I dug up the Indian fair use law and found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Fair_use#reproduction_in_a_newspaper

In this case, the aircraft had crashed and it was no longer possible to get such a photograph, but can a newspaper otherwise just pick up any photo off the internet and use it under fair use clause just to avoid paying licensing fees of the photograph? 

-arun

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Gautam John <gautam@prathambooks.org> wrote:
On 23 December 2011 21:43, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
<parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:

> Gautam, thank you for correcting me, but I believe Digitally Stealing
> is also defined as Using Data Without Permission. Atleast that's the
> definition Microsoft uses for their Windows Genuine campaign. Forgive
> me if I'm wrong.

Since when did Microsoft become the arbiter of all that is sacred in
copyright law? :)

Thank you.

Best,

Gautam
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