

INDIA’S FIRST RULING ON AI AND COPYRIGHT TUSSLE – What does it mean?
The Delhi High Court’s judgment in ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Open AI OPCO LLC marks India’s first significant judicial engagement with the copyright implications of generative AI. At the interim stage, the Court refused to restrain OpenAI from using publicly available news content to train its large language models, holding prima facie that such internal use may fall within the “private or personal use, including research” exception under Section 52(1)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1
Aman Shankar
2 days ago


INDIAN MERGER CONTROL TRENDS : What deal counsels need to watch out for in 2026
India is expected to remain one of the world’s busiest deal markets, and that makes merger control in India a front-end strategic issue rather than a post-signing compliance formality. Recent decisions of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) show a clear shift: the real risk is no longer limited to whether a transaction triggers a filing.
Abir Roy, Vivek Pandey & Shreya Kapoor
Jun 30


COMPLIANCE ROUTE FROM GDPR TO DPDPA: MANAGING THE SHIFT IN REGULATORY EXPECTATIONS
When comparing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”) with the General Data Protection Regulation, 2016 (“GDPR”), one of the most significant points of divergence lies in the treatment of children’s personal data and the corresponding compliance obligations imposed upon entities processing such data. The regulatory approach adopted by each framework reflects distinct legislative priorities, particularly in relation to consent mechanisms, age thresholds, prof
Aman Shankar & Biyanka Bhatia
Jun 10


COMPLIANCE ROUTE FROM GDPR TO DPDPA: MANAGING THE SHIFT IN REGULATORY EXPECTATIONS
As India prepares to operationalize the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”), many organisations assume that an existing General Data Protection Regulations, 2016 (“GDPR”) compliance framework will translate seamlessly to the Indian context. Our previous parts of the blog challenges this assumption by examining the foundational differences between the two regimes and illustrating how the DPDPA reshapes lawful processing and consent at a structural level. Part
Aman Shankar & Biyanka Bhatia
Jun 5










