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This essay was written during a research internship supervised by Nandita Saikia and Sidharth Chopra at Saikrishna and Associates in March 2023. Music Copyrights in the Age of AI Khalil Gibran once apparently said: “Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.”[1] However, the use of…

In a landmark judgment, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has laid down a higher legal threshold to be applied for establishing a prima facie case of patent infringement in a quia timet action involving yet-to-be-launched products. While permitting Zydus to sell a biosimilar version of anti-cancer drug Nivolumab in India, in the…

Introduction: Continuing the Conversation In Part I of this series, we examined the recent surge in personality rights litigation in India and identified areas where judicial protection may be expanding beyond traditional boundaries. We discussed the importance of principle of proportionality, the requirement of  transformative use principle, and the need for differentiated analysis in evaluating…

Introduction Personality rights have emerged as one of the most debated topics in Indian legal circles over the past year, alongside artificial intelligence. What began as judicial efforts to protect celebrities from AI-generated deepfakes and fraudulent endorsements has evolved into broader protections that raise important questions about balancing celebrity rights with free expression, creativity, and commerce. At…

As India moves towards regulating synthetic and AI generated content online, the draft 2025 amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“ IT Rules 2021”), released on 22nd October 2025, this article raises and addresses a deeper, and possibly more sinister, constitutional question: can the executive rewrite legislative…

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules”), aimed at addressing the emerging challenge of synthetically generated and AI-manipulated content. The policy objective, i.e., improving transparency and accountability in the digital ecosystem, is entirely justified. However, the…

Access to affordable medical care is a fundamental right of every human being. From the perspective of patent law, in India, generally the focus has been on pharmaceutical drugs and how patent law can balance the right of public to affordable drugs viz-a-viz the right of innovators. However, healthcare in the contemporary world extends far…

What are Gold Savings Scheme? Gold Savings Schemes are schemes generally offered by the jewellery shops allowing the consumer to purchase gold by making monthly payments not exceeding 11-12 months. For Gold Savings Schemes, generally the jewellers waive off / provide maturity discount for one / few month(s) (generally last month) of investment for the…

Authored by Saif Rahman Ansari, Co-authored by Mr. Krishna Tandon, fifth year student of B.A. LL.B from Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Introduction  In the recent years, it is the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and startups that are  leading an innovation-based economy in India. These businesses drive the vision of 'Make in India', …

Well done! You’ve successfully managed level 1 (if not, it would be best that you cross level 1 before proceeding further) and now know how to navigate the choppy waters of gambling law(s) when sailing in a ship full of loot boxes. Unfortunately, the voyage is not yet over and up ahead lies the consumer…