On October 28, 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022 ("Amendment Rules"). The key developments are highlighted below:
The Amendment Rules now obligate the intermediaries to prominently publish on its website, mobile based...
INTRODUCTION
Recently, Justice A.S. Chandurkar of the Bombay High Court delivered his final verdict on 20.09.2024 as the third referral judge over the issue of constitutionality of Rule 3(1)(b)(v) of the 2023 amendment of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and held that the impugned...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) came up with the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, 2021 (“IT Rules”) in February last year and it came into effect in May, 2021.
After a year of its enforcement, MeitY has come up with the Draft IT Amendment Rules...
Saregama has moved Delhi High Court against Mohalla Tech Private Limited, the holding company of the short video format platforms “Sharechat” and “Moj” alleging infringement of their copyright.
Last year, Saregama and Sharechat had inked a global licensing deal which enabled use of Saregama catalogue for social media experiences on...
Introduction
On 25 February 2021, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (the Rules) were notified in the official gazette. While the basic structure of the Rules aligns with that discussed in a previous article on our blog previewing the Rules (available here), a detailed...
Recently, the Supreme Court of India, stayed the Fact Check Unit notification issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on March 20, 2024. The bench of Hon’ble Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra held that the stay shall operate till the...
