Tag: Technology Law

Delhi Man Seeks ₹2.05 Crore After Allegedly Being Secretly Filmed With Meta Smart Glasses: Could Wearable Cameras Trigger New Privacy Rules In India?

A Delhi privacy dispute involving Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses is raising fresh questions about covert recording and consent in India. A legal notice seeking ₹2.05 crore alleges that an Instagram creator secretly recorded a man at a Khan Market café and posted the footage online. With wearable cameras becoming harder for bystanders to notice, the case highlights whether India needs clearer rules for recording indicators, consent, face blurring and privacy takedowns.

India Copyright Office Rejects AI System DABUS As An Author: Can Artificial Intelligence Ever Legally Own Copyright In India?

India’s Copyright Office has rejected an application naming the AI system DABUS as the author of an artwork, while finding that the work itself met the required originality threshold. The August 31, 2026 ruling draws an important distinction: AI-generated work is not automatically excluded from copyright protection, but an AI system cannot currently hold legal authorship or copyright ownership under India’s existing law.