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Maybe I've got it wrong?
"The law, as changed in the draft, suggests that ”provided that a copy of a work published in any country outside India with the permission of the author"
"and imported from that country into India shall not be deemed to be an infringing copy."
That seems to be saying that IF it's a legally published (copyrighted) book (etc.) AND IF it is purchased and imported from the publisher (who printed the copyrighted book, etc) THEN it is not violating the copyright to purchase it, even though it wasn't published in India.
"Our reading of this is, that distributors can import multiple digital copies or DVDs for sale in India from markets where it has been released, without it being deemed copyright violation, "
To me it's the same as saying that I can buy that paper book, printed in Germany, FROM Germany. And therefore it's OK to purchase other (legally published) works from outside India (in this case).
The short article than asks if it applies to electronic media.
"So what does this mean for the digital space?"
And concludes:
"One can now legally bypass exclusive regional licenses. You should check with your lawyers, though."
We're working from a very short article, and I have no legal training. Anyone from India have a more info?
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