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Regulations on OTT Platforms-A perplexity

28th September, 2022 - 9:19 am Categories: Social Media

Law is a dynamic field. With new inventions and developments, society evolves and so does the law. Nobody could have predicted the existence of the internet back in the 1950s. However, there are currently 692 million active internet users in India. According to the IAMAI report titled “Internet in India”, there will be 900 million … Continue reading Regulations on OTT Platforms-A perplexity

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Role Of IP In Standup Comedy

1st June, 2022 - 10:35 am Categories: Intellectual Property

Standup comedy has become the new buzz around town. Where earlier comedians were used only as fillers on stage or shows, now they are doing standup specials on platforms like Netflix. In India, Vir Das became the first comic to have his own Netflix Special in 2017 titled, Vir Das: Abroad Understanding. After him, … Continue reading Role Of IP In Standup Comedy

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Netflix Documentary Stirs The Copyright Cauldron

14th December, 2019 - 1:14 pm Categories: Copyright

The practice and philosophy of Yoga is millions of years old. The Bhagavat Gita propounds that “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self to the self.” Yoga is deeply entwined in the heritage and culture of India and is inseparable from its spiritual history. It was in the 20th century that yoga … Continue reading Netflix Documentary Stirs The Copyright Cauldron

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Priyanka Chaudhari joins Netflix as the Legal Director and Senior Counsel!

30th May, 2019 - 12:22 pm Categories: Legal Issues

Netflix is an American media service provider that has been leading the path of digital media and content since 1997. Having over 148 million paid memberships from across not less than 190 countries around the globe, it has become the leading internet entertainment service provider across the globe.[1] The company offers online streaming of numerous … Continue reading Priyanka Chaudhari joins Netflix as the Legal Director and Senior Counsel!

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Modern Day Law for the Modern Indian Cinema ( Indian Cinematograph Bill, 2018 {Insights , Highlights, Proposals, Drawback, Analysis})

1st February, 2019 - 4:40 am Categories: Media & Entertainment Law

I write what I know, what I see. I just consider my stories a mirror, in which society can see itself. … Continue reading Modern Day Law for the Modern Indian Cinema ( Indian Cinematograph Bill, 2018 {Insights , Highlights, Proposals, Drawback, Analysis})

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Regulation of Content Available On Video-On-Demand Players Like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, Hotstar

8th November, 2018 - 4:27 am Categories: Legal Issues

There are various video-on-demand streaming (VOD) platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Hotstar etc. which provide online streaming services allowing people watch a wide-variety of contents like TV Shows, web-series, sitcoms, movies, documentaries etc. What makes these VOD’s different from a typical television channel or a movie theatre is that they allow the viewer to … Continue reading Regulation of Content Available On Video-On-Demand Players Like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, Hotstar

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The Disney-Fox Merger and Its Ramification

23rd January, 2018 - 12:28 pm Categories: Legal Issues

The Simpsons show has made a name for itself as a modern-day Nostradamus. 20 years ago, the show predicted Fox’s takeover by Disney. On 17th December, 2017, the Walt Disney Co. in a $52.4 billion, all-stock deal, made a bid to acquire 21st Century Fox and its entertainment and sports assets to augment their already … Continue reading The Disney-Fox Merger and Its Ramification

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