +91-11-26172903/26172916......."
IS BOTH ARE SYNONYMOUS ?
OR BOTH ARE MANDATORY ?
IS ISBN No ALONE IS SUFFICIENT ?
PLS EXPLAIN ?
THANKING YOU ALL !
YOURS,
SALIL KUMAR.P
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Deepak Nair
(Expert) 10 March 2012
Dear Mr.Salil Kumar,
ISBN is a unique serial number given to a particular book for the purpose of identification of the said book with a view to enhance the marketing of books by publishers and book sellers. This a unique identification number which is useful for identification of title / edition of specific work. Simply, this is a unique id given to a book title to for tracking and ordering purposes.
ISBN is not a proxy to / equivalent to Copy Right as it does not protect anyboody's cpy right. So ISBN alone is not sufficient to protect the copyright of the book. Both are different aspects with different purpose.
Guest
(Expert) 10 March 2012
Dear Salil,
ISBN, which is the abbreviation of "International Standard Book Numbers" issued to each published book, has no direct concern with the copyright act. ISBN is a unique identification No. allocated to any publication, which helps to identify group, publisher, title and check digit pertaining to that publication.
ajay sethi
(Expert) 10 March 2012
agree with experts
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 10 March 2012
I think this is an academic query which requires to be posted and discussed in forum section rather of this experts section.
