Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

Imagine a popular FMCG brand launching a campaign featuring a beloved Bollywood character — without asking anyone’s permission.

The advent of digital advertising has brought trademark law into direct conflict with online market practices, particularly keyword bidding. The use of competitors’ trademarks by businesses to promote their own goods and services, albeit as invisible keywords, has often been debated as “infringement”, thereby causing unfair advantages and consumer confusion.

In this episode, we break down a key regulatory decision by the Bihar Real Estate Regulatory Authority involving a penalty imposed on Alphabet Infra Pvt. Ltd. for advertising a real estate project...

In today’s digital age, having a unique domain name, website, and social media presence is crucial for a brand’s growth and goodwill in the market. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court, in its recent ruling, protected the rights of New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), one of India’s major media networks, by granting an ex parte ad-interim injunction, restraining the Defendants from infringing its trademark “NDTV” and from using any deceptively similar domain name, website, social media platform, or any other form exploiting the reputation of a well-known registered mark.

A bunch of new things have taken place this past month. India's IT Rules got a fresh set of draft amendments. Karnataka became the first state to propose a social media ban for children. In Los Angeles, a jury held social media platforms liable for their design for the very first time.

On March 30, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") has circulated draft Second Amendment Rules, 2026 ("Draft Amendment") to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules, 2021"), proposing the consequential structural realignment of India's intermediary liability.

In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court (Court) made an important distinction between liking a post and sharing a post on social media platforms.

On February 19, 2025, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ("MIB") issued an advisory to Over-The-Top ("OTT") platforms and self-regulatory bodies of OTT platforms ("Advisory")...

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), Government of India, has issued an advisory to OTT platforms and social media platforms regarding the publication of content on their platforms.

Highlights from AK & Partners Diwali Sundowner 2024!

Highlights from AK & Partners Diwali Sundowner 2024!

Highlights from AK & Partners Diwali Sundowner 2024!