India: Broadcasting: Film, TV & Radio

Nearly half a century after the 1975-77 Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi's government - a period that witnessed wholesale press censorship and the suspension of fundamental rights - India finds itself confronting a new, more sophisticated threat to media freedom.

In contrast, France has adopted stronger enforcement and integration for sports piracy. Under French law, a dedicated regulatory authority called the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (ARCOM) coordinates with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and monitors compliance with the French Intellectual Property Code and the anti-piracy reforms (ARCOM: French regulator’s ongoing campaigns against piracy, both technical and informational, 2026).

In today's time, where social media and the internet have taken over forms of communication, the line between inspiration and plagiarism is becoming very thin.