In the piece, "Legalising the right to photocopy" (September 26), Anuradha Salhotra's reasoning for finding a rationale in the Delhi High Court judgment is not convincing. Her argument that "evolution is based on copying" is ludicrous. That it is a blatant infringement of copyright for monetary gain by a shopkeeper should be ignored?
Dev Robinson's build-up of his argument is rational. He concludes that the judgment could result in destruction of the academic press.
I hope publishers seek an appeal and that a higher court interprets the statute in a balanced way, punishing the wrongdoers and encouraging healthy intellectual activity.
Dr N Subrahmanyam Hyderabad
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