A Response To the IMI’s Claims about ShareChat and Intermediary Safe Harbour Law in India

ShareChat, an Indian local language social media service, is once again in the middle of a copyright storm. Readers may remember ShareChat’s tussle with TikTok from last year, regarding its status as an intermediary and protections against copyright infringement claims. This time, it’s ShareChat facing the proverbial music, with T-Series and a related entity Lahiri

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Repercussions of lockdown on migrants workers

Co-Authored by: Aniket Sachan, 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons), at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow  “The future of COVID-19 and the lockdown will be determined by the status quo of densely populated districts in India. The aggressive actions is the need of the hour” Government strategy to impose nationwide Lockdown to combat

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Trilegal, AZB, SAM, Tatva act on $22m Series D in Ummeed from Morgan

Bengaluru: Ummeed Housing Finance Pvt. Ltd has raised ₹164 crore in a Series D equity round led by a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. — Mint Trilegal advised Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia led by a team of partnerKunal Chandra, counselHarshil Dalal, senior associateAkshat Shrivastava, and associatesShraddha Jha, Chandni Ochani, Debarati Sengupta,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 6 -12)

(This post has been authored by our intern, Bhavik Shukla, a 5th year student at NLIU, Bhopal) Topical Highlight Our Fellowship applicant, Anupriya discussed the copyright-related issues thrown up in light of the recent ‘Genda Phool’ row. She begins by stating that an absolute right to claim authorship exists under the Indian copyright law, and

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