Technology, Media & Telecommunications
INDUSLAW's team advises
investors and technology companies on a variety of transactional and regulatory
matters across this sector.
Our Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice advises on:
Our Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice advises on:
- The regulatory framework relating to the ownership and provision of on-line goods and services
- Commerce & electronic data interchange advice
- Conversion from brick and mortar retail to e-retail
- Cloud based delivery of software
- SAAS, IAAS and PAAS model implementation and software delivery
- Structuring investments and exits
- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing equity subscription and shareholders agreements
- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial agreements in relation to technology, media and telecommunication transaction
- Regulatory advice and communicating with the regulator or other governmental authorities in un-regulated sectors
- Issues relating to Foreign Direct Investment and Competition Law
- Privacy and data protection
- Disputes and their resolution
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publications
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Launch of The Legal 500: Technology Country...
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to technology laws and regulations that may occur in the India.
It covers communications networks and their operators, databases...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
HAPPILY ‘CLICK’ AFTER – THE REAL STORY...
India is no longer identified by its elephants and snake charmers. This is not because of the dwindling number of elephants or the almost extinct...
Technology, Media & TelecommunicationsFinancial Services & Banking & Finance
FROM BUCKS TO BITCOINS – ENFORCEMENT OF...
It was circa 1955 when computer was used for the very first time in India and it was circa 1995 that internet services were first...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
CLOUD-BASED MESSAGING SERVICES IN INDIA: DATA SECURITY...
'Cloud Computing' refers to internet based computing that allows access to a pool or network of computing resources that are owned and maintained by a...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
ENTER THE ERA OF DIGITIZED HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
My final post on the HITS series is to do with hospital management and its digitization. Look we need to acknowledge that virtual reality is...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
INDIA: HIGH COURT ISSUES "STRONG JUDGEMENT" IN...
The High Court of Delhi (‘the High Court’) pronounced, on 23 September 2016, its decision in a public interest litigation case, Karmanya Singh Sareen and...
Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund InvestmentTechnology, Media & Telecommunications & Corporate & Commercial
THE 40 WHO MATTER IN THE INDIAN...
In the first of a multi-part series, Mint profiles the 40 most influential people in India's start-up ecosystem. While e-commerce influencers still dominate the list,...
Intellectual Property & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE RESURRECTION OF SAFE HARBOURS FOR INTERNET...
In its recent judgment in the matter of MySpace Inc. v. Super Cassettes Industries Ltd., a division bench of the Delhi High Court (the 'Court') comprising of...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
CLOUD SERVICES: GUIDELINES FOR GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India (the "Ministry") has announced the "MeghRaj Policy" (the "Policy") providing directions for adoption of cloud...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
DIGITAL BUSINESS IN INDIA: OVERVIEW
The Q&A guide gives a high level overview of matters relating to regulations and regulatory bodies for doing business online, setting up an online business,...
Banking & Finance & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
RBI DIRECTIONS ON PEER TO PEER LENDING...
The Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') by way of a notification dated August 24, 2017, notified that a non-banking institution that carries on 'the...
Technology, Media & TelecommunicationsFinancial ServicesGovernment & Regulatory & Banking & Finance
RBI DIRECTIONS ON PEER TO PEER LENDING...
The Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') has published responses to frequently asked questions ('FAQs') regarding the Master Directions ' Non-Banking Financial Company ' Peer...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Data Protection Framework for India
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released a whitepaper on the proposed "a data protection regulatory framework for India" in November 2017.
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO STAY BAN ON...
In April this year, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') issued a notification prohibiting the use of virtual currencies, preventing
entities regulated by the...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 Key...
The long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (the 'Bill') was released on July 27, 2018, along with the report by the Committee of Experts under...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE SUPREME COURT'S AADHAAR JUDGEMENT AND THE...
At the end of September, the Supreme Court of India upheld the validity of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 to the extent it related to using...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE AADHAAR JUDGMENT AND RECENT POLICY CHANGES:...
The recent judgement of the Supreme Court of India, upholding the validity of Aadhaar while striking out parts of the Aadhaar Act which permitted body...
Financial ServicesGovernment & Regulatory & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
RBI GUIDELINES FOR THE INTEROPERABILITY OF PREPAID...
On October 16, 2018, the RBI issued guidelines for the interoperability of know-your-customer compliant prepaid payment instruments, which were widely anticipated ever since the RBI...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRAI'S TARIFF ORDER
The Supreme Court of India recently upheld the validity of the TRAI's Regulations and Tariff Order introduced in 2017, primarily dealing with the manner in...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
CENSORSHIP: THE CURRENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND THE...
The media and entertainment industry has consistently grown and continues to grow at a global level, particularly with the advent of new mediums for distribution,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
LOYALTY AND REWARD PROGRAMS IN INDIA: THE...
