Dr. Deepthi Rodda is Research Associate at DSNLU. Completed her PhD on ‘Software Protection from Piracy under Indian Copyright Law – A Critical Legal Study' in Law in 2021 to Andhra University. She received her LL.M. in Criminal Law from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law, Andhra University in 2011 and LL.B. (5-YDC) from Padala Rama Reddy law college affiliated to Osmania University in 2009. She cleared UGC-NET two times in 2015 and in 2019. She also cleared TS Eligibility Set in 2018 and AP State Eligibility Set in 2013. Further, she completed her Masters in Political Science from Andhra University and PG Diploma in Cyberlaws from NALSAR in 2018. As a research scholar, Mrs. Deepthi done Swayam, GIAN and FDP courses and has attended various conferences, workshops, training programs held in the premium institutes across the India and also presented papers in academic conferences and seminars. She has also published several research papers. Her areas ofinterest are Jurisprudence, Criminal Laws and Copyright Laws.