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The Delhi High Court’s New Anti-Piracy Balance -Dynamic Injunctions Against Rogue Streaming Sites And Chasing Pirates That Keep Changing Masks
In Home Box Office Inc & Ors. v. Streamzy.to & Ors. (CS(COMM) 740/2026, 2026:DHC:5967; order dated 27 July 2026), Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani granted an ad-interim injunction against a cluster of rogue streaming websites and, more significantly, refined the mechanism by which such injunctions are extended to the mirror, redirect and alphanumeric sites that predictably follow. The order’s contribution lies in a single, disciplined distinction: between the technical verification that an intermediary may perform, and the adjudicatory determination that belongs to the court alone.
India Litigation
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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TRAI Tightens The Screws On Spam: New Rules Target Robocalls, Rogue Senders And Weak Enforcement
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has published the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026 in the Gazette of India. The amendment brings tougher rules, a revised tariff and more advanced monitoring to curb unsolicited commercial communications, including spam calls, robocalls and unauthorized messaging across Indian telecom networks.
India Media & IT
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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Regulatory Regime For Miscellaneous Telecom Services Gains Momentum DOT Notifies Final Rules
On 23 June 2026, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Provision of Miscellaneous Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2026 (Rules). The Rules (with notable revisions) follow the previously published draft rules (Draft Rules), which were released in September 2025 for stakeholder feedback (please see here for our update on Draft Rules).
India Media & IT
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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License To Authorisation: DoT Operationalises And Opens Up The Principal Service Authorisation Rules For Applications
On 24 June 2026, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified and operationalised the much-awaited Telecommunications (Authorisation for Provision of Principal Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2026 (Rules), which forms the backbone of the core commercial telecom services in India. The Rules have been substantially revised from the erstwhile draft main service authorisation framework (Draft Rules) which was released in September 2025 for stakeholder comments (please see here for our update on the Draft Rules).
India Media & IT
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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Data Privacy, AI, And Technology Newsletter | April 2026
India's digital governance landscape is undergoing significant transformation through proposed amendments to intermediary rules, enhanced telecommunications compliance frameworks, and stricter fintech data protection standards. Recent regulatory actions by MeitY, TRAI, and RBI signal a coordinated effort to strengthen platform accountability, combat unsolicited commercial communications, and safeguard consumer data across the financial sector.
India Privacy
DL
Dentons Link Legal
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