Required Information about activities of Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO)?

[Rohit Kumar Sahu]

Dear LIS members,

Can anyone inform me about the activities of Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO)? Is it a legal body authorized by the Ministry of HRD to grant photocopying rights to organizations?

Any information/clarifications will be appreciated.

Rohit Kumar Sahu

Assistant Librarian

Management Development Institute

Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali,

Gurgaon - 122007 (HARYANA)

Phone No. : 0124 -4560328

Mobile No. : 09811545534 

Email:- [e-mail]

[Nitesh Devu Naik]

The IRRO is a Copyright Society in the filed of published literary works incorporated in the year 2000. It represents the rights owners of the literary works namely, authors and publishers and provides licenses to the users on their behalf. IRRO issues / grant licenses which covers books, newspapers, magazines, journals and other periodical publications in electronic and paper format for Reprography for the limited period of 1 year as per law.

The Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation, 18/1C, Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg (Near JNU), New Delhi-110067 has been registered by the Central Government, vide registration no. CS/04/ reprographic rights in the field of literary works/2002 as a Copyright Society under sub-section (3) of Section 33 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957) and authorised to commence and carry on the Copyright Business in ‘reprographic rights in the field of literary works’, by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

[Dr. N K Pachauri]

Thank you Nitesh ji