Chinese activist Ai Weiwei once proclaimed, “The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It is as simple as that.” This sentiment backed the conception of the Internet – an unbounded global village where everyone … Read More
Three years after the first complaint in 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Google for using its dominant position in October 2022. I have previously written about Google’s overwhelming dominant position and attempts to gain control through self-preferencing. … Read More
Lloyd (Respondent) v. Google LLC (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 50 In the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom UKSC 2019/0213 Before Lord Reed, President, Lady Arden, Lord Sales, Lord Leggatt, and Lord Burrows Decided on November 10, 2021 Relevancy of the … Read More
Sasikala Pushpa v. Facebook India & Ors. In the High Court of Delhi CS(OS) 510/2016 Before Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Decided on June 02, 2020 Relevancy of the Case: Liability of an intermediary under Section 79 Statutes and Provisions Involved The … Read More
Karmanya Singh Sareen & Anr v. Union of India & Ors. (2016) 233 DLT 436 (DB) In the High Court of Delhi WP(C) 7663/2016 and CM 31553/2016 Before Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Decided on September … Read More
Registrar (Judicial) v. Union Ministry of Communications (2017) 8 Mad LJ 712 In the High Court of Madras Suo Motu WP (MD) 16668/2017 Before Justice K K Sasidharan and Justice G R Swaminathan Decided on September 12, 2017 Relevancy of … Read More
Google India Pvt. Ltd. v. Visaka Industries Limited (2011) 1 ALD (Cri) 1002 In the High Court of Andhra Pradesh Crl. P. 7207/2009 Before Justice Samudrala Govindarajulu Decided on April 19, 2011 Relevancy of the case: Intermediary liability in publication … Read More
The competition among individuals and companies is an integral part of the market’s churning in the internet space. However, if such competition turns dystopian, it may disturb the working of the market severely. Therefore, it becomes essential to differentiate between … Read More
Antony Clement Rubin v. Union of India In the High Court of Madras WP 20774/2018 Before Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad Decided on April 25, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Directing social media and utility platforms to mandatorily … Read More
Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India (2017) 2 SCC 514 In the Supreme Court of India WP 341/2008 Before Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Amitava Roy Decided on November 16, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Blocking advertisements related to … Read More
Today, cyber space has become competitive, open, and transparent like never before. In the last three years, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has investigated the working of an American tech giant, who many believe to be synonymous with the … Read More
Has someone uploaded a YouTube video containing your picture without your permission? This is precisely what we are going to discuss in this article. Recently, we received one case where our client’s pictures were used in a YouTube video without … Read More