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The 2021 Information Technology Rules and the OTT Platform

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Rishi Batta

Immediately upon its release on Amazon Prime Video on January 15, 2021, “Tandav” has been surrounded by controversy, contention, and conflict. This show has been under fire and has garnered several complaints from various factions of the Indian society. Even though an apology was issued by the creators of the show, and steps were taken to remove the controversial portions from the show, it appears that it did not quell the controversy at all.

 

Thereafter, the Justice for Rights Foundation filed a public interest litigation petition in the Delhi High Court wherein a plea was made for separate guidelines to regulate content such as Tandav, Sacred Games etc., on online streaming platforms, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (“MIB”) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEIT”) informed the Delhi High Court that the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) is a robust enough legislation, and on February 8, 2019, the High Court agreed with such submission and dismissed the said petition[1].

 

Tatva Legal, Hyderabad has an experienced team of corporate lawyers who, amongst other services, advise on a wide range of issues in relation to Information Technology and mergers & acquisitions, private equity and joint ventures.

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