IT Act 2000 vs 2008- Implementation, Challenges, and the Role of Adjudicating Officers By- Karnika Seth* In the year 2000, India enacted its first law on Information Technology namely, the Information Technology Act,2000. The IT Act,2000 is based on the Model law of E-commerce adopted by UNCITRAL in 1996. The preamble to the IT Act, […]

Protecting Intellectual Rights and the Cyber Space* By – Karnika Seth, Cyberlawyer & Managing Partner, Seth Associates With the unprecedented advent of Computers and the Internet and growing popularity of E-commerce, the Intellectual property rights have gained tremendous significance. However, there is a downside to this trend of increased dependence upon Internet and Information and […]

EVOLVING STRATEGIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CYBERLAWS By- Karnika Seth* The Information Technology age has led to the emergence of a dynamic and highly specialized field of law, namely ‘Cyber laws’. The unique features of the internet, particularly, its borderless expanse, rapid technological advancements, anonymity, speed of communication & data transfer have posed multiple challenges […]