In the past two years, the Central Government has slowly but steadily moved towards the decriminalisation of offences based on industry feedback that antiquated laws hamper the ease of doing business in India. There is also a school of thought that decriminalising certain economic offences will reduce the immense...
We are pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Devangini Rai, a fourth year BA LLB student currently studying at University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi.
On April 17, 2020, the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law...
The World Book and Copyright Day 23 April is a symbolic date in world literature. On this day UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors, encouraging everyone to access books. Although World Book and Copyright Day is also known...
The Author, Yash Mittal, is a Final Year Student at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
Recently in ITC Ltd. v. Nestle India Ltd., Yippee Noodles (a product of ITC Ltd.) sued its competitor Maggi (a product of Nestle India Ltd.) , seeking a permanent injunction against Maggi in order...
One industry that took off massively during the pandemic was the media and entertainment industry, and with the content churned out by the platforms day in and day out, it has become crucial to upgrade the legislative ecosystem to keep up with the evolution. One such issue that was...
I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Aashna Sheth. Aashna Sheth is an LLM graduate in IPR from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Aashna had earlier written a post for us here on the Roger Federer vs Nike case and use of names in...
About the Author: Manika Dayal is a recent graduate of Jindal Global Law School, and has a key interest in Intellectual Property Laws and Policy.
Public demands for internet platforms to intervene more aggressively in online content are steadily mounting. Calls for companies like YouTube and Facebook to tackle issues...
With the rapid expansion of digital technology, internet piracy has only increased and has therefore become a major concern for the creative community which includes writers, performers, lyricists and copyright owners. According to a June 2019 study conducted by the Global Innovation Policy Centre (an affiliate of the U.S....
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Nehan Sethi is lawyer and the Founder of ‘Her Forum’ - a platform and community for women in law. Nehan currently works at Crawford Bayley & Co. and has a strong interest in Intellectual Property laws.
Mishaal Nathani is a lawyer by profession and an entrepreneur by nature. He currently works in the CEO's...
About Author: The author is a B.A. LL. B graduate from ILS Law College, Pune (Batch: 2014-19) and currently practices intellectual property laws.
Introduction
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEITY”) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (“MIB”) has on 25th February 2021 published and notified the Information Technology...
