Vice -Chairman Kuvedh Sharath Ananthamurty started a workshop on intellectual property rights on the first class of Hollehonnur in Bhadravati Taluk on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Sharath Ananthamurty, Vice -President (VC) from the University of Kuvemp, expressed concern that the exercise of intellectual property rights (IPR) to objects and ideas could go against the basic principles of democracy.
He spoke after launching a daily workshop on intellectual property rights in the current scenario organized by the first class College class in Holeonnur, Bhadravati Taluk on Friday.
Sharath Ananthamurty, referring to the historical essay of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin, “a work of art at the age of mechanical reproduction,” said that mechanical reproduction changed the way to experience the art and distort the concept of unique and original.
“In a way, technology has helped to reach all of them. Walter Benjamin appreciated the development because mechanical reproduction technology has democratized art experience. However, we are in the opposite state today. IPR application could be against the idea of socialism.
He previously said that patenting was applied only for produced objects. Now, however, it could also be used for ideas. “The IPR concept could deny ordinary people the right to use many objects that they use regularly. This could be dangerous. I believe that IPR is a challenge ahead of us and we have to see it critically,” Stavil.
Furthermore, Mr. Sharath Ananthamurty felt that monitoring of the origin of an idea or object could be a difficult task. “Saris, which wears Indian women, is the result of Islamic influence. Similarly, thoughts that we believe were in Greece had references to our ancestors in India. At the same time, the Indians had business ties with China (sometimes, the efforts to trade the idea could end up as futile, claimed.
BM Kumaraswamy, retirement director, elaborated the history of patenting in India. Dr. Arundhathi, the Faculty of Law at the Government Law College in Hassan, Sadvhi C. Kanth, a lawyer IP, presented a special lecture on this topic. Prathibha Kr Chair the College of the University. The program included coordinators of internal cells to ensure the quality of Bharathi Devi, Asma Melimani and College.
Published – April 4 2025 20:23
