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Term of copyright in India - more specifically to Computer Programmes

Source here.

TERM OF COPYRIGHT

Is copyright protected in perpetuity?

No. It is protected for a limited period of time.

What is the term of protection of copyright?

The general rule is that copyright lasts for 60 years. In the case of original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works the 60-year period is counted from the year following the death of the author. In the case of cinematograph films, sound recordings, photographs, posthumous publications, anonymous and pseudonymous publications, works of government and works of international organisations, the 60-year period is counted from the date of publication.

Are computer programmes protected under Copyright Act?

Yes. Computer programmes are protected under the Copyright Act. They are treated as literary works.

It ain't me

Go 'way from my window,
Leave at your own chosen speed.
I'm not the one you want, babe,
I'm not the one you need.
You say you're lookin' for someone
Never weak but always strong,
To protect you an' defend you
Whether you are right or wrong,
Someone to open each and every door,
But it ain't me, babe,
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe,
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.

Go lightly from the ledge, babe,
Go lightly on the ground.
I'm not the one you want, babe,
I will only let you down.
You say you're lookin' for someone
Who will promise never to part,
Someone to close his eyes for you,
Someone to close his heart,
Someone who will die for you an' more,
But it ain't me, babe,
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe,
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.

Go melt back into the night, babe,
Everything inside is made of stone.
There's nothing in here moving
An' anyway I'm not alone.
You say you're looking for someone
Who'll pick you up each time you fall,
To gather flowers constantly
An' to come each time you call,
A lover for your life an' nothing more,
But it ain't me, babe,
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe,
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.

नॉएडा सब्जी बाजार के भाव (चौडा मौड़ सोम बाज़ार) 7 April 2008

Noida vegetable prices on 7th April, 2008 (Som Baazar, Near Chauda Maud,
Sector-21)

सब्जी	रु. प्रति किलोग्राम
टमाटर	15 से 20
आलू	६.७
प्याज	१०
भिंडी	३०
परमल	२०
लौकी	30
फली	20
धनिया	40
नीम्बू	40
पत्ता गोभी	५
बैंगन	10

True google rank

Reproduced from here.

Download

What it does is this :

Give as inputs a keyword or keywords, and a domain name or a web page
and the range in google results to search for. It will tell you where does your page/domain
appear in the search results in the 100 results starting from that result number. For e.g. if your domain name www.example.com is the
fifth result on 2nd page of google results for keyword=example, and 3rd result
on 4th page, output would be :

Found at these ranks : 15 33

There are two ways to use it :

Browser :
open first.html
for multiple keywords, simply enter them separated by spaces.
no support for phrases yet.
enter a url and result range to search

Command line :
Usage :

php.exe true_google_rank.php <keyword> < url >
< start result num between 0 and 999> 

for e.g.
php.exe true_google_rank.php dogra wikipedia 10


multiple keywords need to be entered inside " and ".
no support for phrases yet.

You will need php.exe and php5ts.dll for that, bundled
with this zip file .(on linux, I haven't tried yet)




Download


Warning : If you use this script too often(may be 5-6 times a minute),
you might get the dreaded sorry.google.com page. Google decides what
is too often.

License : GPL.

If you like this, contribute by clicking on the Donate button below :

October Sky

I haven't seen too many movies when your heart
comes to your mouth so often in a miserly span
of 90 minutes. The fantastic soundtrack has a role
to play in that as well.

Name of this movie is an anagram of Rocket Boys,
name of the novel on which it's based. Also, in a research
done by Universal Pictures, women over 30 would not go
to see a movie titled "Rocket Boys",^[1] so Universal
Pictures changed the title to be more inviting to a
wider audience.

Typing my time away

If we fly from boredom, we fly from ourselves. - Friedrich Nietzsche


What are the things that I do to run away from boredom
and give myself an illusion that something is happening
all the time though I ain't doing it :

1. Keep a watch on the stock market ticker.
2. If there is a cricket match going on, nothing
like it. Keep watching the score.
3. Keep an eye on the torrent stats, up/down speed, download percentage.
4. Google Reader !
5. Gmail !
....

RSS feeds from Noam Chomsky

For those who didn't know this.
Here is the link.

Little Miss Sunshine

Okay. So this movie is all about a family, which right from the first
frame is drowning in a pool of piss(excuse my language please, it's
a good movie), with some really cool background music to back it up.

