Mass Communication & Media

Yes, Lexicon Institute of Media and Animation (LIMA) offers MAJMC programme in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Although the courseis primarily offered by IGNOU, the team at LIMA supports and facilitates the course. 

ASCI stands for Advertising Standards Council of India, which is responsible to ensure that advertisements conform to its Code for Self-Regulation. It aslo requires advertisements to be legal, decent, honest and truthful, and not hazardous or harmful, while observing fairness in competition.

in simple words,  ASCI plays an important role in ensuring that advertising in India is responsible and adheres to ethical standards.

A Master of Laws (LLM) in Media Law, which is a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance your academic legal knowledge. To be eligibile for this degree aspirants should qualify LLB programme first. 

The average Entertainment and Media lawyer salary in India can be INR 22,58,253 or an equivalent hourly rate of INR 1,086. Moreover, they can earn an average bonus of INR 1.3 LPA. 

The data has been collected from external sources and may vary. But as we can see the figures are much high which concludes that there is a good scope in Media Law in India as well. 

Defamation is basically are the false informations that can harms the reputation /social status/image of an individual, business, or organization. It includes both libel and slander., where libel usually refers to defamatory statements that are published or broadcast (more permanent) while slander is all about verbal defamatory statements (more fleeting).

There are various areas in which media and entertainment law specifically deals with, but some of the most trending areas where there is a vast scope in Media Law are media regulation, trademark law, copyright law, right to publicity, censorship, media regulation, etc.

It applies to various areas such as, Film and television, Music (including working with talent, producers, and managers), Broadcasting (such as public service and commercial broadcasting), etc.

Following are the reasons why we need to study Media Law courses:

• To prepare for a professional career in media law or a related field.
• To study and know about the legal framework that governs the media industry.
• To protect the rights of a media professional.
• To gain the skills and knowledge necessary to avoid legal liability.

Media Law course covers topics such as the international conventions on freedom of expression, definition of mass media, regulation of broadcast media including public and commercial broadcasters, principles of media self-regulation, and the right to freedom of expression as protected by international treaties. 

However, Media and Entertainment Law course topics can vary from institute to institute in India.