Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

The Indian online gaming industry has grown at a pace that has always surpassed the legal framework meant to regulate it. For years, the void was filled with a complex web of state level regulations, court decisions...

India's copyright framework, built on human authorship, faces unprecedented challenges as AI systems autonomously compose music.

The proliferation of online content platforms has generated persistent tension between the rights of individuals to seek redress for reputational harm and the statutory protections afforded to digital intermediaries...

“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” 1 The Eagles’ celebrated lyrics from the song Hotel California captures, with uncanny precision, the dilemma confronting professional athletes who wish to compete at the highest level of organised sports. The mandatory arbitration clause, often hidden in entry forms and federation regulations, presents athletes with a proverbial Hobson’s choice: accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (‘CAS’), or sacrifice a professional career altogether.

India's hospitality sector presents significant opportunities for foreign investors, with 100% FDI permitted under the automatic route. Understanding the legal framework under FEMA, compliance requirements, and recent policy reforms is essential for navigating investment in hotels, resorts, and tourism infrastructure while avoiding prohibited real estate transactions.

Imagine you are in a restaurant with your family, enjoying the meal. When the bill arrives, it shocks you at how much extra you have been charged for bringing the food to your table.

A sexual harassment and workplace coercion case at a prominent multinational information technology office in Nashik has sent shockwaves through India’s IT sector. What began as individual complaints has now escalated into a multi agency investigation involving multiple FIRs, arrests, suspensions, and a high level internal probe. At the heart of it all lies a critical question: did the system designed to protect employees actually work?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is already shaping how businesses operate, how consumers interact online, and even how important decisions are made. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in everyday life, concerns around accountability, transparency, fairness and bias have become harder to ignore.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 16 June 2026 issued two directions related to the Telegram messaging platform under the recommendations of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, on April 28, 2026, announced that all intellectual property (IP) registrations related to sports, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, designs, traditional knowledge, and geographical indications, will be exempt from official fees for a period of three years, effective immediately.

Every 26 April, the world marks World Intellectual Property Day, the date on which the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) entered into force in 1970. Since 2000, WIPO has used this occasion to raise awareness of how IP and sports innovation, creativity, and brand identity shape daily life, reward creators, and fuel economies across the globe.

On 22 May 2026, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Department of Sports (MoYAS), notified two sets of rules under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (NSG Act): (i) the National Sports Governance (National Sports Board) Rules, 2026 (NSB Rules) vide G.S.R. 404(E); and (ii) the National Sports Governance (National Sports Tribunal) Rules, 2026 (NST Rules) vide G.S.R. 405(E) (collectively, “Rules”). Both were published in the Official Gazette on 25 May 2026 and came into force on the date of publication.