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    ₹12,000 cr on mute: OpenAI’s Generative music push expose gaps in India’s Copyright Law

    • 28.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Unlicensed music usage in India is already estimated at ₹10,000 crore annually. Original soundtracks produced by ChatGPT or Sora will require transparent licensing frameworks, according to an expert.

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    OTT players urge MIB for sandbox rollout of accessibility norms, cite UN’s voluntary approach

    • 28.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Several platforms also pointed out that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)—which India is a signatory to—follows a facilitative rather than binding approach.

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    Bite-sized drama is eating the internet: Ampere Analysis

    • 28.10.2025
    • IndianTelevision

    More than one in ten viewers now watch episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media

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    Explained: Inside China’s Deep Synthesis Law and How It Differs From India’s Proposed Deepfake Rules

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    According to the new draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021), AI-generated content, including deepfake material, on social media and the internet will be regulated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

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    Meta, TikTok And Snapchat Agree To Comply With Australia’s Social Media Ban, But Doubt Efficacy

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    Social media giants Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat said on October 28 that they will comply with Australia’s upcoming ban on social media users under the age of 16, according to a Reuters report.

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    Policy Brief: Unpacking the Draft IT (Amendment) Rules on Synthetic Information, 2025

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    On October 22, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 (“Draft Rules”).

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    72 Nations Sign UN’s First Cybercrime Treaty; India Abstains Amid Privacy Concerns

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    A total of 72 countries have signed the world’s first global treaty to combat cybercrime, formally known as the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.

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    Australian Government Says No to Free AI Training on Copyrighted Content

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    The Australian Government has decided against allowing tech companies to mine copyrighted content to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to a report by The Guardian.

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    How connected TV is turning up the heat as OTT growth cools

    • 28.10.2025
    • Mint

    Connected TV (CTV) adoption is booming, with 129.2 million active users across 35-40 million homes.

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    The Streaming Piracy Crisis Suppressant That Nobody Wants To Discuss

    • 27.10.2025
    • TorrentFreak

    History has shown that if the source of pirated content isn't eliminated, one way or another it will simply reappear somewhere else. Targeting consumer-facing streaming sites does cause disruption, but not as much as targeting the supplier of their streams.

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