A team of 12 researchers from Rutgers, Harvard, Rochester and Northeastern Universities conducted a survey covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey, called Chip50, was the…
The question before the court: Is it ‘fair use’ for a nonprofit organization to scan copyright-protected print books in their entirety, and distribute those digital copies online, in full, for…
Ishita Mishra, a reporter with the New Delhi bureau of The Hindu, has written a diary column for the 12th July edition, in which she recounted the traumatic experience of…
Deccan Chronicle on 10th July reported that its office in Visakhapatnam had been attacked by activists of Telugu Desam, the ruling party in the coastal state. The incident follows publication…
Two issues of free speech and censorship have arisen in the recent special session of Parliament. The first issue is the Sansad TV overlaying a Hindi translation whenever an MP…
This case was decided on the principle that imputations of financial impropriety without a factual basis dent the very foundations of one’s reputation. The Delhi High Court, on 1st July…
Environmental activist Medha Patkar has been sentenced to a prison term of five months along with a penalty of Rs 10 lakh for her statements made 23 years earlier. The…
This case study can be used to illustrate the principle that reporting in the news media can lead to official corrective action in a democratic setting. A report in The…
