{"id":127008,"date":"2021-08-18T20:14:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=127008"},"modified":"2021-08-19T18:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T13:20:34","slug":"a-report-that-is-at-odds-with-access-to-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-report-that-is-at-odds-with-access-to-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"A report that is at odds with access to knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:\u00a0The Hindu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance:\u00a0<\/strong>To understand the copyright act<\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/strong>The copyright\u00a0act should provide education for all. It should also respect the rights of publishers. So we need to attain a balance between the two.<\/p>\n

Journey of Education through court cases<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Supreme Court (SC) in various judgements has expanded the right of education<\/p>\n

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  1. Miss Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka & Ors, <\/strong>\u2014 Emphasized on the Right to Education (RTE)<\/strong>. Thus, the 86th<\/sup>\u00a0 Amendment Act, 2002<\/strong> inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to\u00a0provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of 6-14<\/strong> years as a Fundamental Right<\/li>\n
  2. Anuradha Bhasin vs Union of India, Avinash Mehrotra vs Union of India: <\/strong>The court broadens the horizons of RTE by making it obligatory on government and civil society<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Farzana Batool vs Union of India: <\/strong>The Court states, although professional education is not a fundamental right, the government should take necessary measures<\/strong> to secure the right to education at all levels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    The standing committee report and Copyrights:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

    The Parliament Standing Committee on Commerce in its recent report<\/strong> highlighted the worrying state of education. The committee suggests curtailing \u201cfair dealing provisions\u201d under Indian Copyright law. As the law enables access to the work without copyright\u2019s holder assent<\/strong>. This provision poses a detrimental impact on the publishing industry<\/strong> and authors who are dependent on royalties<\/p>\n

    Court view in the DU photocopy case and Committee recommendations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    In this case, the court adopted a wider understanding of educational exceptions<\/strong> enumerated in the list of \u201cFair Dealing provisions\u201d in the Copyright Act. The court allows<\/p>\n