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ights, performer's rights, multimedia rights, moral rights ,whichalso include right of paternity and right of integrity, convergencerights. He emphasized that technology is a double edged swordas it offers new means to fix the original expression in a tangibleform and at the same time supports copyright infringement.The Internet activities of caching, browsing, mirroring, scanning,downloading, uploading, file swapping, tantamount to copyrightinfringement. The laws and rules on 'fair use' are not very clearlydefined and are a little ambiguous.Technical Session - VI:Copyri'l'ht and other related Issues concernin'l' ETDsChairperson: Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi, Head,Library, IIPA, New DelhiRapporteur: Mr. Tariq, jNU, New DelhiThe copyright amendment Bill 2010 (still pending beforeParliament), in order to protect copyright of authors hasproposed various provisions like technical protection, digitalrights management. Mr.Vakul advocated that copyright billshould allow libraries, archives, museums to convert copyrightprotected material into digital format for preservation and futureuse. Furthermore, the libraries should be allowed to facilitateuse of copyright material for academic and educational purposes.He also highlighted that digital copying is a civil and criminaloffence according to Information Technology Act 2000. If aperson downloads copies of a document without seekingpermission of the owner, he is liable to pay a compensatoryamount of Rs 5 Crores to the owner and may be sentenced toimprisonment for 3 years. Mr. Sharma reiterated that librariesand guides/supervisors should use anti-plagiarism software toprevent substantial copying and other fraudulent practices; highereducational institutions must develop a code of conduct forstudents, researchers and guides. Mr. Sharma also mentionedthat substantial copying from material which are out of copyrightshould also be seen as copyright infringement. The usercommunity should be sensitized towards the provisions of theCopyright Act and Information Technology act.that these theses were sent for Shodhganga @INFLIBNET. TheUniversity of Pondicherry has already signed an MOU withINFLIBNET Centre. The University also subscribes to 'TURNITIN'which is an anti-plagiarism software. The research scholars aresupposed to subject their theses to TURNITIN software beforesubmitting them for award of degree. The University providesNo-due certificate based on TU RNITIN Document ID.Panel Discussion: Preservation and Access of Thesesand Dissertations: Issues and Challen'l'esOn the concluding day, a panel discussion was held with variousexperts expressing their suggestions to embark up on the ETDprojects in universities, issues and challenges for preservationand access to ETDs and strategy for enrolling more universitiesand other institutions into Shodhganga project. Discussions werealso held regarding incentives to universities and research scholarsfor submission of their theses in the Shodhganga. The panelwas chaired by Dr. jagdish Arora and panellists were Dr. R KChadha, joint Scretary, Lok Sabha, Dr. Samyuktha Ravi, UniversityLibrarian, Pondicherry University, Dr. Nutan Johry, Dy. Director,NASSDOC New Delhi, Sh. N V Sathyanarayana, Mis. InformaticsIndia Pvt. Dr. 5 K Arora, University Librarian, IGNOU, New DelhiLtd, and Dr. Debal C Kar, University Librarian, Dr. BRA University,Delhi.Dr. R Samyuktha made a presentation on issues and challengesof ETD Initiatives at University of Pondicherry. Dr. Nutan johrymade an elaborated on the role of ICSSR in preservation andaccess to theses and dissertations. Mr. N V Sathyanarayan,Informatics India Pvt. Ltd expressed his views on marketing ofIndian theses and dissertations. Dr. S K Arora, University Librarian,IGNOU, New Delhi made a presentation on preservation andaccess to theses and dissertations at IGNOU. Dr. Debal C Kar,University Librarian, DR BRA University, Delhi presented initiativestaken at the BRA University regarding electronic submission oftheses and dissertations.Valedictory Session and RecommendationsDr. R. Samyuktha, University Librarian, Pondicherry Universitypresented a case study of institutional re~sitory for archivingtheses and dissertations that was set up in Pondicherry University.She gave an account of automation and digital library activitiesof University Library. She mentioned that the institutionalre~sitory was set up in 2010 using DSpace. The digitizationof the theses was done in- house as \l'v€ll as outsourced. Thelibrary has already digitized and uploaded 574 theses whichare in Engtish, French, Sanskrit. Hindi and Tamil. She mentionedValedictory Session of the National Seminar on was held on23rd March 2012 at 3.30 p.m. Dr. Manorama Tripathi,Rapporteur General of the Seminar presented the report onvarious sessions held during the Seminar. In her report. Dr. Tripathipresented a gist of lecture delivered and discussions held invarious sessions. In his concluding remarks, Dr. Jagdish Arora,Director, IN FLIBN ET Centre informed the participants aboutvarious decisions taken in the meeting of the National Committeeon ETD for Shodhganga. He informed that the CommitteeVol. 19, No.1 Oanuary to March 2012) ----------------------------- 9