Compulsory Licensing - Copyright Holder Obligations and Public Access Rights

Learn about the legal mechanisms that can compel copyright holders to license their works through this 23-minute lecture from NPTEL-NOC IITM. Explore the circumstances under which copyright owners may be required to grant licenses, focusing specifically on the grounds of 'withholding a work' from the public as outlined in Sections 31 and 31A of copyright law. Understand the balance between protecting creators' rights and ensuring public access to copyrighted materials, examining when and how compulsory licensing provisions can be invoked to override exclusive copyright control.