Comment Re:Why DMCA take down notice? (Score 1) 134
The owner is objecting to the user redistributing the file which is apparently subject to a license. In this instance GitHub (in USA) needs to apply their own laws in making the determination of fair use or exemption but I think the DMCA notice will stand - unless I'm misinformed there is no exclusion to DMCA for academic purposes as there is in India's safe harbour provisions.
I think the authors of each and every web page viewed by Airtel customers that have been modified by Airtel should sue Airtel for copyright infringement. Airtel is producing a derivative work of the original web page sent by the web server without a license to do so from the web page author. This is a willful violation of the web page author's copyright and is done so for monetary gain. The copyright holders should seek punitive as well as compensatory damages.