Tags: Copyrights , India-UK , UK , India

New Delhi, Jan 4- To ensure that Indian authors get royalty for their literary work reproduced in the United Kingdom, the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO) will sign a bilateral agreement with its British counterpart -- Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA).

The agreement is expected to be signed in April this year during the London book fair, IRRO chairman Ashok K Ghosh said.

Under the pact, CLA would protect copyrights of Indian authors in the UK and IRRO, in turn, would safeguard the "royalty interest" of British writers in the country.

"With the advent of modern technologies, the copyright interests of a writer have became more vulnerable to be infringed as his or her work is being reproduced across the globe without any restriction," Ghosh said.

He said it had become difficult to ensure copyright compliance as literary and academic works are being used by various parties through photocopying and digital reproduction apart from traditional ways of piracy.

Kevin Fitzerald, Chief Executive Officer of CLA said his organisation was looking forward to have a close partnership with IRRO to protect the legitimate rights of authors and publishers from both the counties.

Fitzerald was here to address an IRRO seminar on "Administration of Reprographic Rights & Collecting Society", which discussed issues related to protection of copyrights.

The IRRO acts on behalf of Indian publishers and authors by issuing license and ensuring copyright compliance in the country. It has a similar agreement with Japan.

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