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
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A. Preliminary: On 09 August 2019, the Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) at National Law University (NLU), Delhi had organized a closed-door roundtable discussion on online content regulation, with a focus on video on demand (VOD) services. This post is based on our notes from the event. As the event was organized under Chatham House Rules, weRead more
1. Preliminary 1.1 On 2 September 2019, the Centre for Policy Research organized a lecture on hate speech, with renowned journalist Mr. Salil Tripathi as the guest lecturer. In addition to his work as contributing editor for the Mint and Caravan, Mr. Tripathi has won many awards for his contributions in the fields of human rights. TheRead more
A client-museum asked us whether shooting a documentary with a glimpse of a copyrighted photograph in the background amounts to copyright infringement? Well technically yes, as would singing a snippet of a song authored by someone else or cutting a cartoon strip and hanging it on your fridge. But is it enough to prosecute youRead more
1. Introduction This blog post outlines the current regulatory framework applicable to online content and the platforms which host such content. Online content regulation is a hotly debated topic and with due reason. India has seen a surge in online content providers in the past few years. This coupled with the seeming absence of anyRead more
Introduction ‘Fake news’ is news, stories or hoaxes created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers. Usually, these stories are created to either influence people’s views, push a political agenda or cause confusion and can often be a profitable business for online publishers. ‘Fake news’ stories can deceive people by looking like trusted websites or using similar namesRead more
Summary This article focuses on the measures adopted by various governments to tackle the issue of fake news, across multiple jurisdictions. While understanding the steps taken by the different governments, it provides a timeline of the measures adopted in India to tackle this problem. Introduction Ogilvy’s Global Media Influence Survey of 2018[1] has uncovered thatRead more