Even though loyalty and reward programs offered by marketplaces are currently operating in an unregulated environment, there is a fine line of differentiation in the...
Corporate & CommercialEmployment LawTechnology, Media & TelecommunicationsGovernment & RegulatoryInsolvency & Restructuring & Banking & Finance
Key Legal Developments 2018
During 2018, our lawyers shared their thoughts on a number of major legal developments impacting the Indian economy, spanning a wide arc from data usage...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE DRAFT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERMEDIARIES GUIDELINES (AMENDMENT)...
Proposed amendments to the rules governing online intermediaries were published at the end of 2018, intending to curb the posting of illegal online content and...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
CONSULTATION PAPER ON REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR OVER-THE-TOP...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently released a consultation paper on the regulatory framework for over-the-top communication services, inviting comments from interested stakeholders.
Intellectual Property & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
SAFE HARBOUR IMMUNITY FOR INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES AND...
The Information Technology Act, 2000 ('IT Act') and the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 ('Intermediaries Guidelines') sets out a framework providing for conditional safe...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
DELHI HIGH COURT EXERCISES LONG-ARM JURISDICTION, DIRECTS...
On October 23, 2019, the Delhi High Court held that Indian courts can issue orders to internet intermediaries like Facebook, Google, and Twitter to take...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2019: KEY...
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (the '2019 Bill') was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019 by the Ministry of Electronics and...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Newsletters | Japan (Sep - Dec 2019)
INDUSLAW is a multi-speciality Indian law firm with 42 partners and over 150 lawyers across four offices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai....
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Newsletter | China (Sep - Dec 2019)
INDUSLAW is a multi-speciality Indian law firm with 42 partners and over 150 lawyers across four offices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai....
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
PRIVACY LAWS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA...
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (the 'PDP Bill') and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the 'CCPA') have been formulated with the primary...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
FinTech Newsletter: October 15, 2019 – January...
The fin-tech sector in India has been witnessing increased attention and growth on account of digital inclusion, technological innovations, and interest from second-time entrepreneurs like...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT FRAMEWORK FOR AUTHORISATION...
In its financial stability report dated December 27, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') proposed the New Umbrella Entity (the 'NUE') for retail...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
RBI GUIDELINES ON REGULATION OF PAYMENT AGGREGATORS...
The RBI has decided to comprehensively regulate the activities of payment aggregators and provide baseline technology-related recommendations to payment gateways. The substantive Guidelines come into...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
UNLEASH THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19: IS IT...
The words like 'national security' have a tendency for governments, courts, civil society and intelligentsia (meant to lead, navigate and gravitate the masses towards an...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter – January 16, 2020 to...
Despite the economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian fin-tech sector has done exceedingly well this past quarter, with uninterrupted innovation and investments...
Corporate & Commercial & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Augmenting the fight against Covid-19: How Businesses...
COVID-19 has brought the world to its knees. Countries are at different stages of transmission of the pandemic, trying their best to cope with their...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Infolex Article: The Show Must Go On:...
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the government restrictions in its wake, have had a major impact on the media and entertainment industry. INDUSLAW's Tanu...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Policy for Empanelment of Social Media Platforms
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified the 'Policy Guidelines for Empanelment of Social Media Platforms with the Bureau of Outreach and Communication' on May...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Maharashtra Government Issues Guidelines for Restarting Media...
The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus led the Government of India to impose a nationwide lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of...
Intellectual Property & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Article - Amazon vs. Amway
In the second round of litigation between E-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal (“E-commerce platformsâ€) and Direct Selling Entities (“DSEsâ€) such as Amway,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Taming the Dragon: Cautious Moves by India...
In the wake of growing tensions between India & China, India amended its FDI Policy to restrict investments from neighboring countries. Recently, it also released...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
InfoAlert Article - Marketplace E-commerce : Impact...
Legislative protections and immunities granted to e-commerce marketplaces over the years have significantly contributed to the continued growth and development of digital platforms for communication,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Fintech Newsletter – May 1, 2020 to...
The economic disruptions owing to the current pandemic, have impacted funding globally, with venture-backed investments in India falling drastically between March and June 2020, as...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Infolex NewsAlert | RBI Framework for Authorization...
The Reserve Bank of India issued a Press Release on August 18, 2020, placing on its website a 'framework for authorization of pan-India umbrella entity...
Intellectual Property & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Infolex Article: Social Media Promotions, A Boon...
While the boons of social media promotions are manifold, they are not without their own set of pitfalls. Through this Article, INDUSLAW’s Aditi...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter – August 01, 2020-October 15,...
Despite the recent economic slowdown in India with the extended lock-down, the fintech industry has continued to attract investments, with Covid-19 having fast-tracked adoption of...
Corporate & Commercial & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Infolex NewsAlert – Liberalisation of Guidelines for...
