Reviewed case brief
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services
CS(OS) 2439/2012, Delhi High Court
A photocopy shop adjacent to Delhi University prepared course packs (compilations of photocopied chapters from various textbooks) for students. Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press sued for copyright infringement. The Delhi High Court held that the educational exception under S.52(
- Court
- Delhi High Court (Division Bench)
- Year
- 2016
- Subjects
- Intellectual Property Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Photocopying portions of textbooks for educational instruction falls within the fair dealing exception under S.52(1)(i) of the Copyright Act, even when done through a commercial intermediary
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