Law in the Digital Decade: Evidence, Intellectual Property and Markets

Name: Law in the Digital Decade
ISBN: 978-81-181981-0-9

doi:10.63108/VAB.LDD.2

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Law in the Digital Decade

Evidence, Intellectual Property and Markets

Edited by Gyan Prakash Kesharwani and Prasanna Kumar Shukla

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Access: Open access
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Chapters: 19
Pages: 224
Published: 2026

About this book

Digital technology has changed what counts as evidence, what can be owned and how markets behave. Courts now weigh certificates for electronic records, deepfakes and traces left in the metaverse. Copyright law is asked who owns what a machine generates and whether training a model on protected works is lawful. Regulators confront dark patterns, algorithmic management of gig workers, artificial intelligence in the boardroom and the taxation of virtual digital assets.

This volume brings together nineteen chapters from the CLRS International Conference on Law in the Digital Decade, held in September 2026, in three parts: digital evidence, cybercrime and the criminal process; intellectual property and generative AI; and markets, corporations and the digital economy. Reading the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the Copyright Act, 1957 and India’s consumer, corporate and tax law beside comparative experience, the chapters identify gaps and propose reforms.

The book is written for students, researchers, practitioners and policymakers.

Table of contents (19 chapters)

Chapter 1

Digital Forensic Readiness in India: Rethinking Criminal Investigations in the Digital Age

Tamanna Khatri and Dr. Grishma Bhavsar

Pages 3–13DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.1Open access

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Chapter 2

The Certificate Trap: How India’s Rule for Electronic Evidence Undermines Cybercrime Prosecutions

Vaishali Verma

Pages 15–21DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.2Open access

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Chapter 3

When the Certificate Lies: Rethinking Authenticity Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

Rachel Delfin

Pages 23–30DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.3Open access

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Chapter 4

When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Deepfakes, Synthetic Evidence and the Criminal Process in India

Shirvi Goyal

Pages 31–40DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.4Open access

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Chapter 5

Reading the Guilty Mind: Neurotechnology, Brain Data and the Evidentiary Determination of Mens Rea

Debasrita Choudhury

Pages 41–49DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.5Open access

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Chapter 6

Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Forensics and Child Rights Protection: Policy, Law and Ethics

Yamini Patel and Dr. Grishma Bhavsar

Pages 51–58DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.6Open access

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Chapter 7

Artificial Abuse: A Socio-Legal Analysis on the Effect of Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence Against Vulnerable Populations

Sharon Thomas and Soorya Narayanan

Pages 59–68DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.7Open access

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Chapter 8

Cybercrime in the Metaverse: Identity, Jurisdiction and Digital Evidence

Rupali Mehta and Ashwini Yadav

Pages 69–82DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.8Open access

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Chapter 9

Intellectual Property in the Age of Generative Technology: Rethinking Authorship, Training Data, and Infringement Liability

Dr. Shyamal M. Dave and Aditi Patel

Pages 85–91DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.9Open access

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Chapter 10

A Comparative Legal Analysis of the Emerging Right to Know Concerning the Use of Copyrighted Works in AI Training Data

C. Sophia Jeyakar

Pages 93–107DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.10Open access

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Chapter 11

Copyright Infringement and Corporate Liability: Navigating the Modern Digital Landscape

Dr. Pallavi Pal

Pages 109–121DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.11Open access

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Chapter 12

Protecting Trademark in the Metaverse: The Emerging Threat of AI-Generated Counterfeits

A. Vedha Valli

Pages 123–138DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.12Open access

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Chapter 13

Consumer Protection Against Dark Patterns in E-Commerce: Regulating Manipulative Online Choice

Prachi Sharma

Pages 141–147DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.13Open access

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Chapter 14

Dark Patterns in Indian E-Commerce: Emerging Challenges for Consumer Protection and Algorithmic Accountability

Parth Sharma

Pages 149–155DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.14Open access

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Chapter 15

The Invisible Employer: Algorithmic Management and the Reinvention of Control in the Gig Economy

Chandralekha

Pages 157–164DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.15Open access

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Chapter 16

From Corporate Control to Algorithmic Control: Rethinking Directors’ Duties and Liability in AI-Driven Corporations

K G Sai Samyukhtha

Pages 165–176DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.16Open access

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Chapter 17

Algorithmic Decision Making and Corporate Insolvency: The Future of Creditor Control in the Digital Decade

Ashutosh Mani Pathak

Pages 177–189DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.17Open access

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Chapter 18

Cyber Risk Insurance for Fintech and Digital Payments: Regulatory Challenges and Emerging Coverage Gaps in India

Sowmya. H.A

Pages 191–206DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.18Open access

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Chapter 19

The Janus Paradox: Evaluating Tax Friction, Regulatory Blind Spots and Capital Flight Under the Indian Virtual Digital Assets Regime

Tarun Kumar Srivastava and Keshav

Pages 207–213DOI https://doi.org/10.63108/VAB.LDD.2.19Open access

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Editors

Gyan Prakash KesharwaniChairperson and Publishing Editor at VidhiAagaz, India
Prasanna Kumar ShuklaDoctoral Researcher at National Law Institute University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India