[INDOLOGY] An Upaniṣadic Reader

Fri Apr 21 19:12:25 UTC 2023

I think copyright has been extensively discussed here on the list before .
The highlights and interpretation on Indian copyright act are:

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.

What are the moral rights of an author?

The author of a work has the right to claim authorship of the work and to
restrain or claim damages in respect of any distortion, mutilation,
modification or other acts in relation to the said work which is done
before the expiration of the term of copyright if such distortion,
mutilation, modification or other act would be prejudicial to his honour or
reputation. Moral rights are available to the authors even after the
economic rights are assigned.

Do the author’s moral rights remain after assignment of copyright?

Yes. The moral rights are independent of the author’s copyright and remain
even after assignment of the copyright.

Will failure to display a work infringe the moral rights of an author?

No. Failure to display a work or to display it to the satisfaction of the
author shall not be deemed to be an infringement of the moral rights of the
author.

Who is the owner of a work produced during the course of the author’s
employment?

In the case of a work made in the course of the author’s employment under a
contract of service or apprenticeship, the employer shall, in the absence
of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright ther
in.
Is it not true that strict application of the principle of protection of
copyright hampers economic and cultural development of the society?

Yes. If copyright protection is applied rigidly, it can hamper the progress
of society. However, copyright laws are enacted with necessary exceptions
and limitations to ensure that a balance is maintained between the
interests of the creators and of the community.

On Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 11:30 PM Harry Spier via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> I thought copyright belongs to the author, since the copyright exires 75
> years after the authors death.
> Harry Spier
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 1:46 PM Jonathan Silk via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> This may not be directly relevant, but when I published a book from
>> University of Hawaii they immediately--without asking me--sold the rights
>> to Motilal, who of course changed the title (so, I think, they can sell it
>> to libraries who are not paying attention). But they reprinted the rest of
>> the book as is, and as far as it went, it was legal (though the result was
>> meant to be sold only in South Asia, but well, we all know how that goes)
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 5:07 PM Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY <
>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, it is complicated. They ordered 150 or so copies from OUP, and
>>> then changed the title pages!! An old fashioned cut and paste job.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 21, 2023, at 10:03 AM, Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY <
>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm really shocked to hear this.  I thought Munshiram were okay.
>>>
>>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 15:35, Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY <
>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually it was published by Oxford University Press. Munshiram is a
>>>> plagiarized version.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 20, 2023, at 4:04 PM, Eric Moses Gurevitch via INDOLOGY <
>>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Gleb,
>>>>
>>>> To add to the already-mentioned resources, depending on your student's
>>>> level of proficiency, Patrick Olivelle's 1998 *The Early Upaniṣads*,
>>>> published with Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, gives the Sanskrit text
>>>> with page-facing English translations. It is quite navigable.
>>>>
>>>> Take care,
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 3:53 PM Tejas Aralere via INDOLOGY <
>>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was trying to find Hock’s text’s name and was beat to it! It’s a
>>>>> great reader.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Tejas
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 9:45 PM Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY <
>>>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I suggest
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    - Hock, H. H. (2006) An Early Upanishadic Reader: With Notes,
>>>>>>    Glossary, and an Appendix of Related Vedic Texts. Delhi: Motilal
>>>>>>    Banarsidass Publishers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> perhaps combined with
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    - Cohen, S., ed. (2017) The Upanisads. A Complete Guide.
>>>>>>    Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DW
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 12:02, Gleb Sharygin via INDOLOGY <
>>>>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A student of mine asks whether there exists a user-friendly reader
>>>>>>> with literal (interlinear) word-to-word
>>>>>>> translations, which engages the texts of the early Upaniṣads in the
>>>>>>> way the new Pāli reader of Bhikkhu Bodhi
>>>>>>> (2020) engages the Pāli texts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was able to suggest only the ISKCON version of the *Īśopaniṣad*
>>>>>>> and * An Early Upaniṣadic Reader* (2007) by
>>>>>>> Hans Heinrich Hock (the latter publication is very close to what my
>>>>>>> student expects, but it places the glossary (or
>>>>>>> vocabulary) at the end of the book, making it harder for a beginner
>>>>>>> to use, and the translations are not literal).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are there other similar readers?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> With kind regards (mettāya),
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gleb Sharygin, Dr. des.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Evaṃ vimuttacitto kho, aggivessana, bhikkhu na kenaci saṃvadati, na
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> kenaci vivadati, yañca loke vuttaṃ tena voharati, aparāmasa"nti.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>> National Endowment for the Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow
>>>> Vanderbilt University
>>>> eric.m.gurevitch at vanderbilt.edu
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