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When Identity Becomes Property: Understanding Personality Rights

In India, people have long been influenced by celebrities, ranging from copying their dressing styles to emulating their mannerisms and speech.

Saga Legal

Importance Of Personality Rights As A Form Of Intellectual Property

Personality rights, at their core, allow individuals to retain control over the elements that make them identifiable, their name, image, voice, likeness, and other traits that shape their public persona.

AL

Aarna Law

When Identity Becomes Commodity: Personality Rights In The Digital Age

Nothing as revolutionary as AI has come without significant potential for misuse.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Legal Issues Affecting Travel E-Commerce Companies In India

For travel e-commerce companies in India, legal compliance is no longer a backend function but a core business enabler...

India Media & IT

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Memes, Reels, And Fair Use: Why Indian Copyright Law Needs A Social Media Amendment

LegaLogic

MEITY Issues Advisory On Hosting Of Mature Content In India By Intermediaries

India Media & IT

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Facebook, Whatsapp Is Workplace Under Posh Law : Delhi High Court

India Litigation

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Vague Definitions, Harsh Penalties And Constitutional Incompatibility: Why The Karnataka Hate Speech Bill Requires Reconsideration

India Media & IT

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Obhan & Associates

SEBI's Crackdown On Finfluencers: Regulations And Enforcement

India Commercial

AL

Aarna Law

India's New Framework For Online Content Regulation: An Overview Of The Recent Amendments To The IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules

India Media & IT

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Injunction Against The Invisibles: John Doe Orders As A Tool Of IP Infringement In India

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

2025 IT Rules Amendment: Regulating Synthetically Generated Information In India's AI And Privacy Landscape

India Technology

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Draft 2025 Amendment: Criminal Law Exposure Of Intermediaries In Fight Against Deep Fakes

India Technology

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

India Business Bulletin (October 2025)

India Media & IT

Archer & Angel

Navigating The EU AI Act: Compliance Timelines, Documentation, And Market Surveillance

Worldwide Technology

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Melento

Moving Towards Responsible And Ethical Use Of AI: Analysis Of India's Proposed AI Bill, 2025

India Technology

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LexOrbis

Data Breach Reporting In India: Legal Obligations And Best Practices

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

The New Labour Codes In Practice: A Compliance Roadmap For Employers

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Revival Of Delisted Companies – New Market Trends In India

A listed entity on the stock exchange can access the capital market and raise investments from a wide range of investors.

India Media & IT

AA

Agama Law Associates

Drafting Deepfake Defences: Comments On India's Proposed Amendments To The IT Rules

On October 22, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") proposed significant amendments ("Proposed Amendments") to the Information Technology...

India Technology

OA

Obhan & Associates

Revisiting India's Digital Intermediary Framework: Insights From The 2025 Amendment

On October 22, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") issued the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 ("2025 Amendment").

AP

Argus Partners

"Sadharan" But Not Disparaging: Court Shuts Down Emami's Challenge To Dabur's Ad

In a significant ruling on comparative advertising and product disparagement, the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in Emami Limited v. Dabur India Limited dismissed Emami's appeal against Dabur's advertisement for its product "Cool King."

India Media & IT

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

AILA! Delhi High Court Puts A Stop To 'Andaz Apna Apna' Infringement

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Data Privacy, AI And Technology Newsletter | November 2025

India Media & IT

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Digital Dilemma: Why Your Social Media Ads Need Metric Compliance Now

India Media & IT

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

Delhi High Upholds Influencer's Right To Criticize Brands Based On Lab Reports

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

The New Digital Frontier: Governing Deepfakes And Synthetically Generated Content Under New IT Rules

India Media & IT

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LexOrbis

Children's Day Under The DPDP Act, 2023 And DPDP Rules, 2025: The New Compliance Frontier For EdTech, Gaming, Social Media, And Consumer Platforms

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

Parody Or Infringement ? The Legal And Ethical Storm Over "Mia – G"

India Media & IT

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Truth, Trust & Technology: A Policy Dialogue On Online Speech Regulation

