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Pub Res Q (2014) 30:271272
DOI 10.1007/s12109-014-9354-7
Vikrant Rana: The Publishers Law Book: A Dependable Work for Ready Reference
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi 110001, India, 2013, 118 pp, paperback
Manish Arora
Published online: 9 April 2014 The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Books are words frozen in time for eternity to ensure that the wisdom or information they carry is not lost to the natural erosion that the never-ceasing stream of time unleashes on everything else. Publishing an article or a book is an act of preservation, an exercise in immortalization, so to speak. But to keep the publishing industry running and the writers writing, it has to be ensured that a suitable environment conducive to writing and publishing is provided, promoted and sustained by protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) against unscrupulous encroachment. This is where law steps in.
It goes without saying that the most effective protection against infringement of IPRs stems from a vigilant approach on part of the creators, innovators, designers and writers. Books like Publishers Law Book by Vikrant Rana go a long way in ensuring that those whose rights are at stake are not only aware of their rights but are also sure of the best course available to them in case their rights as creators are infringed.