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This article traces how courts across India have interpreted some crucial concepts pertaining to Safe Harbour law in India. It is Part II in our series of articles which trace the evolution of Safe Harbour law in India. You can read Part I of this series here. To recap– in the on-line world, Safe HarbourRead more

Ikigai Law at MediaNama’s discussion on Intermediary Liability.

This article summarises our observations on the impact the proposed amendments to intermediary guidelines are likely to have. It is a selected excerpt from our series tracking the Evolution of Safe Harbour provisions in India, available here. A further excerpt outlining the current statutory framework for availing Safe Harbour protection under the IT Act andRead more

This is a quick guide to the evolution of safe harbour provisions under Indian Law and how proposed amendments are likely to impact them. If you wish to skip the history of safe harbour provisions under Indian Law and want to learn about the the current safe harbour framework, please see our visual guide here.Read more

This article outlines the current statutory framework for availing Safe Harbour protection under the IT Act and the areas of challenge in the existing law. It is a selected excerpt from our series tracking the Evolution of Safe Harbour provisions in India, available here. A further excerpt summarising our observations on the impact proposed amendmentsRead 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

We are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Digital Technology Policy for India’s USD 5 Trillion Economy’, an IAMAI report authored by Ikigai Law (available here). The report was launched in New Delhi on 24 September 2019 by Sunil Jain (managing editor, Financial Express), Baijayant Panda (national vice president, BJP), Aruna Sundararajan (former secretary,Read more

This article argues that India’s draft National E-Commerce Policy will harm its startups. An edited version of this article was first published in the Economic Times on Saturday, 16 March 2019. The version published by the Economic Times is also available online, here.   About two months from now, the US government will start to imposeRead more