FAQ on Intermediary Rules
The Central Government notified the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 in April, 2011. The rules which seek to control the intermediaries end up controlling…
The Caravan Injunction And How the New IT Rules Could Make It Easier for the Arindams of the World
The Caravan magazine issued a press release yesterday on the defamation suit filed by Indian Institute of Planning & Management(IIPM) against it for publishing a…
Censored by the Intermediary
The Indian Express, during the time of emergency, published its newspaper with a blank editorial page to protest against the censorship policies of the Government….
Celebrating Software Freedom Day, 2010
Prof. Eben Moglen, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center, visited AC3 on 16th September to celebrate Software Freedom Day with the community volunteers and…
The BlackBerry Emergency
According to the Government of India, private service providers like AirTel and Vodafone are failing in their legal obligations under the Information Technology Act, hastily…
Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 comes into force. This amendment provided safe harbour protection for intermediaries under Section 79 of the Act.
This amendment resulted in providing a safe harbour protection for intermediaries under Section 79 of The Information Technology Act, 2000. Read More: http://deity.gov.in/sites/upload_files/dit/files/downloads/itact2000/it_amendment_act2008.pdf
Information Technology Act, 2000 Comes Into Force.
More details: http://deity.gov.in/content/notification-it-act-2000