The New OSP Guidelines have been issued by the DoT with the objective of devising a framework to accommodate the constant innovations in technology and...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Infolex NewsAlert- Guidelines on Advertisements on Online...
The Advertising Standard Council of India (“ASCIâ€) has issued the guidelines for advertisers in relation to Online Gaming for Real Money Winnings (the “Gaming Guidelinesâ€),...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Fintech Newsletter | Oct 16, 2020 to...
The Indian fintech market has continued to grow and evolve, with the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating digitization amongst consumers, micro, small and medium enterprises (“MSMEsâ€), banks,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
China Newsletters (October 2020 - December 2020)
INDUSLAW brings you key regulatory and legal developments in various sectors in India on a quarterly basis. INDUSLAW is a multi-specialty...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Japan Newsletters (October 2020 - December 2020)
INDUSLAW brings you key regulatory and legal developments in various sectors in India on a quarterly basis. INDUSLAW is a multi-specialty...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Infolex Article Section 65B of the Evidence...
The law on the mandatory requirement of filing a certificate under Section 65B (4) of the Evidence Act has remained uncertain. The Supreme Court, by...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
InfoLex | Rules for Intermediary and Digital...
In response to the mass dissemination of fake news and offensive/ unregulated content online, the Indian Government has issued a Digital Media Ethics Code for...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Infolex Article: Clarification on the Guidelines on...
The RBI has made public certain clarifications with respect to the Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways. INDUSLAW’s Avimukt Dar,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter | January 01, 2021 to...
The Fintech sector in India has continued to grow despite the Covid-19 pandemic challenges and is now one of the largest fintech markets worldwide.
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter – April 01, 2021 to...
The Indian fintech space remains one of the fastest growing sectors, with companies evolving new business models to digitise more aspects of banking and financial...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
IT RULES 2021: BOMBAY HC GRANTS AN...
The Bombay High Court has passed an interim order staying Rule 9(1) & 9(3) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)...
Financial ServicesGovernment & Regulatory & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
E-RUPI AND ITS BENEFITS FOR THE DIGITAL...
The Government of India has recently launched 'e-RUPI', a new digital payment solution built on the UPI system. INDUSLAW's Namita Viswanath, Shreya Suri,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
MADRAS HIGH COURT GRANTS A WIN TO...
The Madras High Court recently quashed those amendments to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930 which had imposed a blanket ban in Tamil Nadu on...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE RECAP : A ROUND-UP OF MEDIA,...
Presenting the inaugural edition of The Recap, a bi-monthly round-up of the latest developments in Media & Entertainment & Gaming laws from India, authored by...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE RECAP : A ROUND-UP OF MEDIA,...
Induslaw bring to you The Recap, a short yet extensive compilation of legal updates from India for the Media & Entertainment and Gaming industries so...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
FINTECH NEWSLETTER: RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND MARKET...
The Indian fintech sector has continued to grow and attract investments. In line with the policy objective of consumer protection and to make digital payment...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE RECAP: A ROUND-UP OF MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT...
This edition is an eclectic mix of updates from the months of November & December 2021 and range from courtroom updates for skill gaming operators...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter | October 1, 2021 to...
The Indian fintech sector provides an optimistic outlook for the upcoming year of 2022. INDUSLAW’s Avimukt Dar, Suneeth Katarki, Namita Viswanath, Shreya Suri,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT QUASHES ONLINE GAMING BAN...
In a significant judgment for the online skill gaming industry, the Karnataka High Court on February 14, 2022 in the matter of All India Gaming...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE RECAP A ROUND-UP OF MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT...
Presenting Volume IV of INDUSLAW’s The Recap, a bi-monthly round-up of the latest developments in Media & Entertainment and Gaming laws from India,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter | January 1, 2022 to...
With the final quarter of the financial year 2021-2022 coming to a close, we note that the Indian fintech sector has witnessed strong growth amounting...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
The Recap - Volume 5
Presenting Volume V of INDUSLAW's The Recap, a bi-monthly round-up of the latest developments in Media & Entertainment and Gaming laws from India,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF AADHAAR DATA |...
Introduced with the objective of providing a cost effective means of verification and authentication of the identity of an individual, Aadhaar cards are now one...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE RECAP: A ROUND-UP OF MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT...
Please find appended below Volume VI of INDUSLAW's The Recap, a bi-monthly round-up of the latest developments in Media & Entertainment and Gaming...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
UNWINDING CERT-IN'S DIRECTIONS ON CYBER SECURITY PRACTICES...
With data leaks, ransomware attacks and other cyber security incidents becoming increasingly rampant, India's cybersecurity watchdog – CERT-In recently issued directions relating to information security...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE RECAP A ROUND-UP OF MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT...
Please find appended below Volume VII of INDUSLAW’s The Recap, a bi-monthly round-up of the latest developments in Media & Entertainment and Gaming...
