Posted on May 31, 2021 Authored by Ritika Acharya* Introduction In a ruling dated 4th May, 2021, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (“the Panel”) set in motion the idea that social media platforms can be held liable for building or enabling features that are so inherently dangerous to its users that the product […]
Posted on April 13, 2021 Authored by Vallari Dronamraju* Social media is a group of internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of the internet and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content.[1] The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code), Rules, 2021 (“Rules”) enacted on February 25, […]
Posted on March 8, 2021 Co-authored by Melita Tessy & Vivek Basanagoudar* Introduction In the previous blog of the series ‘Examining the Intermediary and Digital Media Rules 2021’, the author analysed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (“IT Rules of 2021”) with a specific focus on the regulation of […]
Posted on March 2, 2021 Authored by Eishan Mehta* On February 25th, 2021, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (“IT Rules, 2021”) were notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”). The IT Rules, 2021 have been framed by the Government in exercise of the powers conferred […]
Posted on November 12, 2020 Authored by Sarah Sanchez* Can emotions be copyrighted? The famous Sherlock Holmes would have never thought he would be involved in such a mystery. As it turns out, Arthur Conan Doyle’s family, the family of the creator of Sherlock Holmes, is making him the center of it all. Well, not […]
Posted on November 4, 2020 Authored by Anunay Kumar Sharma* Introduction In 2019, Warner Music, the 3rd largest music label in the world with artists such as Led Zeppelin, Ed Sheeran, Madonna signed on – not an artist, but a bundle of code – Endel. Endel is the byproduct of a startup based out of […]
