Krishna idol copyrighted? Selling god?

According to Hindu mythology, Lord Krishna was born in a prison but divine powers facilitated his liberation. But that was satyug. In post-WTO kalyug, an idol of Krishna is in police custody for the past four months. Reason: It has violated the Copyright Act.

The three-feet-high idol was confiscated by the Jilhapeth police in Jalgaon on August 18 after a local resident filed a complaint that it was being installed at a local temple in violation of the Copyright Act.

According to the FIR filed by Kishor Pralhad Khadse, the Sadvichar Darshan Trust, an outfit of the Swadhyay Parivar, has a copyright over the idol’s design and the trustee of a local temple, Sudhakar Kashinath Joshi, had made a copy.


http://www.indianexpress.com/storyOld.php?storyId=60282

If we are trying to benefit the good public and uplift society as a whole, why are so many things hidden away?