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From SPICYIP, Eastern Book Company (EBC) granted injunction against Lexis Nexis for infringement of copyright

Last month we had blogged about the interim injunction granted in favour of Eastern Book Company (EBC) restraining Thomson Reuters (including Westlaw and Indlaw) from
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A response to Sudhanva Deshpande’s article on “fair use”

23 09 , 2012 No Comments

After uploading https://jayabhattacharjirose.com/jaya/2012/09/21/du-photocopying-case-ongoing-sept-2012/ on the photocopying case/IPR in Delhi, I received the following email from Sudhanva Deshpande. I am uploading it on my blog with
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Crossword Award decides not to give any award to children’s literature this year!

23 09 , 2012 No Comments

The Crossword Book Award judges have decided not to award a children’s book award this year, citing the following reason: “Writing for children demands the
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Mind your words: Who decides what we should read?

22 09 , 2012 No Comments

Mind your words: Who decides what we should read? The Jaipur Literature Festival 2012 did not slink by unnoticed. It is a literary extravaganza which
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DU-Photocopying case (ongoing), Sept 2012

21 09 , 2012 No Comments

A few days ago some publishers (OUP, CUP and Taylor and Francis) filed a case in the Delhi High Court against a photocopying unit on
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National Youth Readership Survey, NBT, some highlights

19 09 , 2012 No Comments

While reading the (results from the National Youth Readership Survey), National Book Trust, 2010, I came across some interesting points: 1. Of 1.1 billion people
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A wonderful tribute to Mr Kurien, Amul (The Hindu, 10 Sept 2012)

18 09 , 2012 No Comments

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3878213.ece?homepage=true OPINION » OP-ED September 10, 2012 The man who revolutionised white PARVATHI MENON SHARE · COMMENT (22) · PRINT · T+ UTTERLY BUTTERLY: If
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Bitcoin, digital currency

17 09 , 2012 No Comments

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/mf_bitcoin/all
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Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason: Salman Rushdie

17 09 , 2012 No Comments

“Roll of Honour”, Amandeep Sandhu, a few comments

16 09 , 2012 3 Comments

16 Sept 2012 Earlier in the year Amandeep wrote to me requesting me to read his manuscript. Now that the book has been published with
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