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This blogpost summarises the draft guidelines released by the Advertising Standards Council of India for influencer advertising on digital media platforms. Introduction On 22 February 2021, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) released the draft guidelines for influencer advertising on digital media platforms for public comments/feedback[1]. With a barrage of advertising, promotional and independentRead more

This is the first in a series of three blog posts. Our second post covers basics of a film production agreement and the third post covers basics of a film distribution agreement. This is a quick guide to contract terms unique to an actor contract. Actors may star in a commercial, or as a supporting cast in a televisionRead more

In June 2020, the MEITY banned 59 mobile applications based out of China. Prateek Bagaria from Singularity Legal and Anirudh Rastogi from Ikigai Law discuss the possibility of a challenge against such action under India’s bilateral investment treaty with China.   I. Background 1. On 29 June, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and IT (“MEIT”) released aRead more

Recently, the Indian Government banned 59 Chinese mobile apps citing risks to the sovereignty and integrity of India. In this piece we examine whether India would be successful in invoking the national security exemption to justify the ban, in the (unlikely) event that China were to approach the WTO. Introduction Recently, the Indian Government bannedRead more

Introduction Various governments across the world have sought to regulate online content. The need for regulating online content has arisen due to a number of factors. These include posting content which depicts live terror attacks or contains hate speech, child pornography, cyber bullying material and fake news. The following table highlights how various countries censorRead more

The media & entertainment industry has witnessed a steady growth across the world. The recent trend of the use of the internet for media consumption has catalyzed this growth.[1] Today, many online media platforms or over-the-top platforms (OTT / OTT platforms) offer curated video content[2] suited to the needs and demands of individual consumers. TheRead more

Vantage Point This is a compilation of selected posts on our LinkedIn page from October and November 2019. Alco-tech In a major setback for the alco-tech industry, the Karnataka High Court recently delivered a judgment deeming the online sale and delivery of alcohol illegal. A significant development for not just the liquor industry, it mayRead more

Possible Regulation The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (“MIB”) has said that it will issue a list of prohibited content for online curated content providers (“OCC Providers”) such as Netflix, Hotstar, and Amazon Prime. This list of prohibited content will include content that portrays women in a “denigrating” manner or displays the incorrect map ofRead more

Has the Delhi High Court effectively asked intermediaries to track user location data? On 23rd October, 2019 the Delhi High Court passed a judgement on whether content take-down and blocking orders passed by it would be global in nature or would they be limited to operating in the territory of India. The court concluded thatRead more

Preliminary On 26 September 2019, Medianama organised a roundtable discussion on online content regulation at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. It was well attended with over a hundred people in attendance representing stakeholders such as Netflix, Jio, Hungama, content creators notably Gursimram Khamba, journalists, researchers, policy professionals and lawyers. The session was ledRead more