In a speech delivered to the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education on Monday (19 April), the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton raised for the first time the prospect of passing a European Media Freedom Act.

Despite a global consensus that trade secret protections are a key part of a well-functioning IP system, rightsholders must rely on judicial precedents to understand the scope of protection in the country.

Cinemas owners are seeking property tax waiver, reduction in fixed electricity charges, automatic licence renewal and 100% occupancy permits as soon as they reopen, in order to survive.

In case of permission-less blockchains, network participants may be anonymous or pseudonymous - their identities are not known fully - the CCI discussion paper notes.

India has followed suit with the likes of Australia, Europe and UK in toughening up laws towards Big Tech – Google, Facebook and Amazon. These companies, having invested billions of dollars over the years, see India as a crucial growth engine and market for the future.

That’s a notable uptick from the streamer’s 2020 spend of $11.8 billion, as the pandemic prompted production delays across the industry, and a 2019 content spend of $13.9 billion.

The Madras Bar Association has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service of Service) Ordinance 2021, to the extent it amends Sections 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017.

Netflix head of global TV Bela Bajaria says that staying authentically local is key to global success for the giant streaming platform.

Online environments are going to be "very very big", regardless of fluctuations in the price of bitcoin, said Frederic Chesnais, head of Atari's blockchain division and the company's former CEO.