Hearing on ‘Deepfake’ case in Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the central government to appoint members of the committee formed to investigate the deepfake menace. The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had informed the High Court in this regard that a committee was constituted on November 20 to investigate the cases related to ‘Deepfakes’. In this regard, the central government had said that it is actively taking measures to address the problems related to deepfake technology and find solutions to them. Hearing the matter, a bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the government to nominate the committee members within a week.
Deepfake case reached Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench hearing the case said in its order passed on November 21: “The committee will examine and consider the arguments of the petitioners. The Committee will also consider regulations and legal measures applicable in other countries, including the European Union (EU). The court ordered the committee to solicit experiences and suggestions from certain stakeholders, such as intermediary platforms, telecom service providers, victims of deepfakes, and websites that create deepfakes, before submitting its report.
Rajat Sharma filed PIL
“The committee will submit its report as soon as possible, preferably within three months,” the court said. The next hearing date in this case has been set for March 24. We tell you that the Delhi High Court is hearing two petitions filed against the non-regulation of deepfakes and the danger of their possible misuse. One such petition has been filed by India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma. The petition seeks to regulate deepfake technology in the country and instructions to block public access to applications and software that allow the creation of such content. The second petition has been filed by lawyer Chaitanya Rohilla against the uncontrolled use of deepfakes and artificial intelligence.
What did Rajat Sharma say in the PIL?
Rajat Sharma said in the PIL that the spread of deepfake technology poses a major threat to various aspects of society, including misinformation and disinformation campaigns, and undermines the integrity of public discourse and the democratic process. The PIL states that the use of this technology poses a risk of fraud, identity theft and blackmail, damage to personal reputation, privacy and security, loss of trust in the media and public institutions and violation of intellectual property rights and privacy.
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