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    The RMLNLU Journal on Communication, Media, Entertainment & Technology Law (hereinafter ‘the Journal’) is an annual, student-edited, peer-reviewed law journal published by the Journal Committee of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow.

    Through this Journal, the Committee aims to foster the spirit of writing and set in motion a discourse among knowledgeable intellectuals from various fields of law.

    This is a theme-based journal and only accepts submissions pertaining to the same.

    • Aarya Parihar 
      Editor-in-Chief
    • Maitrey Chaudhary
      Managing Editor

    Senior Editors

    • Aarya Parihar
      Senior Editors
    • Aditi Singh
      Senior Editors
    • Aparna Tiwari
      Senior Editors
    • Avesta Vashishtha
      Senior Editors
    • Khushi Gupta
      Senior Editors
    • Maitrey Chaudhary
      Senior Editors
    • Mudrika Jha
      Senior Editors
    • Sharanya Chowdhury
      Senior Editors

    Associate Editors

    • Aarushi Mehrotra
      Associate Editors
    • Aastha Chauhan
      Associate Editors
    • Aditi S Nair
      Associate Editors
    • Akshat Raj
      Associate Editors
    • Ananya Bhandari
      Associate Editors
    • Arnav Kaushik
      Associate Editors
    • Arushi Khare
      Associate Editors
    • Divyansh Gangwar
      Associate Editors
    • Khushi Sharma
      Associate Editors
    • Laavanya Jain
      Associate Editors
    • Nishtha Chopra
      Associate Editors
    • Priyal Bansal
      Associate Editors
    • Rea Agrawal
      Associate Editors
    • Sakshi Tiwari
      Associate Editors
    • Supriya Raghuvansh
      Associate Editors
    • Upanshu Shetty
      Associate Editors
    • Sudeshna Guha Roy

      Founding Member, Vidhi Partners

    • Sumeet Malik

      Associate Editor, Supreme Court Cases

    • Dr. Maneesh Kumar Bajpai

      Deputy Librarian & Librarian In-charge

    • Dr. Samreen Hussain

      Assistant Professor

    • Dr. Shakuntala Sangam

      Assistant Professor

    • Dr. Shakuntala Sangam

      Assistant Professor

    • Dr. Prasenjit Kundu

      Assistant Professor

    The Journal accepts submissions from law students, academicians and legal professionals all over the country and abroad in the form of:

    Articles:

    5000-7000 words. (These are evaluations of specific contemporary issues and aim at conceptualising the issues in a unique and unconventional manner. The assessment of contemporary issues shall be appreciated, though not mandatory).

    Case notes/comments:

    2000-3000 words. (These are assessments of the aim and legal impact of contemporary judgments and legislations).

    Book Reviews:

    2000-3000 words. (Entries submitted under this category may present innovative evaluations of present literature).

    Essays: 4000-5000 words.

    The submissions may be on any contemporary legal issue connected with media law and its allied fields of communications, entertainment and technology. The authors are expected to adhere to the prescribed word limit as indicated above.

    Note: The prescribed word limits exclude Abstract, whose word limit is around 10 percent of the total length of the article, and footnotes, wherein speaking footnotes must be avoided wherever possible.

    Each of these entries shall be required to conform to the set of guidelines that follow.

    The Call for Papers for the upcoming volume has not been announced as of now.

    The formatting of the submission shall be as per the following:

    Content:
    Title: Bold, Underlined, Uppercase, Size 16, and Centre Aligned
    Headings:
    Bold, Uppercase, Size 14, and left-aligned.

    Font: Times New Roman
    Font size: 12 pts.
    Line spacing: 1.5
    Margin: 1” from all sides
    Alignment: Justified

    Footnotes
    Font: Times New Roman
    Font size: 10 pts.
    Line Spacing: 1.0
    Alignment: Left

    Referencing Style
    All the sources in the footnotes must be properly cited strictly in accordance with the latest OSCOLA (4th edition) format. No endnotes or speaking footnotes (descriptive footnotes) are allowed.