Few minutes and a failed clutch later the piss kind of gives way to,umm,
some clean water, then mud, then clean again and so on.. It's a real
roller coaster ride.

And the climax, boy, what a climax. It's like all the frustrated souls
in the family come on stage and get dancing and the agent of this
catharsis is their little daughter, the Little Miss Sunshine, she
truly is.

Let me know if you want to watch it ;-).

Be evil and don't be evil

been reading "iCon-An unauthorized and unflinching portrait of Steve Jobs",
for a while. Had read The Google Story a few months ago as well. Whereas the google
story was mostly about how the Google founders kept the devil at bay from taking
over their souls, iCon is mostly about how Steve Jobs has succumbed to the devil
time and again. It doesn't really make for a pleasant read nor an easy read. Though
there are some interesting episodes illustrated in here, they don't really tickle you.
Anyway, will try to finish it in a week or so (it's been a week alreay, I am a slow reader
I know, but here I have been even slower).

Jotting down notes

Ev'rybody's building the big ships and the boats,
Some are building monuments,
Others, jotting down notes,
Ev'rybody's in despair,
Ev'ry girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Ev'rybody's gonna jump for joy.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

Aamir Khan gets quizzed by B Raman over Tibetan issue

Few hours ago, B Raman's open letter to Aamir Khan appeared on Rediff.
Anyone interested in Aamir Khan's decision to carry Olympic torch
should read this.

Here is a critical point he raises:

"Wherever the Olympic Torch is being taken, the Chinese have been keen that some prominent Muslim and Buddhist personalities also participate in carrying the torch so that they can demonstrate to the protesting Buddhists of Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai and to the protesting Muslims of Xinjiang that prominent Buddhist and Muslim leaders in other countries have endorsed the Games.

The importance of your participation and of the participation of Saif Ali Khan to the Chinese was not only because you are both widely-admired film artists. It was also because both of you are widely-respected Muslim personalities.

The importance of the participation of football hero Baichung Bhutia to the Chinese was not only because he is a football hero, but also because he is a highly-respected Buddhist personality. He saw through their game and declined to let himself be used by the Chinese. It is a pity you have not seen through their game."

Notes on Noida

If you live in Sector-21, you will find it interesting to see how the color
of sky changes from gray to blue once you step into Noida Stadium, which
is just in front of your sector. I find it surprising myself, but it seems
that air inside Noida Stadium is just too clean.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
No matter in which part of Noida you reside, just step
out of your home and you are greeted by an army of cars,
either stationary or moving. The number of cars is huge
in this part of India(NCR) as compared to any other.
You can observe almost every model in almost all of its
available colors. Makes the buying process so much
easier ;-)

Shades of Red behind the Celluloid

I came across two stories in a week highlighting a bizarre pattern : Red + Celluloid.

1. Mani Ratnam's son moves across as 'red volunteer'

2. Not Without My Father

Away from the pseudo-activism of the Bollywood glitterati, a young assistant director of Taare Zameen Par fights for her father, who is under arrest on charges of being a Naxalite commander.

Another Google Prank ?

Post of Google Blog :
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/announcing-project-virgle.html

Project Home Page :
http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html

Application form for inhabiting Mars :
http://www.google.com/virgle/application.html

Sehwag

Update : Sehwag has raised the fastest
triple hundred as well. Now 2 out of 3
fastest are his.

Now, out of the 7 fastest double centuries,
3 belong to Sehwag. All 3 have come in
matches where the audience has been
conspicuous from its absence(in Multan
it was stadium crowd, in Chennai it is
television, in Lahore both).

Source : Cricinfo Stats

Two cool launches today on the web

1. Photoshop on the web, with 2GB free storage.

2. Youtube starts providing geographical information about the
audience of your videos, think of it as google-analytics for your
youtube videos.

A list of words I hate

1. Suddenly.

will continue updating this list..

Psychology tidbits

A fantastic movie : Oridnary People.
It talks about Survivor's guilt.
I am sure a lot of people are affected by this(survivor's guilt), and
this movie talks about it in a very effective manner.

Ratan Tata conferred degree by IIT, Kharagpur

"The award was given in recognition of Tata's outstanding leadership in globalising India and transforming the Tata group as a formidable corporate entity, a press release issued here today said."

Source : http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200803181721.htm

It could have as well read like :
"The award was given , on the continued insistence of West Bengal Govt , in recognition of Tata's ability(or lack of it) for not backing out of Singur despite continued violent protests."