From: Teresa Hackett <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:16 AM

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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