There is no restriction on the circulation of PDFs of e-papers, which have been provided by media houses free of cost
Unauthorized Circulation of PDFs Of E-Papers
Works which once are in public domain
do not attract any copyright protection, however, an e-paper is a subscription
based service and thus, not entirely a part of public domain.
Several other players in the
media industry such as Times of India, The Hindu and The Indian Express
etc. provide e-paper on a similar subscription basis, wherein unauthorized
dissemination of their content will attract liability.
As per Shailesh Gupta, President
of Indian Newspaper Society (INS), circulation of PDFs of subscription-based
e-papers without authorization does not only result in digital piracy and
financial loss but also spites aggregators to misuse such information.
Therefore, there is no bar on
circulation of PDFs of e-papers which have been provided by media houses at
free of cost.
Regards
Pralhad Jadhav
Senior Manager – Library
Khaitan & Co
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