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Apar Guptathe cost of decency
Report of Committee on Subordinate Legislation on Intermediaries Rules
Copyright Rules, 2013 and Internet Intermediaries
IIPM Blocking Suit and Blocking Order
Going by precedent
recommendations of the justice verma committee and the right to privacy
A flawed act #Sec66A
Rarely has one single section of the law spurred such intense debate on issues of free speech and the limits which should be placed on it for internet communications. The section in question is 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 which provides for a three year jail term for offensive communications.
Problems are with Sec. 66A and not with its implementation
Virtual Menace
The debate about Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, is growing heated. As more cases of its abuse surface, even Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal has begun to mull changes to the act. The key question to be probed is whether individual actions booked under the provision are isolated instances of abuse or the section itself flawed.