A brief overview. The primary legal document that regulates gambling within India is the Public Gambling Act, 1867. It was ratified during the British era when there was not much of technological development and expansion. This Act being a Central enactment prohibits running or operating any public gaming houses. The Public Gambling Act, 1867 is…
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Sports Merchandising and Laws in India, by Arijit Mishra.
According to Jibi George, “The Indian Sports licensing market is digging its heels in and is ready to play ball.” Introduction Different countries are famous for their achievement in different kinds of Sports. For example, in a country like India, while every kind of game finds its place, cricket has its own separate place. The…
Laws and Regulations of the Indian Media & Entertainment Industry by Amrita Ghosh.
INTRODUCTION The system ‘Mass Media’ varies from place to place all around the world in accordance with the political, economical, and regional climate of the area it is covering. Looking at the Indian scenario it has its own perspective which states that media is free but on the other hand, it is always subjected to…
Grey Areas in Sports Law in India, by Ishaan Michael
Sports Law, unlike natural law, is a positive law and is a very new concept in our country. Sports Law not only covers the on-field activities but also other off-field physical education and related areas. Sports have been stated in the State List of the Seventh Scheduled of the Constitution of India and the laws…
Sulmacz vs. BM Slam Stal A Case Study, by Shubham Arun.
Introduction On 14th May 2020, The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal(BAT), issued an award in a dispute of contract between Grzegorz (Greg) Sulmacz, a Polish-Canadian professional basketball player and BM Slam Stal S.A, a Basketball club in a high profile basketball league in Poland (the ‘Club’). The tribunal ruled in favour of the Player and awarded him…
Contract and its Repercussions in the Sports Industry, by Areeb Ahsan.
Introduction The world of sports is not just about going on the field or court and doing your best, rather every step is governed by the laws, rules, and regulations that every sportsperson has to abide by. From getting sponsorship to complying with the rules of the game, everything comes under the purview of the…
Fashion Law In India – An Overview, By Sohini Chakraborty.
Executive Summary All of us are aware that law is dynamic in nature i.e., it keeps on changing with the change in the society. And nothing is more dynamic than Fashion itself. So there is a rising field of law approaching up known as Fashion law or apparel law which covers issues surrounding the life…
Doping And Legality Of The Performance Enhancing Drugs, by Areeb Ahsan
INTRODUCTION The world of sports has seen athletes with enormous powers and deduction to their fields though, at the dark side of it, these powers and performance have been at the peak by the use of performance-enhancing drugs or, the so called, “doping”. Much of the controversy surrounding the Olympics and sports, in general, is…
Career Prospects for Law Professionals In Media & Entertainment Industry, by Anish Mahapatra
Introduction Entertainment law provides for the legal services and remedies relating to the entertainment industry. As a legal professional in Entertainment law, one would be dealing with works relating to employment law, contracts, torts, labor law, bankruptcy law, immigration, securities law, security interests, agency, criminal law, and many others. The aspects of Intellectual Property Rights…
An Introduction To Sports Broadcasting Rights, by Swarnadeep Sengupta
The advances in information and communication technologies, due to the unification of all the nations across the globe into a global village, have mobilized broadcast of sports and allowed billions of people to partake in the major sporting events, at all levels as intermediaries, audience, sportspersons, etc. The law related to sports broadcasting is really…
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