E-commerce platforms cannot become a haven for infringers of intellectual property and allow people to sell counterfeits, the Delhi high court has said, in an order laying down that "safe harbour" protections...

We all know that the copyright of any literary/dramatic/artistic work lies with the author of the work even if the copyright is not registered provided, it is original.

On February 25, 2021, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

TikTok Limited, a technology company operating a social media video application called TikTok, and despite its global outreach and immense popularity worldwide denied coveted well-known status in India.

The Department of Commerce notified an amendment to the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006 ("Rules") on July 14, 2022. The amendment inserts a new rule (Rule 43A)...

Giving tough competition to the climate, the Cricket World Cup Fever is soaring high on the temperature scale. Every brilliant shot is already in the headlines

Recently, an order was passed by the Delhi High Court wherein it restrained Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, as well as various platforms such as Facebook and YouTube...

Following Karnataka in the race to entice multi-national corporations to establish Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in its state (covered in our earlier piece ‘Karnataka's Final GCC Policy Launched')...

Spearheaded by the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the rules thereunder, the information technology regulatory framework in India has undergone significant evolution in the past few years owing to the burgeoning presence and influence of intermediaries and social media platforms in the country.

A week ago, on November 01, 2021, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MEITY") released a set of Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs")...

On November 09, 2020, the Central Government issued a notification bringing digital/online media platforms under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ("MIB").

The past year was quite tumultuous for the social media giants and the Indian government with the coming into effect of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules...

During the past three months, several media houses reported that almost one thousand notices have been issued by the Enforcement Directorate ("ED") to individuals for using ...

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On 10 March 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued Gazette Notification S.O. 1246(E), effecting a substantive amendment to the Electronics and Information Technology Goods...

On March 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of India issued stay orders against the proposed Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB)...

On June 23, 2021, the Department of Telecom ("DoT") released revised regulations relating to Other Service Providers ("OSP") replacing the previous OSP regulations...

The Internet of Things or the IOT is all around us, whether we realize it or not. Common devices that we see everyone wearing such as fitness bands, to smart grids that provide sustainable energy solutions are all part of the IOT ecosystem.

The electronics sector in India witnessed a meteoric rise since the Government introduced the Make in India and the Digital India initiatives. Over the last five years,...

New Delhi, Dec 7 () ESOPs should be taxed only when the benefits are realised by an employee, said a report on taxation in the digital economy.