Tech Law Forum

Category: Intellectual Property

Blockchain in the Paradigm of GDPR (Part I)

April 9, 2020

Blockchain, GDPR, Intellectual Property

[This is the second part of a two-part article by Muskan Agarwal (National Law Institute University, Bhopal) and Arpita Pandey (National Law Institute University, Bhopal).] This is the first part of a two-part post that undertakes an analysis of the points of friction present between the fundamentals of blockchain technology and GDPR and of the…
Protection for non-expressive use in India

January 13, 2020

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Technology

This post has been authored by Unmekh Padmabhushan, a final year student of National Law University, Jodhpur. Machine learning is the process by which a piece of software is able to expand upon its capabilities and knowledge in a self-driven manner without any significant human input. This technology has been used, for example, in disaster…
Is Embedding a YouTube Video Legal?

August 17, 2019

Intellectual Property, Media Law, Social Media, Uncategorized

This piece has been authored by Jubin Jay, a final year student at National Law University, Odisha (NLUO). A lot of people use YouTube videos to enhance their online articles or webpages. Some provide a regular link to the YouTube video while some provide with an embedded link of the same. While embedding, the video…
Article 13 of the EU Copyright Directive: A license to gag freedom of expression globally?

August 9, 2019

Artificial Intelligence, Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Property, Internet Freedoms, Internet Governance, Media Law, Regulation, Social Media, Surveillance

The following post has been authored by Bhavik Shukla, a fifth year student at National Law Institute University (NLIU) Bhopal. He is deeply interested in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) law and Technology law. In this post, he examines the potential chilling effect of the EU Copyright Directive. Freedom of speech and expression is the bellwether…
De-linking the Deep Links: An Insight Into the PVR-Justdial Controversy

July 27, 2019

101s, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Regulation, Technology

This post by Archita Prawasi, currently in her 3rd year at NALSAR University of Law, was originally published here. In an explanatory piece, she brings forth the impact of technology on IPR. A recent dispute between PVR and Justdial has highlighted the connection between various facets of networking and IP infringement that ensues through the…
Does Web Crawling Contravene the Indian Copyright Act, 1957?

July 18, 2019

Bots, Intellectual Property, Technology

[Ed Note: The following post has been authored by Shivang Agarwal, currently in his final year at NALSAR University of Law. In an interesting read, he analyzes the nature of web crawling actions and the kind of information collected to assess whether claims of copyright infringement may be brought against entities running such search engines.]…
Mackinnon’s “Consent of The Networked” Deconstruction (Part III)

July 7, 2019

Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Property, Intermediary Liability, Regulation, Social Media, Surveillance

SERIES INTRODUCTION Rebecca MacKinnon’s “Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom” is an interesting read on free speech, on the internet, in the context of a world where corporations are challenging the sovereignty of governments. Having read the book, I will be familiarizing readers with some of the themes and ideas discussed…
Mackinnon’s “Consent of The Networked” Deconstruction (Part II)

July 7, 2019

Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Property, Intermediary Liability, Internet Freedoms, Regulation, Social Media, Surveillance

SERIES INTRODUCTION Rebecca MacKinnon’s “Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom” is an interesting read on free speech, on the internet, in the context of a world where corporations are challenging the sovereignty of governments. Having read the book, I will be familiarizing readers with some of the themes and ideas discussed…
Mackinnon’s “Consent of The Networked” Deconstruction (Part I)

July 7, 2019

Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Property, Intermediary Liability, Internet Freedoms, Internet Governance, Internet Security, Regulation, Social Media, Surveillance

SERIES INTRODUCTION Rebecca MacKinnon’s “Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom” (2012) is an interesting read on online speech. Having read the book, I will be familiarizing readers with some of the themes discussed in it. In Part I, we will discuss censorship in the context of authoritarian governments. In Part II,…
Comments on the Srikrishna Committee Report and the Draft Data Protection Bill 2018 – I

October 14, 2018

Censorship, Editors’ Picks, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Regulation, Right to be Forgotten

[Ed Note : The following series of posts contain comments on the Srikrishna Committee Report and the Draft Data Protection Bill, 2018 made and compiled by students from NALSAR University of Law -Ankush Rai, Ashwin Murthy, Arvind Pennathur, Namratha Murugesan, Priyamvadha Shivaji, Shweta Rao, Sriram Kashyap, Vishal Rakhecha and Tanvi Apte. The comments have been uploaded…