The term ‘copyright’ denotes a cluster of rights. The cluster of rights comprised in copyright are bestowed upon an intellectual work’s creator by statute, not in recognition of any inalienable right of the creator over his creation, but so as to help the creator in preventing any other person from misappropriating such intellectual creation. Thus, copyright is a negative right, as it embodies what is not permitted to be done with respect to its subject-matter. The reason why copyright is bestowed upon creators is so that these rights may propel the creative endeavours of a greater number of persons, thereby leading to creation of new knowledge. There is, however, another reason underlying the grant of copyright, which does not concern the creator, but rather is concerned with the benefit of the public at large. The said two reasons underlying copyright protection of intellectual works often conflict with each other, but are indisputably equally important.