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Certificate Course in Law for Content Creators and Influencers

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About Course

One copyright strike can freeze a channel, one careless reel can bring a defamation notice, and one undisclosed brand deal can attract a penalty under consumer law. Indian creators now work under copyright law, the BNS, the IT Act and the IT Rules (amended in February 2026 for AI content), ASCI’s influencer code, the government’s endorsement guidelines, SEBI’s finfluencer rules and the Online Gaming Act 2025. This course explains all of it in plain language, with exact sections, timelines, portals and model formats you can use the same day.

What you will learn

  • What copyright protects, how long it lasts and who owns content made with editors, agencies and co-hosts (sections 13, 17 and 19 of the Copyright Act, 1957)
  • What Indian fair dealing under section 52 allows, and how to use music, clips, thumbnails and memes safely
  • How Content ID claims, copyright strikes, disputes and counter-notices work
  • How to take down re-uploads and fake accounts using platform forms, the IT Rules grievance route (2 hour and 7 day timelines) and the Grievance Appellate Committee
  • How to protect your channel name with a trademark
  • Defamation under BNS section 356, privacy and personality rights, and the hate speech and obscenity offences to avoid
  • ASCI disclosure labels, the 2023 endorsement guidelines, section 21 penalties, and the special rules for finance, health and online gaming promotions
  • AI content labelling under the IT Rules 2026, brand deal contracts, and what to do, in order, when a notice, strike or FIR arrives

Who this course is for

YouTubers, Instagram creators, podcasters, bloggers, meme page admins, freelance video editors and social media managers, as well as small brands and agencies that work with creators. No legal background is needed.

How the course works

6 modules and 18 self-paced text lessons, each with real Indian examples, a short case study and key takeaways. A 5 question quiz follows each module. The final module includes checklists and model formats for takedown requests, impersonation complaints, payment notices and correction posts.

How the certificate works

  • Final test of 30 multiple choice questions, mostly practical scenarios, in 45 minutes
  • Pass mark 60 percent; you can retry if you do not pass
  • On passing, you receive a certificate with a unique ID that anyone can verify at lexfolio.in/verify-certificate/
  • This is a certificate of completion issued by Lexfolio. It is not a degree, diploma or professional qualification, and it does not entitle anyone to practise law.

Access: after payment, open My account > Courses and start learning. Lifetime access.

This course is for education and general information, not legal advice for a specific case. Platform policies change often and are separate from the law. Law as on 29 October 2026.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Identify who owns content made with editors, agencies and co-hosts, and secure written assignments
  • Judge when a clip, song or meme fits fair dealing under section 52 and when it needs a licence
  • Handle Content ID claims, copyright strikes, disputes and counter-notices correctly
  • Remove re-uploads and fake accounts using platform forms, IT Rules timelines and the Grievance Appellate Committee
  • Protect a channel name or creator brand with a trademark
  • Criticise and review without defamation, privacy, personality rights or hate speech liability
  • Disclose sponsored content correctly under ASCI and the 2023 endorsement guidelines, and avoid section 21 penalties
  • Read a brand deal contract, label AI content and respond in the right order to notices, strikes and FIRs

Course Content

Module 1: Why creators need law, and copyright basics
Why legal mistakes cost creators channels, money and reputation, how this course works, what copyright protects, how long it lasts and who owns content made with editors, co-hosts and agencies.

  • Lesson 1.1: Why law matters for creators, and how this course works
  • Lesson 1.2: What copyright protects, and for how long
  • Lesson 1.3: Who owns the content: editors, employees, agencies and collaborators
  • Module 1 quiz

Module 2: Using other people’s work: fair dealing, music, clips and strikes
What Indian fair dealing under section 52 allows and where it stops, how to use music, film and TV clips, thumbnails and memes safely, and how Content ID claims, copyright strikes and counter-notices work.

Module 3: Protecting your own content and brand
How to prove ownership, stop re-uploads and impersonation using takedown notices and the IT Rules grievance route, and how to protect a channel name or brand with a trademark.

Module 4: Speech risks: defamation, privacy, personality rights, hate speech and obscenity
Where criticism becomes defamation under BNS section 356 and civil law, how privacy and personality rights limit content about real people, and which BNS and IT Act offences creators must avoid.

Module 5: Advertising law for creators: disclosure, endorsements and regulated sectors
ASCI's influencer disclosure rules, the government's 2023 endorsement guidelines, penalties for misleading ads under section 21 of the Consumer Protection Act, and the special rules for finance, health and online gaming promotions.

Module 6: AI content, brand deal contracts and your practical legal toolkit
The February 2026 IT Rules amendments on AI generated content, how to read and negotiate a brand deal contract, and a step-by-step toolkit with checklists and model formats for notices, takedowns and platform strikes.

Final Assessment and Certificate
Pass the final assessment with 60% or more to receive your certificate of completion. You have 3 attempts.

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