Indian PM Narendra Modi pays Nepal photographer 1.5 Crore Indian Rupees for copyright injunction

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Bungalow 7, Race Course Road, New Delhi In an unprecedented move the office of the Prime Minister of India has released a press release to address the recent accusations floating around in social media regarding copyright infringement on a Diwali picture published in Modi's facebook without giving any credit to the photographer. The press release states, "It was an embarassing moment for the respectable office of the Prime Minister of India to have had published an illegal document in the PM's facebook page without giving correct acknowledgement or remuneration to the creator of the image in question. The creative art team that coordinates facebook updates have been fired due to their oversight of such an important matter." "The office of the PM seeks to set an example to the mass of citizens of India that it represents by showing courtesy to intellectual property and rule of law as set forth in the constitution of India that protects individuals artistic freedom and ownership. Recently an episode of inadvertent copyright infringement was initiated for which the office of the PM of India is deeply apologetic, and in order to compensate for the infringement and for any mental, physical or emotional discomfort levied upon the photographer, the offce of the PM of India is providing the photographer , who happens to be from the neighboring country Nepal, the birthplace of Buddha,  with compensation amounting to 1.5 Crore Indian Rupees." The press release further states, "The recipient will have the option of getting 2 brand new luxury brand Maruti car Maruti Ertiga ZDI, and a flat in Mumbai at Goregaon managed by the Oberoi Realty group. These have both been donated to the office by Indian lobbyist when the news of the copyright infringement hit the social media scene on early Tuesday morning." Reporting live from New Delhi.

Sajha Onion · Oct 23, 2014 7:47 AM · 5,852 views

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His first offer was to adopt the photographer, but knowing he lives in a country that looks better than India, he went to plan b.

Kiddo · Oct 23, 2014 8:01 AM

I had read the same thing in an online news portal. I desperately wanted to confirm it, now it is here. Good. Thanks.;) BTW, there is already a thread started by neo on the same topic. So, please add any new 'happennings' to that thread instead of creating a new one. Last edited: 23-Oct-14 08:59 AM

nepalilaure · Oct 23, 2014 8:56 AM

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nepalilaure · Oct 23, 2014 9:43 AM

डुएल चितिज़ेन्शिप(citizenship) छ कि छैन त ? छैन भने फकाउनु पर्यो नि एरपोर्ट बाटै त्यो कापी right ब्रीच गर्नेलाइ. कसो साझा को प्याज ?

NepaliBudho · Oct 23, 2014 10:00 AM

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