Intellectual Property Rights: Dilemma before Libraries in Protecting Copyrights

The paradigm shift in the field of information communication technologies has posed a challenge before the society to protect the Intellectual Property Rights given to the creators, inventors etc.. By protecting the IPR, the governments motivate the researchers and artists for innovations and cultural heritage. The present paper highlights definitions, concept and various components of IPR. The main thrust is given to copyright. Copyright is described as the set of special rights granted by the law to the creator of the literary, artistic, musical or dramatic work for a specific period. A set ofproblems perceived by libraries in protecting the copyright in digital era is discussed in length.