Source Code Escrow and Algorithmic Auditing in Digital Trade: New Frontiers for Trust and Compliance in Cross-Border Transactions

Source code escrow in digital trade is a contractual mechanism where a software vendor deposits source code, documentation, build instructions, and related technical material with a neutral escrow agent to be released only upon agreed trigger events such as vendor insolvency, failure of support, breach of maintenance obligations, or business-continuity failure. In cross-border digital trade,...

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Lawful But Misleading? What the Mamaearth IPO Reveals About Disclosure Gaps in Indian Securities Law

Introduction The Mamaearth IPO, floated by Honasa Consumer Limited, became one of the most discussed public issues in India’s recent capital-market discourse. The controversy was not merely about whether investors liked or disliked the valuation. The deeper question was legal: can a prospectus be technically compliant with law, and yet still leave investors with an...

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