Haryana Commission Gets Auto Appeal Software’s Copyright

• 28 Mar 2024

Why in News?

The Haryana Right to Service (RTS) Commission has secured the “copyright” for ‘Auto Appeal Software’ (AAS).

• Haryana RTS Commission applied for copyright in 2022 and it was granted on March 20, 2024.

Key Points

• The AAS (launched in 2021) is the first software of its kind in India which eliminates the need for the complainant to do anything to file an appeal.
  • Through AAS, a total of 11,70,766 appeals have been raised by 27th March 2024, out of which 11,56,595 appeals have also been disposed of.
  • The disposal rate of appeals in AAS is 98.8%.
• Haryana is the first state in the country to provide this facility to its citizens.
• The copyright is a type of intellectual property that grants the creator of an original work, or another rights holder, exclusive and legally protected rights to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform the work.

Copyright

• Copyright refers to the legal protection provided to creators of literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, as well as producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings.
  • The Copyright Act of 1957 aims to safeguard these creative works as the intellectual property of their creators.
  • Unlike the case with patents, copyright protects the expressions and not the ideas.
  • In addition to the act, the Copyright (Amendment) Rules 2021, are brought into effect to bring the copyrights in line with other relevant laws.
• Copyright owners have the right to take legal action against infringers, including seeking remedies such as injunctions, damages, and accounts.

Haryana Right to Service Commission

• It was constituted by the state government via a notification issued on 31^st July 2014.
• It is a statutory body constituted under Sections 12(1) and (2) of the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014.
• The Commission will consist of one Chief Commissioner and a maximum of four Commissioners, who will oversee the effective implementation of the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014.
• The HRTS Act, 2014, has empowered people to make the most of the services in a hassle-free, transparent and time-bound manner through an effective service delivery mechanism.