The copyright office has sought stakeholder inputs on making amendments to India’s copyright law. In this blogpost we look at some of the areas in which the law could potentially be amended. At the end of October 2020, the Registrar of Copyrights[1] sought inputs[2] from businesses on whether they think India’s copyright law requires anyRead more
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This piece analyzes data-driven mergers in the context of American anti-trust law. Introduction Competition authorities across the globe are actively discussing the regulation of big data and its role in merger control. The EU- aggressively pursuing big-tech regulation through Commissioner of Competition Magrethe Vestager- opened consultations for regulating digital platforms in June 2020.[1] Across theRead more
In this article we look at the key contractual terms typically seen in a warehousing agreement to be executed between the warehouse owner/ third party logistics partner and small business owners. Small businesses find it economical to lease the required space in a warehouse rather than set up one of its own, or take anRead more
In this article we look at the various warehousing models currently used in India, the common challenges they face, and some suggestions on how to overcome the odds. Warehousing is coming of age in India. This has largely to do with increased industrial and retail activity as well as increased cross-border trade and commerce. AtRead more
To cope with burdensome airport security checks, airports are implementing innovative technologies to make passing through security easier and safer for passengers. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the APAC region was expected to see an additional 2.1 billion air passengers by the close of 2036. The corresponding growth in the airport securityRead more
This blogpost answers commonly asked questions about the Standing Committee of Information Technology of Parliament of India. Most of these questions apply to all departmentally related standing committees of Parliament of India. Q. 1 What are parliamentary standing committees? The Parliament of India has 24 ‘departmentally related standing committees’, also known as standing committees, onRead more
In this piece, we analyse the WTO’s recent decision in Saudi Arabia – Measures concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. We also analyse the implications of WTO’s rejection of the invocation of the essential security exception by Saudi Arabia. Context The dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia at the World Trade Organization (WTO) hasRead more
This blog post highlights the key developments and concerns in the dispute resolution framework under the Information Technology Act, 2000. 1. INTRODUCTION More than 131 million Indian consumers have been victims of cybercrime and India has lost INR 1.24 trillion in cyber-attacks in the previous year[1]. Most victims of cyber-attacks or frauds in India doRead more
What is data scraping? Data scraping (or web scraping) is a method through which a software/’bot’ is used to import any data or information from a website into a readable output format. It is generally an automated process of extracting data from a website. What are the potential legal issues with data scraping? 1. PossibilityRead more
Background Australia’s plain packaging saga has a 10 year-long history starting with Australia’s announcement of mandatory plain packaging for tobacco products in 2010.[1] Thereafter, in 2011, Australia enacted the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act (TPP Act),[2] requiring plain packaging for tobacco products and prohibiting the use of logo, imagery, colours, text, borders, embellishment or embossment ofRead more