Culture ministry plans to set up 'cells' to educate new artists on IP registration

THE culture ministry is planning to set up dedicated "cells" in its centres, academies and other constituent units, to educate new artists about Intellectual Property Rights and to facilitate and handhold them in going for "IP registration", its secretary said on Tuesday.

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Intellectual property or IP refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols, names and images used in commerce, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) website.

Union Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal, in his address at an event here, also said the ministry is attempting to have “GI registration” of traditional instruments across regions.

He was speaking at the event ‘IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP’, hosted by FICCI, with noted lyricist Javed Akhtar present on the dais.

In his address, the culture secretary also mentioned that he had met filmmaker Shekhar Kapur earlier in the day at the Ministry of Culture.