    General Instructions:

    The submission should be original and non-plagiarised. They should exhibit originality in thought, critical evaluation, and careful interpretations. Submission of a paper shall be taken to imply that it is an unpublished work and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

    • Co-authorship to a maximum of two members is allowed. However, co-authorship is not allowed in “book reviews” and “case notes/comments”.
    • Acknowledgement and Declaration by the author(s) need not be included.
    • The contents should in no way, directly or indirectly, indicate or reference the identity of the author(s).

    The author(s) must send in the cover letter in the body of the mail, which must contain all the relevant biographical details:

    • Name of the author(s),
    • their degrees,
    • Designation,
    • Name of College/University/Institution,
    • Postal Address(es),
    • Phone Number and email ID).
    • A separate attachment as a cover letter will not be entertained.

    The authors must attach only one manuscript to the mail which must include the abstract and the main content of the paper. The authors must refrain from adding any other information (such as personal information, declarations) in this manuscript.

    Declarations:

    Editors’ decisions shall be final and binding. They reserve the sole rights to the publication of the selected articles in addition to, inter alia, any edits/amends/reproduction.

    The contributions presented to and accepted for publication and the copyrights therein shall be the intellectual property of the Journal Committee, Dr. RMLNLU.

    Full Text may be accessed from www.scconline.com.

    The subscription of the same may be received from:

    M/s Eastern Book Company,
    34, Lalbagh, Lucknow-22600,
    Uttar Pradesh-INDIA

    Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Lucknow

    LDA Colony, Kanpur Road Scheme, Lucknow-226 012 (Uttar Pradesh), India

    +91 522 2422841

    cmet.rmlnlu[at]gmail[dot]com

    Sr.No. Article Page No. View/Download
      HIGH-VALUE DATASETS: BOOSTING THE ECONOMY OR JEOPARDISING PRIVACY -   Ishan Ashish & Harsh AnmolSize : 14.8 MB | Language : English 1
      WHO STARTED THE FIRE?: AN ENQUIRY INTO INFLUENCER CULTURE, POLITICAL POLARISATION AND FREE SPEECH - M. IshwaryahSize : 25.4 MB | Language : English 16
      THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GOOGLY: DOES THE ICANN REGULATIONS ON THE NEW GTLDS LEAVE THE INTERNET AS A SAFE SPACE FOR FREE THOUGHT? - Sarthak Bhattamishra & Urjaswal K. BhattSize : 16.8 MB | Language : English 41
      TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DATA PROTECTION GOVERNANCE? -- Ishita KhannaSize : 16 MB | Language : English 59
      CERT-INTY IN VPN REGULATIONS: DEFICIENCIES IN CYBER SECURITY DIRECTIONS OF 28.04.2022 -Devanshi SinghSize : 16.5 MB | Language : English 75
      THE TWO-WAY PROTECTIVE REGIME OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN ARMED CONFLICT -Shivesh SainiSize : 14.1 MB | Language : English 91

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      THE GAMING GLITCH: A DEARTH OF VIDEO GAMING LEGISLATION IN THE DIGITAL INDIAN GAMING ECOSYSTEM - Lavanya BhakuniSize : 18.8 MB | Language : English 1
      INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMIC PERSONALISATION -  Merrin Muhammed AshrafSize : 15.9 MB | Language : English 22
      BRIDLING BIG SCREEN TO STOP LEGITIMACY CRISIS ON LEGAL-SOVEREIGN INSTITUTIONS– IN THE LENS OF PUBLIC OPINION JURISPRUDENCE - Valan A.Size : 10.1 MB | Language : English 40
      INTO THE CRYPTOVERSE: BUILDING A REGULATORY REGIME -Vasishtan P.Size : 18.7 MB | Language : English 53

