Certificate in Introduction to Regulation of the OTT platforms in India

The content on digital platforms or the over-the-top ("OTT") platforms have been left unregulated for a very long time, with no specific regulatory framework, except the Information and Technology Act, 2000,  which regulated the technological aspects. The OTT players were primarily exercising self-regulation over the content. However, in October 2020, the Supreme Court of India issued a notice to the Centre which led to the notification issued by the Centre in November 2020 which brings the online content providers under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).

The Certificate in Introduction to Regulation of the OTT platforms in India aims to provide an overview of the existing legal framework regulating different aspects of OTT platforms, by means of video lectures, brought to you by one of the leading technology law firms in India, Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants, in association with Enhelion.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online submission of assignment

The curriculum is designed to provide a basic understanding of the legal, commercial and contractual aspects of OTT platforms in India. It also highlights the intersection of intellectual property and entertainment industry and examines the legal issues in broadcast regulation in India.

The following modules are covered under the course [Video lectures only]-

• Module 1:Evolution of Entertainment Law in India
• Module 2:Regulating OTT platforms
• Module 3: Content regulation: legal, commercial and contractual aspects
• Module 4:Intellectual Property and the entertainment industry
• Module 5:Broadcast regulation: Legal issues and case studies

Rodney D. Ryder is the founding partner at Scriboard and is a leading technology, intellectual property and corporate lawyer. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Mr. Ryder is also advisor to the Data Security Council of India [a NASSCOM initiative] on the structuring of industry data privacy and information security policies and contractual standards. His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names. He is advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India [NiXI] and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The enrollee will be evaluated based on a Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the topics covered in the video lectures. 

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can choose to undergo the evaluation process as and when you are ready for the same.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent in the Project Assignment.

Scriboard is a full service commercial law firm specialising in Information Technology and Intellectual Property and related services. The firm is legal counsel to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and to the National Internet Exchange of India [NIXI], which manages the .in [Indian Country Code Top Level Domain Extensions]. They are also India Counsel to a leading social networking website, major oil and technology companies. They advise the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] on Internet Security and Cyber Crimes.