History problems of copyright protection in the Indian media industry and access to specific media content

The paper considers the media legislation of India in its historical and modern aspects; analyzes the main normative legal acts regulating media activity; shows the attempts of the Indian government to liberalize the media; demonstrates the role and place of female journalists in the country, the problem of their safety and social security. The paper particularly highlights the specific problem of access to media content for adult audience within the Indian media legal framework. © 2021, Rossiiskaya Akademiya Nauk, Institut Istorii (Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of General Hist. All rights reserved.