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On August 2, the government held a final consultation with key players in the industry, including Flipkart, Amazon, Zomato, Swiggy, Tata, Reliance, Shiprocket, Meesho, as well as industry bodies like CAIT, to discuss the long-awaited e-commerce policy. Officials indicated that the policy might soon be put into effect, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Government’s Final Consultation Signals Imminent Implementation of E-commerce Policy with Industry Leaders’ Support

During the meeting, several crucial aspects of the policy were deliberated upon, including private labels, preferential treatment of sellers, deep discounting, distinguishing between inventory-led e-commerce platforms and marketplaces, and establishing fall-back liability on e-commerce platforms.

A source…

Business News Digital Labels & Publishers Legal

By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 18 January 2022

The major labels have sued a German hosting company which currently hosts an official homepage for the open-source download manager youtube-dl. It’s part of the music industry’s ongoing battle with stream-ripping and the technology that powers it.

Stream-ripping, of course, has been the music industry’s top piracy gripe for a while now. That has resulted in much debate over whether or not websites that allow people to grab permanent downloads of temporary streams are liable for any sort of copyright infringement. Some test cases in Europe – including as part of web-blocking injunctions – have suggested that they probably…