On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Pranesh Prakash <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Monday 07 September 2009 10:24 PM, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal wrote:
> > And I would rather suggest we make a personal rule to not to reply to
> > any such message (that enforces a licence).
>
> Finally, 'public domain' is not really a licence, and as far as I'm aware,
> it is
> difficult to achieve in India due to s.21 of the Copyright Act.


Sometimes the ridiculous is sublimely so. Which do you think could possibly
have come first, the Copyright Act, or public domain, or for that matter,
courts in which to enforce rules of behaviour?

If s.21 of the Copyright Act does not recognise rights of public domain,
then the law is at fault, and must be changed. If it is ultra vires the
Constitution per se, then the need to amend it is more urgent.

As such, it is a topic that needs to be discussed, thrashed out, and taken
to action, within this forum.

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Vickram
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