Tech Law Forum

Category: Internet Broadcasting

Regulation of Content on OTT Platforms: An Explainer

December 21, 2020

Editors’ Picks, Freedom of Speech, Internet Broadcasting, Internet Governance, Media Law, OTT, Recent News, Regulation, TLF Explainers

[This Explainer has been authored by Harsh Jain and Sankalp Jain of the NALSAR Tech Law Forum Blog.] The over-the-top (‘OTT’) industry in India has been growing exponentially–faster than anywhere else in the world–and pegged to reach a size of $5 billion by the year 2023. With an increase in internet penetration, coverage and speed,…
Data Rights in Sports: The case of Event Data

December 5, 2020

Intellectual Property, Internet Broadcasting, Media Law, Regulation, TLF Editorial Board Test 2020-2021

[Ed Note: The following post is part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2020-21. It has been authored by Dhananjay Dhonchak, a second year student of NALSAR University of Law.] The commercialisation of sport coupled with advancements in technology have made it possible to collect and analyse vast reams of data generated in sporting activities.…
Metadata by TLF: Issue 18

November 18, 2020

Antitrust, E-Commerce, Freedom of Speech, Intermediary Liability, Internet Broadcasting, Internet Freedoms, Newsletter, Regulation

Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our reporters Harsh Jain and Harshita Lilani put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. Streaming platforms and online news portals brought under the purview of the I&B Ministry The Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification on November 11, 2020 granting the Ministry…
Metadata by TLF: Issue 16

August 7, 2020

Antitrust, Cryptocurrency, Data Protection, E-Commerce, Freedom of Speech, Internet Broadcasting, Internet Governance, Newsletter, Regulation, Social Media

Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our reporters Kruttika Lokesh and Dhananjay Dhonchak put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. Union Consumer Affairs Minster issues E-Commerce Rules to shift the focus onto consumer protection In an increasingly globalised world, major retail companies like Amazon have reached even…
Delhi HC’s order in Swami Ramdev v. Facebook: A hasty attempt to win the ‘Hare and Tortoise’ Race

January 6, 2020

Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Intermediary Liability, Internet Broadcasting, Internet Freedoms, Internet Governance, Media Law, Social Media

This post has been authored by Aryan Babele, a final year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab and a Research Assistant at Medianama. On 23rd October 2019, the Delhi HC delivered a judgment authorizing Indian courts to issue “global take down” orders to Internet intermediary platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter…

Category: Internet Broadcasting

Regulation of Content on OTT Platforms: An Explainer

Data Rights in Sports: The case of Event Data

Metadata by TLF: Issue 18

Metadata by TLF: Issue 16

Delhi HC’s order in Swami Ramdev v. Facebook: A hasty attempt to win the ‘Hare and Tortoise’ Race