[This two-part essay has been authored by Amishi Aggarwal, a 2nd year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Part II is available here.] With the advancement of new forms of technology, new kinds of contractual relationships are being formed. Contract law, especially in India where it was codified more than a century ago, is…
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News Publishers and the Claim for Remuneration: An Analysis (Part II)
[This two-part post has been authored by Soham Chakraborty, a third year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Part I can be found here.] Part 1 of the article looked at the arguments being made by news publishers and news aggregators. It also looked at various laws passed by different countries in the past…
News Publishers and the Claim for Remuneration: An Analysis (Part I)
[This two-part post has been authored by Soham Chakraborty, a third year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Part II can be found here.] Nowadays, people are likelier to get their daily doses of information online than by reading a newspaper as in decades past. Even when online, research shows that people are more…
A Surveillance Story
[This post has been authored by Ada Shaharbanu and Reuel Davis Wilson.] Our familiarity with surveillance generally brings to mind the methods adopted in the 20th century. Common among these are the tapping of telephone lines, stakeouts and the interception of postal services. However, it becomes difficult to keep a track of the multiplicity of…
Data Protection in EdTech Start-ups: An Analysis
[This post is authored by Oshi Priya, a third-year student at the National Law University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi.] Education technology (EdTech) is the means to facilitate e-learning through the combination of software and computer hardware along with educational theory. Though still in its early stages of development, it’s a $700 million…
Principled Artificial Intelligence: Adopting the Principle of AI Accountability and Responsibility in India
[This post is authored by Shikhar Aggarwal, a third year student at National Law University, Delhi.] This article covers the need for, and rationale behind, the concept of principled Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). It explores the broad contours of the ethical principle of AI responsibility and accountability, analysing how it may be adopted in India. While…
Regulation of Content on OTT Platforms: An Explainer
[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,…
Metadata by TLF: Issue 19
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. Facebook Oversight Board picks the first batch of cases for review, adds additional matter from India Facebook’s Oversight Board (OSB), an independent body set up to review…
Criminal Liability of Artificial Intelligence (Part II)
[Shubham Damani is a second year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. This two-part post was the winning entry in the Ab Initio Essay Writing Competition hosted by the NALSAR Student Law Review. Part 1 can be found here.] Previously, the author had discussed a framework which would help impose liability on Artificial Intelligence…
Criminal Liability of Artificial Intelligence (Part I)
[Shubham Damani is a second year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. This two-part post was the winning entry in the Ab Initio Essay Writing Competition hosted by the NALSAR Student Law Review. Part 2 can be found here.] “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”Stephen Hawking…