L’Oreal v. Brandworld

Samiksha UniyalCase Summary

Liability of an intermediary under Section 79 in trademark infringement

L’Oreal v. Brandworld (2018) 254 DLT 433 In the High Court of Delhi CS (COMM) 980/2016 Before Justice Pratibha M Singh Decided on November 12, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Liability of an intermediary under Section 79 in trademark infringement … Read More

B.N. Firos v. State of Kerala & Ors.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Copyright ownership of a software developed for the government in the context of Section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957

B.N. Firos v. State of Kerala & Ors. (2018) 9 SCC 220 In the Supreme Court of India Civil Appeal 79/2008 Before Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar Decided on March 27, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Copyright … Read More

Tata Sky Ltd. v. YouTube LLC

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Tata Sky Ltd. v. YouTube LLC

 Tata Sky Ltd. v. YouTube LLC In the High Court of Delhi CS (COMM) 223/2016 Before Justice S. Muralidhar Decided on August 10, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Removal of offensive URLs from YouTube. Statutes and Provisions Involved The Information … Read More

Anil Cheppa v. State of Haryana

Sammed AkiwateCase Summary

Anil Cheppa v. State of Haryana

Anil Cheppa v. State of Haryana In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana CRM-M 38071/2014 Before Justice Rameshwar Singh Malik Decided on January 24, 2015 Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail in a case involving possession of soft and … Read More

Cyber crime and laws in Nepal: An overview

Vidhi JainLaw

Cyber crime and laws in Nepal

This is the fourth article in the series covering cyber laws of various countries. The previous articles have covered countries such as Japan, New Zealand and Norway. This article offers an overview of cyber crime and laws in Nepal. Nepal … Read More

Is the circulation of e-papers on Telegram legal?

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Is the circulation of e-papers on Telegram legal?

COVID-19 restrictions have severely affected the distribution of print media. As a result, e-paper subscriptions have witnessed a rampant growth as traditional news houses are switching to digital papers (or e-papers) for their print daily. Simultaneously, digital copies of newspapers … Read More

Tarun Tyagi v. Central Bureau of Investigation

Gitanjali SadanCase Summary

Tarun Tyagi v. Central Bureau of Investigation

Tarun Tyagi v. Central Bureau of Investigation (2017) 4 SCC 490 In the Supreme Court of India Crl.A. 102/2017 Before Justice Dr. A.K. Sikri and Justice R.K. Agrawal Decided on February 08, 2017 Relevancy of the case: Stealing source code … Read More