'You Are Far Worse Than A Govt Department, Get Your House In Order': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Meta In TV Today's Plea

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure with Meta for taking TV Today Network “in circles” and not deciding its complaint over suspension of its Instagram account created for its magazine Harper's Bazaar India (bazaarindia). A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora asked Meta to get its house in order and remarked that the...

Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal Of Plea Seeking Regulation Of Inappropriate Content On OTT Platforms, Asks Litigant To First Approach Govt

The Supreme Court today permitted withdrawal of a plea seeking regulation of inappropriate content on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, while granting liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to the Union of India.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on the petition filed in public interest, challenging the publication of inappropriate content on OTT...

[Cybercrime] IPC Can Simultaneously Be Invoked If Sections Under IT Act Don't Address All Ingredients Of Offence: Bombay High Court Full Bench

The Bombay High Court recently held that while the Information Technology Act, 2000 is a special Act for addressing cybercrimes and has an overriding effect, it does not preclude the application of IPC in cases where the offences are not adequately addressed under the IT ActThe court held that section 43 (penalty for damage to computer) read with section 66 (fraudulently or dishonestly...

Apple Faces Antitrust Violations Class Action Suit Over iCloud Monopoly, Allegations Of Abuse Of Dominance

Apple Inc. is currently entangled in a class action lawsuit accused of monopolizing the cloud storage market through its iCloud service. The allegations stat that Apple has artificially inflated iCloud prices and restricted iPhone backups exclusively to its service, limiting consumer choice and stifling competition. The lawsuit highlights concerns about digital monopolies and...

Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Pending Before Various HCs Against IT Rules 2021 To Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court today transferred to the Delhi High Court matters pending before different High Courts across the country against the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). The order was passed to enable an analogous hearing on the issues, considering that a large number of petitions were already pending before Delhi...

Supreme Court Stays Centre's Notification Of 'Fact Check Unit' Under IT Rules Till Final Decision By Bombay HC

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) stayed the Union's notification of the Fact-Check Unit (FCU) under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2023 (IT Amendment Rules 2023). The stay shall operate till the Bombay High Court finally decides the challenges to the IT Rules amendment 2023.Yesterday, the Ministry of Electronics...

Delhi High Court Directs 'Rogue Cyberlocker Websites' To Take Down Listings Of Copyrighted Content Of Netflix, Universal City Studios

The Delhi High Court has recently directed three alleged rogue cyberlocker websites and their operators to take down the listings of copyrighted content of leading entertainment companies like Netflix, Amazon, University City Studios and others. Justice Anish Dayal further directed the rogue websites and their operators to disable all features from their platform allowing “regeneration of...

European Commission Fines Apple $1.95 Billion For Antitrust Practices Towards Spotify

After an extensive investigation, the European Commission has imposed a substantial fine of €1.8 billion, equivalent to about $1.95 billion, on tech giant Apple. The commission found Apple guilty of "abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps" concerning iPhone and iPad users. This decision follows a complaint filed by Spotify, which...

Advisory Support Service Relating To Software Falls Within Service By Software Engineer: CESTAT

The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the service tax exemption to Yamaha Motor's subsidiary and held that advisory support services relating to software clearly fall within the domain of the service provided by a software engineer.The bench of S. S. Garg (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) has observed that activities...

Delhi High Court Refuses Pre-Censorship Of Content Against Rohingya Community On Facebook, Says Treatment Can't Be Worse Than Disease

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an order directing the Union Government to restrain Facebook India from allegedly promoting “hateful and harmful content” against the Rohingya community on the social media platform. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the suggestion that there should be prior censorship of...

Publish Review Committee Orders Relating To Internet Shutdowns In Jammu & Kashmir : Supreme Court To Centre

In a significant development on Tuesday, January 30, the Supreme Court called for the publication of review committee orders concerning internet shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir.This observation was made by a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol in response to an application filed by the Foundation for Media Professionals, pressing for compliance with the court's May 2020 judgment. In...

Calcutta High Court Distributes 'Dragon Legal Speech Recognition Software' To Judicial Officers of WB & Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Calcutta High Court has announced the distribution of Dragon Legal Speech Recognition Software to judicial officers of West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 'cutting-edge' software, enabled by artificial intelligence, aims to assist judicial officers in fulfilling their day-to-day roles even in the absence of support staff such as stenographers, by converting their spoken word...