The history of media law could be traced to the British rule in India. Most of the law framed during that time was obviously to control the press as press was used as a powerful medium by the freedom fighters and also the print media of those days voluntarily took part in the freedom struggle. […]

Cues-filtered-out approach: A perspective on CMC that says the Internet is inferior as a channel for communication because of a lack of nonverbal cues. In this approach, there is less information exchanged between people, then, it is not surprising that some would find this medium more impersonal compared to the richness of face-to face interaction. […]

The following are the functions of the Press Council of India: o The first and foremost function of the press council of India is to protect the freedom of the press and to maintain and improve the standards of newspaper and news agencies in India. o To help newspapers and news agencies to maintain their […]

Cyber bullying is a practice that is causing hue and cry in the whole legal system but till date there are no special legislation to deal with cyberbullying in India. It is a new phenomenon which has arisen in this internet age. Cyberbullying can be defined as “The use of electronic communication to bully a […]

In the case of a literary, dramatic or artistic work made by the author in the course of his employment by the proprietor of a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical under a contract of service or apprenticeship, for the purpose of publication in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, the said proprietor shall, in the […]

Copyright Act states that a work shall be published or performed in public, only with the license of the owner of the copyright. In the case of a work of joint authorship, the conditions conferring copyright specified in this sub-section shall be satisfied by all the authors of the work.Copyright is defined as the exclusive […]

India is one of the largest producers and exporters of copyright materials. In order to protect the authors and performers government enacted Copyright Act – 1957 (amended in 1999), the Copyright Rules – 1958 (amended in 1995), and the International Copyright Order, 1999. Copyright is a legal right to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and […]

1. If the person contravening any of the provisions of this Act is a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company shall be deemed to be guilty […]

Section 4 of the Act prohibits misleading advertisements relating to drugs. Accordingly no person shall take any part in the publication of any advertisement relating to a drug if the advertisement contains any matter which: (a) Directly or indirectly gives a false impression regarding true character of the drug; or (b) Makes a false claim […]

This act is known as the Drugs and Magic Remedies (objectionable advertisements) act, 1954. This act was enacted to control the advertisements of drugs in certain cases, to prohibit the advertisements for certain drugs for matters connected therewith. DEFINITIONS: The important terms appearing in the Act such as advertisement, drug, magic remedy, and registered medical […]