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Safe harbour in India: Revisiting intermediary liability

By Ashima Obhan and Urvi Singh, Obhan Mason

Zee-Nykaa copyright dispute and music licensing models in India

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan Mason

Significance of new rules on determining, registering online games

By Ashima Obhan and Priyanka Narayanan, Obhan Mason

Vodafone ruling redials rights over ringtone royalties

By Neel Mason, Ekta Sharma and Surabhi Katare, Obhan Mason

Of beauties and beasts: The digital dilemma

By Ashima Obhan and Shuchi Dutta, Obhan Mason

New era for India Design 2.0

By Essenese Obhan and Sneha Gandhi, Obhan Mason

Another conflict between internet freedom and regulation

By Arzu Chimni and Natasha Matange, Obhan Mason

India AI copyright paper: Blanket licensing risks, costs now

By Essenese Obhan and Sumathi Chandrashekaran, Obhan Mason

The limits of MeitY’s draft rules on deepfakes

By Ashima Obhan and Arnav Joshi, Obhan & Associates

Invisible infringing still breaches IP holder rights

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

Esports win as all bets off for gamblers

By Ashima Obhan and Urvi Singh, Obhan & Associates

Free apps still come at a cost

By Ashima Obhan and Divyaansh Dulles, Obhan & Associates

Data privacy and protection – now battery-powered

By Ashima Obhan and Arzu Chimni, Obhan & Associates

Parties not judges run advanced technology litigation

By Essenese Obhan and Urvashi Singh, Obhan & Associates

Fair use copying has to be fair

By Ashima Obhan and Aakanksha Singh, Obhan & Associates

Regaining control by opting out of LLMs

By Essenese Obhan and Anjuri Saxena, Obhan & Associates

AI does not absolve data privacy responsibility

By Ashima Obhan and Devendra Bankar, Obhan & Associates

Battle over whether information public or private

By Essenese Obhan and Nandini Chowdhry, Obhan & Associates

Government soaks greenwashers to prevent misleading advertisements

By Ashima Obhan and Jeetika Agarwal, Obhan & Associates

New policies to boost biotech’s commercial DNA

By Essenese Obhan and Charul Yadav, Obhan & Associates

Consumers’ rights to repair support sustainability aims

By Ashima Obhan and Natasha Matange, Obhan & Associates

Digital media now comes under new management

By Ashima Obhan and Vrinda Patodia, Obhan & Associates

How copyright protects creativity by shielding advertising concepts

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

Your trade secret is safe with me

By Essenese Obhan, Sneha Gandhi, and Charul Yadav, Obhan & Associates

Even the largest cannot use misleading advertising

By Ashima Obhan and Aastha Srivastava, Obhan & Associates

New act brings telecoms up to speed

By Ashima Obhan and Manisha Khalkho, Obhan & Associates

Balancing innovation and regulation as AI spreads

By Essenese Obhan and Charul Yadav, Obhan & Associates

Whose potato is it really? Court restores PepsiCo’s rights

By Essenese Obhan and Charul Yadav, Obhan & Associates

Navigating the OTT landscape in broadcasting bill

By Ashima Obhan and Arnav Joshi, Obhan & Associates

No privilege for patent agents and clients

By Essenese Obhan, Obhan & Associates

Flexible data law protects children from changing technology

By Ashima Obhan and Anubhav Chakravorty, Obhan & Associates

Real intelligence must supervise AI and soon

By Ashima Obhan and Aparna Amnerkar, Obhan & Associates

No secrets possible in public domain

By Essenese Obhan, Sumathi Chandrashekaran and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

Never bet against regulation in online gaming

By Ashima Obhan and Akanksha Dua, Obhan & Associates

Speed the best prescription for regulating e-pharmacies in India

By Essenese Obhan, Charul Yadav and Sapna Sharma, Obhan & Associates

Data privacy in the age of ChatGPT

By Ashima Obhan and Seerat Bhutani, Obhan & Associates

Transborder reputation in India means you must be here

By Essenese Obhan and Sannidhi Mahapatra, Obhan & Associates

No more playing around for online gaming

By Ashima Obhan and Shuchi Dutta, Obhan & Associates

Suing AI will need better human law

By Sumathi Chandrashekaran and Essenese Obhan, Obhan and Associates

Standards needed for chasing crypto-assets across borders

By Ashima Obhan and Aparna Amnerkar, Obhan & Associates

Safe digital spaces may curtail existing freedoms

By Ashima Obhan and Shubhanshi Pohani, Obhan & Associates

Patently obvious that errors can be corrected

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

New ASCI code prohibits stereotypes and prejudice

By Ashima Obhan and Anubhav Chakravorty, Obhan & Associates

Online advertising must not overstep the mark

By Essenese Obhan, Taarika Pillai, and Shubhanshi Pohani, Obhan & Associates

EU’s Digital Markets Act and implications for Big Tech

By Ashima Obhan and Samridhi Poddar, Obhan & Associates

FSSAI notification gives major boost to hemp industry

By Essenese Obhan and Charul Yadav, Obhan & Associates

A learning curve for edtech self-regulation

By Ashima Obhan, Obhan & Associates

Hazards of exporting dual-use technology

By Essenese Obhan, Obhan & Associates

Influence marketing stops where the law begins

By Ashima Obhan and Shuchi Dutta, Obhan & Associates

Setting the line between innovation and privacy

By Seerat Bhutani and Ashima Obhan, Obhan & Associates

Freedom of speech under threat from internet controls

By Ashima Obhan and Vrinda Patodia, Obhan & Associates

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