This piece, taking an optimistic view of the use of AI in the legal industry, has been authored by Priyal Agrawal and Laxmi Rathore. They are currently in their 3rd year at the Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS, Mumbai. “In the long term, artificial intelligence and automation are going to be taking over…
Emergence of OTT Market in India: Regulatory and Censorship Issues
This post has been authored by Gaurav Kumar, a 3rd year student at Dr. Ram Manhar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow. He is also a Contributing Editor at the RMLNLU Arbitration Law Blog. The media industry in recent times is witnessing a revolution when it comes to censorship of streaming content. As compared to theatres…
Metadata by TLF: Issue 5
Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our Editors put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. RBI Releases Discussion Paper on Guidelines for Payment Gateways and Payment Aggregators The RBI on 17th September released a discussion paper on comprehensive guidelines for the activities of payment aggregators and payment…
Smart Derivative Contract: The Dark Horse of the Securities Market?
This post has been authored by Arnav Maru, currently in his 4th year at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai. In a previous post, the concept of smart contracts as used in the legal field was explained comprehensively. Smart contracts are pieces of software that are formed when certain operational terms of a contract are…
The Effect of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Ola and Uber
This quick read has been authored by Shauree Gaikwad, a 3rd year student at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad. [Ed. Note: Since the post was written, the Bill has become law and the amendments have now come into force.] With the progress in technology and the advent of cab-aggregator platforms such as Ola and Uber…
Compelled to Speak: The Right to Remain Silent (Part II)
This is the second part of a two-part post by Benjamin Vanlalvena, a final year law student at NALSAR University of Law. In this post, he critiques a recent judgement by the Supreme Court which allowed Magistrates to direct an accused to give voice samples during investigation, without his consent. Part 1 can be found…
Compelled to Speak: The Right to Remain Silent (Part I)
This is the first part of a two-part post by Benjamin Vanlalvena, a final year law student at NALSAR University of Law. In this post, he critiques a recent judgement by the Supreme Court which allowed Magistrates to direct an accused to give voice samples during investigation, without his consent. Part II can be found…
Indian Government’s Stance on Cryptocurrencies: An Analysis
This post on the recent recommended ban on cryptocurrency has been authored by Shivani Malik, a final year law student at the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies. Current Scenario The Ministry of Economic Affairs in its recent press release dated July 22, 2019, prepared a report on the Committee on Virtual Currencies, which proposed a…
Metadata by TLF: Issue 4
Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our Editors put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. Facebook approaches SC in ‘Social Media-Aadhaar linking case’ In 2018, Anthony Clement Rubin and Janani Krishnamurthy filed PILs before the Madras High Court, seeking a writ of Mandamus to “declare the linking…
Sahamati: Self Regulatory Organisation for Financial Data Sharing Ecosystem
This post, authored by Mr. Srikanth Lakshmanan, is part of TLF’s blog series on Account Aggregators. Other posts can be found here. Mr. Srikanth Lakshmanan is the founder of CashlessConsumer, a consumer collective working on digital payments to increase awareness, understand technology, represent consumers in digital payments ecosystem to voice perspectives, concerns with a goal…