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

Tech Ticker Issue 71 — October 2025

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

Update – India's Digital Personal Data Protection Framework Comes Into Effect

AP

AZB & Partners

Parody Or Infringement ? The Legal And Ethical Storm Over "Mia – G"

In January 2025, an Instagram Reel featuring the face of former adult film actress Mia Khalifa painted over the iconic Parle-G biscuit packaging triggered a storm of debate across Indian social media and legal circles

India Media & IT

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Truth, Trust & Technology: A Policy Dialogue On Online Speech Regulation

Ikigai Law and the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, jointly hosted Truth, Trust & Technology: A Policy Dialogue on Online Speech Regulation on November 7, 2025...

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

Tech Ticker Issue 71 — October 2025

October was lit — and we mean literally. Between Diwali diyas, good ol' fairy lights in our homes, glowing pumpkin lanterns, and policy fireworks in the inbox...

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

Update – India's Digital Personal Data Protection Framework Comes Into Effect

On November 13, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India (‘MeitY') notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (‘DPDP Rules') under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (‘DPDP Act').

AP

AZB & Partners

India's Approach To Regulate Synthetic And AI-generated Content: How It Aligns With Global Deepfake Regulation Frameworks

Worldwide Compliance

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

The Data Protection Board Of India Under The DPDP Act, 2023: Structure, Composition, And Adjudicatory Process

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) establishes the Data Protection Board of India (DPB) as the central adjudicatory authority for privacy law enforcement.

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

India's Proposed New Draft Rules Regulating Synthetic Media

By way of background, the Intermediary Rules prescribe among others, due diligence measures that intermediaries (as defined below) must implement to avail safe harbour from liability for third party owned content.

India Media & IT

AP

AZB & Partners

MeitY Proposes New Media Labelling Obligations Under Intermediary Rules

The Proposed Amendment has been issued under the rule-making powers conferred by Section 87(2)(z) and (zg) of the IT Act, read with Section 79, which provides conditional safe harbour protection to intermediaries.

India Media & IT

AP

AZB & Partners

Protection Of Celebrity And Personality Rights In India: The Need For Stronger Safeguards

In this era of social media, content media and AI-generated deep-fakes, the likelihood of a celebrity's Identity and name has grown at an increasing rate.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Proposed Amendments To The IT Intermediary Rules: Battling Synthetically Generated Information

India Media & IT

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Understanding The 2025 Amendment To India's Intermediaries Rules

India Media & IT

DL

DSK Legal

The Promotion And Regulation Of Online Gaming Rules, 2025: A Comprehensive Analysis

India Media & IT

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

"The Algorithm Made Me Do It": Overconsumption And Its Consequences

India Technology

AL

Aarna Law

Intellectual Property In Metaverse: Navigating Indian Jurisdiction With The Development Of Bharatmeta

Archer & Angel

Collection Of Children's Data Under The Digital Personal Data Protection Act: Not Child's Play Anymore

OA

Obhan & Associates

Government Relaxes Revised MRP Affixation Condition; Waives Advertisement Requirement

India Media & IT

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Anchoring The Brand: Delhi High Court Protects 'Cordelia' From Hotel Copycats

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LexOrbis

Free Speech In The Digital Age: Telangana HC Issues Guidelines On Social Media FIRs

India Media & IT

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Creators First: Enabling India's Content Creator Economy – Ikigai Law Report

India Media & IT

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Ikigai Law

ASCI Updates Its Code For Self-Regulation In Advertising

India Media & IT

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Legal Showdown In Online Gaming: Delhi HC Grants Injunction In Favour Of Gameskraft Against Rogue Websites

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Facebook, Whatsapp as Workplace: Court Reaffirms PosH Act's Protection In Virtual Spaces

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

From Fashion To Courtroom: House Of Masaba Strikes Back!

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

WhatsApp And Facebook Messages- Delhi High Court Redefines 'Workplace' Under POSH Act

India Employment

AL

Anhad Law

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IndiaLaw LLP

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