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      ADVERTISING IN THE ERA OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS: A SOCIO-LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE INDIAN DIGITAL LANDSCAPE - Farah HayatSize : 15.9 MB | Language : English 1
      EVALUATING PRIVACY VIOLATIONS OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IN THE BACKDROP OF OECD PRIVACY PRINCIPLES - Prerna Sengupta* and Riddhi BangSize : 21.6 MB | Language : English 22
      PRIVACY, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND GOVERNMENT INTERESTS: THE MANY FACETS OF END-TOEND ENCRYPTION IN INDIA -  Aditi Singh* and Ujjwal AgarwalSize : 15.1 MB | Language : English 46
      THE CRIME OF BEING OBSCENELY PRIVATE ON THE INTERNET: SECTION 67 AND 67A OF THE IT ACT, 2000 -Mani Munjal* and Anuj NakadeSize : 14.2 MB | Language : English 64

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      What does it Take to be a Human Being: Issues of Conferring Citizenship and Civil Rights on 'Intelligent Machines'-- Ravi Shankar PandeySize : 1.02 MB | Language : English 1
      Victims of the Virtual Vortex: Regulating the Video Game Industry in India- Aaroha KulkarniSize : 978 KB | Language : English 18
      Tackling Illegal Sports Streaming: Time to Strengthen the Copyright Regime?- Prerana AgarwalSize : 1,020 KB | Language : English 33
      To Censor or Not to Censor: Regulation of Content on OTT Media Platforms in India- Astha Pandey and Pranjal PandeySize : 1.06 MB | Language : English 46

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      Simple Amendments, Clipped Democracies and No Privacy - Need for Informed Participation-- Smriti KanwarSize : 106 KB | Language : English 1
      Influence of Technology on Sports: A Policy Based Perspective - Wilfred SynremSize : 106 KB | Language : English 19
      Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in the Indian Paradigm:  A  Suggestive Model -Anomitra Debnath and Trikansh KherSize : 117 KB | Language : English 43
      Taxing the E-Commerce Transaction - A Long Road to Go -Muhammed YasilSize : 88 MB | Language : English 65
      Internet Humour and Crime: A Struggle Between Freedom and Offence -Apurv ShauryaSize : 148 KB | Language : English 77
      Artificial Intelligence As the New Creator - Changing Dimensions in Copyright Law -Narayani AnandSize : 76 KB | Language : English 103

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      Character Merchandising : From Mickey Mouse to Chhota Bheem - Sugandha Chowdhry and Abhishresth GoswamiSize : 2.62 MB | Language : English 1
      Claiming a Fintech Patent Relying on the use of the Blockchain Technology as one of its Essential Components: Role of Free and Open Source Software in Claiming Such Patent- a Global Legal Perspective -Pranav Rai and Kshitij Kumar RaiSize : 2.49 MB | Language : English 16
      Colour Marks in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry : An Analysis From I and Competition Perspective-Aanchal Kesari and Tanisha AgarwalSize : 2.14 MB | Language : English 29
      Behavioural Dvertising and Data Protection-Pallavi KhannaSize : 1.93 MB | Language : English 40
      An Immediate Panacea for Patentee: Establishment of Prima Facie Case-Deepriya Snehi and Sadeeq SherwaniSize : 1.76 MB | Language : English 50
      Right Not to Be Mimicked-Teeshta Bissa and Shishira PrakashSize : 2.07 MB | Language : English 60
      Scanning Your Way In: An Analysis of Legal work Around Collection and Treatment of Biometric Data-Arushi Gupta and SanchitSize : 3.74 MB | Language : English 72
      The World of Carry on and Dojinshi: An Analysis in Light of Copyright Issues-Priyanka SunjaySize : 1.97 MB | Language : English 92
      Data Localisation and Enforcement of the Right to Privacy-Vishal Rakhecha and Chittkrishna ThakkarSize : 3.40 MB | Language : English 102

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      Intermediary Liability in USA and India: To Block or not to Block -Shounak BanerjeeSize : 3.78 MB | Language : English 1
      The Thin Line Between Comparative Advertisement and Product Disparagement -Utkarsh Singh & Arushi MozaSize : 2.14 MB | Language : English 21
      Bitcoin- Rise of the Decentralised Currency and its Scope in India -Abhay Singh Rajput & Abhimanyu YadavSize : 3.68 MB | Language : English 54
      The Censorious Scissors -Yamini Sharma & Sonya MohanSize : 3.11 MB | Language : English 55
      Cyberterrorism: An Analysis with an Indian Perspective -Aditya GoyalSize : 2.20 MB | Language : English 74

