[Ed note: This post, published on the “Law and Other Things” blog, has been co- authored by Namratha Murugeshan and Prachi Srikant Tadsare. The views expressed by the authors are in a personal capacity and do not reflect the views of the institution the authors are affiliated to.] A lawyer and her client walk into a room full…
Is Protecting Internet Intermediaries and Forgetting their Users Wrong
Ed Note: The following is a guest post by Abhijeet Singh Rawaley, a student of NALSAR University of Law. The law surrounding online intermediary liability in cases concerning copyright infringement has posed a major interpretive challenge in Indian jurisprudence. The division bench of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in its 2016 December judgment attempted…
At What Point Does Hacking Become Illegal?
Ed. Note: This post by Tanvi Apte is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 It is 2008. An entity called ASTRA has been stealing sensitive weapons technology from the Dassault Group for over half a decade and selling it to individuals, costing the company $360 million and the world much more.[1] Ironically…
Regulating Cryptocurrencies in India
Ed. Note: This post by Tanvi Apte is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 Technology is changing the very nature of the world we live in. Currency, not to be left behind, is also adapting to this technology-driven change. As Charles Dixon says, “There are three types of currencies (today): commodity based,…
The Data Protection Dilemma And Why Context Matters
Ed. Note: This post by Shweta Rao is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 In today’s day and age, where a majority of our lives are documented on the internet through online registrations, Instagram uploads and various social media profiles; data collection and the protections around the same are becoming exceedingly critical….
Financial Technology: The Industry of Innovation
Ed. Note: This post by Shweta Rao is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 In this Age of Digitalization, technological innovation has permeated nearly every profession. In particular, the financial services sector has seen a monumental surge in the amalgamation between traditional financial services and a variety of technological advancements. This cross-over…
The Liability of Internet Intermediaries
Ed. Note: This post by Rithvik Mathur is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 What are internet intermediaries? Why are they Relevant? Internet intermediaries ‘bring together or facilitate transactions between third parties on the Internet. They give access to, host, transmit and index content, products, and services originated by third parties on…
Right to Personhood, Moral Status and Artificial Intelligence
Ed. Note: This post by Rithvik Mathar is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 One question that arises when considering the personhood of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the existence of a moral status for the technology. For example, most people believe human life is more valuable than animal life. Utilitarian would believe…
Net Neutrality and Economics 101 (Part I)
Ed. Note: This post by Prateek Surisetti is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 Prior to delving into the economic considerations relevant to imposition of Net Neutrality (Part II), it would be in the best interest of comprehension to initiate the discussion with a brief overview of the market players and the…
Net Neutrality 101
Ed. Note: This post by Prateek Surisetti is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 Put very simply, a neutral network is one in which both the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and other actors are effectively blind to the content that is being put on the internet. The debate surrounding network neutrality has…