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15. Lawmakers caught in Web 2.0

Almost all the Web 2.0 portals oppose the blanket ban policy that the Indian government applies. These companies feel that these policies would not work in as technology is smarter than the lawmakers.
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16. Amendments in cyberlaw may gag press

Can the right of the media to conduct sting operations be curtailed by the government? Is the government proposing to do something about this? In the last few years, we have seen an increased number of sting operations, the Tehelka case being the most prominent of them all. The right to conduct a sting operation is part of the overall right of freedom of speech and expression of the press.
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17. Some controversial cases & the govt's kneejerk reaction

Cyberlaw in India continued to grow on the basis of the foundations that were laid in the year 2004. As we would recall, the year 2004 ended with one of the most controversial cases in Indian cyberlaw. This was the famous DPS MMS case, which led to the arrest of the CEO of a prominent company
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18. Proposed amendments to cyberlaw could benefit hackers

The proposed deletion of Section 66 of the Information Technology Act 2000, which defines hacking and makes it punishable with three years imprisonment and Rs 2 lakh fine, is the most significant one. Section 66 is a provision that has been drafted in a very broad and generic sense and can therefore apply in the case of most emerging cybercrimes.
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19. Happy days for network service providers

The recent Baazee.com case brought into the limelight the issue of the liability of network service providers. For the first time India Inc. saw the CEO of a company arrested because of the company''s liability for third party electronic data or information as per section 79 of the Information Technology Act 2000.
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