India hotel ruling draws copyright line between access and commercial use
By Freny Patel ( August 11, 2026, 02:45 GMT | Comment) -- An Indian high court ruling draws a distinction between accessing licensed content and commercially exploiting it. The Calcutta High Court order, while limited to a single hotel, could potentially require hotels and other business establishments to secure separate licenses for underlying copyrighted works.Paying for lawful access to copyrighted content may not exhaust a business's licensing obligations in India when that content is used to add commercial value to its services — a distinction the Calcutta High Court has brought into sharper focus for the country's hospitality industry....
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