Dear All, FYI Regards, S M Pujar Deputy Librarian, IGIDR, Mumbai ================================================ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: LIBLICENSE Date: Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 4:00 AM Subject: Course packs for education ruled legal in India To: LIBLICENSE-L@listserv.crl.edu From: Teresa Hackett Date: Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:16 AM ** Apologies for cross-posting** Course packs for education ruled legal in India Supreme Court ruling a huge triumph for access to educational materials in India On 9 May 2017, a five year court battle between publishers and universities finally came to an end when the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal by the Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO) challenging an earlier judgment of Delhi High Court that ruled course packs in India legal for educational purposes. In a case that gained wide international attention, issues such as the cost of textbooks in India were raised, students agitated for fair access to educational materials, and the jurisprudence on copyright in India has taken a leap forward. In this guest blog, Anubha Sinha, Programme Officer on Openness and Access to Knowledge at the Centre for Internet and Society India, discusses the judgment in the case known as the ‘Delhi University photocopy’ case, and what it means for access to educational materials in India. Read the full story: http://www.eifl.net/blogs/course-packs-education-ruled-legal-india -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.