This is great news for academic libraries and their user community.
Teachers need to take a closer look into syllabus and mark out / recommend
portions of books relevant to their classes. In my view "secondary printing
/ xeroxing / publishing" centers that make a lot of money by copying entire
books wholesale must be identified and dealt with. Gross violation of
copyright does affect publishers' earnings.
Dr P Vyasamoorthy
30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana
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On 14 December 2016 at 11:18, Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar wrote: Dear All
‘No restriction on how much text can be photocopied as long as syllabus
justifies it’. IN A judgment that is likely to have a far reaching impact on copyright law
and publishing in India, the *Delhi High Court on Friday 09 December 2016*
said
photocopying of copyrighted material for educational use was allowed under
the Indian Copyright law, and there could be no restriction on how much of
the book is copied as long as the demands of the course being taught
justified it. *The division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Yogesh Khanna
on Friday passed a 58-page judgment *on an appeal filed by five
international Publishers — Oxford University Press, Cambridge University
Press, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd., Taylor &
Francis Group, U.K.; and Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt. Ltd — against a
single bench decision of the High Court. *Judgment Delivered on 9th December 2016* -
http://lobis.nic.in/ddir/dhc/PNJ/judgement/09-12-2016/
PNJ09122016RFAOS812016.pdf Warm Regards Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar
Librarian
*Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
(AUTONOMOUS)*
L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019.
Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999
Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe
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