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Unit 4: Information Technology Act, 2000

Notes

Task In your opinion, what modifications & improvements can be done in the

information technology act to make it more comprehensive so as to cover all the
crimes & penalties for the same keeping in view the latest modifi cations in
technology?

Case Study Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
ennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. held two domain names “economictimes.com” and

“timesofindia.com” for its respective newspapers ‘The Economic Times’ and ‘The
BTimes of India”. The Bennett, Coleman & Company fi led two complaints, one against
Steven S Lalwani and the second against Long Distance Telephone Company who had got
sites registered as “theeconomictimes.com” and “thetimesofindia.com”. The traffic to these

sites was redirected to other sites of Lalwani and the Long Distance Telephone Company.
The complainant claimed that the registration and use of the domain names by Lalwani
and the Long Distance Telephone Company was in bad faith. The defendants suggested
that any misleading impression would be dispelled by the different design of the website.
Question

What should be the court order in this case in your opinion? (Hint: Court give decision in
favour of Bennet Coleman & Co. Ltd.)

4.13 Summary

The Information Technology Act, 2000 has been passed to give effect to the said resolution

and to promote efficient delivery of Government services by means of reliable electronic
records.
In the case of immovable property, certain documents are required to be compulsory
registered with competent authorities of the government.
Hence, these documents are excluded. Authentication of electronic records is a process

used to confirm the identity of a person or to prove the integrity of information.
The private key and the public key are unique to the subscriber and constitute a functioning
key pair.

Every appeal shall be filed within a period of 45 days from the date on which a copy
of the order made by the controller or the adjudicating officer is received by the person

aggrieved.
IT Act excludes the provisions related to the negotiable instruments like promissory notes,
bills of exchanges, cheques, etc

IT Act has been passed to promote efficient delivery of the Government services by means
of reliable electronic records.

The Controller shall be the repository of all Digital Signature Certificates issued under this
Act.

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