OTTs can distribute original content without any restriction: Experts

E-commerce-related provisions in the FDI policy are far from perfect, both in terms of approach and drafting

Gowree Gokhale & Vaibhav Parikh 

Foreign direct investment in the e-commerce industry has been a hot topic for the last few years. Recently, there were some news reports on whether over-the-top (OTT) content platforms be cove­red by the restrictions under the FDI policy (policy).

It is rather surprising how the news reports misinterpreted the relevant provisi­o­ns. Unfortunately, the e-c­o­m­­me­rce-related provisions in the policy are far from perfect, both in terms of approach and drafting. In this article, we have discussed why OTT content platforms are not covered by the ...

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First Published: Sun, April 14 2019. 23:35 IST