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Super Cassettes v. MySpace
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by
Ujwala Uppaluri
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published
Oct 30, 2012
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last modified
Oct 31, 2012 10:27 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Intermediary Liability,
Featured
The Delhi High Court’s judgment in Super Cassettes v. MySpace last July is worrying for a number of reasons. The court failed to appreciate the working of intermediaries online and disregard all pragmatic considerations involved. The consequences for free expression and particularly for file sharing by users of services online are especially unfavourable.
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Blogs
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Super Cassettes v. MySpace (Redux)
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jan 16, 2017
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last modified
Jan 18, 2017 02:31 PM
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filed under:
Intermediary Liability,
Copyright,
Censorship,
Access to Knowledge
The latest judgment in the matter of Super Cassettes v. MySpace is a landmark and progressive ruling, which strengthens the safe harbor immunity enjoyed by Internet intermediaries in India. It interprets the provisions of the IT Act, 2000 and the Copyright Act, 1957 to restore safe harbor immunity to intermediaries even in the case of copyright claims. It also relieves MySpace from pre-screening user-uploaded content, endeavouring to strike a balance between free speech and censorship. CIS was one of the intervenors in the case, and has been duly acknowledged in the judgment.
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Blogs
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The Case of Whatsapp Group Admins
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by
Japreet Grewal
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published
Nov 26, 2015
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last modified
Dec 08, 2015 10:25 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The Ministry And The Trace: Subverting End-To-End Encryption
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by
Gurshabad Grover, Tanaya Rajwade and Divyank Katira
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published
Jul 12, 2021
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last modified
Jul 12, 2021 08:18 AM
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filed under:
Cryptography,
Intermediary Liability,
Constitutional Law,
Internet Governance,
Messaging,
Encryption Policy
A legal and technical analysis of the 'traceability' rule and its impact on messaging privacy.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Apr 11, 2015
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last modified
Apr 17, 2015 11:59 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Chilling Effect
Even as free speech advocates and users celebrate the Supreme Court of India's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, news that the Central government has begun work on drafting a new provision to replace the said section of the Act has been trickling in.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The Take Down of Free Speech Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 06, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
As part of a study to access rate of compliance, in 2011, the Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore sent frivolous “take down” requests to seven prominent intermediaries. The study showed exactly how easy it is to take down online content.
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News & Media
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To regulate Net intermediaries or not is the question
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Aug 26, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Given the disruption to public order caused by the mass exodus of North-Eastern Indians from several cities, the government has had for the first time in many years, a legitimate case to crackdown on Internet intermediaries and their users.
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Internet Governance
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Twitter's India troubles show tough path ahead for digital platforms
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by
Aditya Sharma
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Jun 26, 2021 02:54 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
Twitter is in a standoff with Indian authorities over the government's new digital rules. Critics see the rules as an attempt to curb free speech, while others say more action is needed to hold tech giants accountable.
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News & Media
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UN Special Rapporteur Report on Freedom of Expression and the Private Sector: A Significant Step Forward
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Jun 08, 2016
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last modified
Jun 08, 2016 05:27 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
UNHRC,
Digital Media,
Intermediary Liability,
ICT
On 6 June 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, released a report on the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector and freedom of expression in the digital age. Vidushi Marda and Pranesh Prakash highlight the most important aspects of the report.
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Internet Governance
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Webinar on counter-comments to the draft Intermediary Guidelines
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 22, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on February 11 to discuss the comments submitted to the Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018, and counter-comments that were due by February 14.
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News & Media
