The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of University of Oxford & Ors. v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Ors.

ABSTRACT The Rameshwari decision has given universities throughout India greater clarity on what constitutes permissible use of Section 52(1)(i) to prepare course packs: it will be allowed only if it serves an instructional purpose. Publishers, on the other hand, do not have any definite quantitative measure that they can use for infringement cases. The judgment has once again sparked demands for a statutory licensing framework by the Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO) to help institutions to reproduce the materials under a regulated fee with proper compensation to authors and publishers. In addition, the case brought the issue of the lack of educational use provisions to the forefront of legislative debate and has had a significant impact on the literature on copyright and the constitutional right to education.