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      Censorship in the Contemporary Digital Era: Manhandling of Literature by Law -Devershi Mishra & Komal KhareSize : 2.08 MB | Language : English 1
      Mass Digitalisation: Solution to United States -Durga AgarwalSize : 1.26 MB | Language : English 13
      Regulation of Concentrated Media Ownership: An Essential Step to Preserve Free Speech -Saksham OjhaSize : 1.22 MB MB | Language : English 21
      ‘Right to be Forgotten’, In The Case of Google Spain Sl, Google Inc. V Agencia Española De Protección De Datos, Mario Costeja González -Karmanya Dev SharmaSize : 1.76 MB | Language : English 29
      Creation and Management of University Industry Collaborations in South Asia -Sumit Sonkar & Parineet KaurSize : 2.62 MB | Language : English 41
      Cinematography & Copyright: Exclusive Rights of the Producer Versus Recognition for Key Artists Laws in India -Supreet Gill Sidhu & Naina KhannSize : 4.13 MB | Language : English 57
      The Dirty Picture – The Prevalence of Piracy in Film Industry -Kartikey GuptaSize : 3.8 MB | Language : English 83
      The Legality of The Internet Shutdown Under Section 144 Of Code Of Criminal Procedure -Lovish Garg Size : 2.52 MB | Language : English 106
      Media’s Freedom of Speech and Expression and Independent Functionaries Dichotomy: The Fourth Pillar Put to Democratic Test -Himanshu Rathee & Mehul RatheeSize : 2.37 MB | Language : English 122

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      A Case in “Media Overreach”: Irresponsible MediaReporting and the Rights of Rehabilitated Offenders - Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi and Siddharth ChaturvediSize : 2.82 MB | Language : English
      Rejuvenating Free Speech: Shreya Singhal v. Union of India - Vishwanath Pratap SinghSize : 2.26 MB | Language : English 17
      Cross-Media Ownership- A Hazard to the Efficient Functioning of Media - Prerana AgarwalSize : 2.22 MB | Language : English 29
      Media’s Hamartia: An Insight into its Lack of Consequences - Vikhyat Oberoi and Ridhi KukrejaSize : 1.87 MB | Language : English 41
      Online Privacy v Piracy: Internet Service Providers Caught Between The Devil and The Sea - Upkar Agrawal and Anmol JassalSize : 3.86 MB | Language : English 52
      Emerging Trends in Publicity Rights in India: An Analysis under the Intellectual Property Laws in India - Akansha Jumde and Manojna YeluriSize : 3.24 MB | Language : English 74
      Net Neutrality: The Law that should be and the Law that isn’t - Deesha Dalmia and Ravi GangalSize : 2.24 MB | Language : English 92
      The Sad Demise of Sec 66A: The Invalid Validity - Aarti ToliaSize : 2.38 MB | Language : English 104

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      The Music Industry in India 3600 of Separation from the Rest of the World? - Abhishek MalhotraSize : 848 KB | Language : English 1
      Evolution of Political S.L.A.P.P. in India and Arbitrary Suppression of Freed of Speech - Justin Jos and Proteek DebnathSize : 1.72 MB | Language : English 6
      Understanding Internet Memes: Like a Boss! - Shivankar SharmaSize : 1.76 MB | Language : English 15
      Need for Regulation of Opinion/ Exit Polls: A Contemporaneous and Juxtaposed Analysis - Sujoy Sur and Siddharth SharmaSize : 3.24 MB | Language : English 26
      Creativity Deficiency in the Indian Film Industry: A Study Highlighting the Copyright Laws in India and the Notable incidents of Infringements - Pragalbh BhardwajSize : 2.39 MB | Language : English 45
      Click-Me Not: The Never-Ending Affair of Shutterbugs and Celebrities - Aastha Mehta and Himaja BhattSize : 3.4 MB | Language : English 59
      A Comparative Analysis of Media Laws in UK and in India - Nikhil BansalSize : 7.03 MB | Language : English 78