How prepared is the Indian entertainment industry to tackle the challenges posed by Web 2.0?
Legal context: In November 2007, a highly reputed Indian record company, Super Cassettes Industries Limited, took YouTube to court alleging infringement of its copyright in the Web 2.0 environment. This illustrates the growing concern among the entertainment industries worldwide regarding the role of online service providers in safeguarding their copyright materials in the user uploaded content world. Key points: The issue of liability of internet middlemen gains significance in India due to its rapidly expanding information and communication industry and the unprecedented growth of its entertainment sector. In order to balance the seemingly opposing interests of the content owners and providers leading jurisdictions like the USA and the EU have incorporated safe harbour provisions in their copyright legislations to provide immunity to online intermediaries from direct and/or indirect infringement. However, similar provisions are lacking in India. The Indian Copyright Act, 1957 does no
