Photocopy shop wins case against publishers
This is the headline in most newspaper articles. No, this piece is not with me wearing a publisher’s hat. It is me wearing an author’s hat. For the moment let’s park the issue of how this judgment affects publishers, this is about authors and especially for aspiring ones. The judgment has expanded the interpretation of Section 52(1)(h)(i) of the Indian Copyright Act 1957. To understand what has happened, it is important to read this section. The Section reads “Certain acts no