The Information Technology Act 2000

Type :

Indian project

Pages :

22 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/05/2009

Category :

Law & contracts

Sub category :

Other law subjects

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Summary :

Executive summary.
Introduction.
Some of the peculiar features of the cyber world.
Highlights of the Information Technology Act 2000.
Exemption/Exclusion.
Formation of online contracts.
The provisions of the Information Technology Act 2000.
1. Preleminary.
2. E-commerce.
Case study: Baazee.com.
Digital signatures.
1. Authentication of digital signatures.
2. Hash system.
3. Validity of digital signatures.
4. Legal status of documents signed with digital signatures.
Provision under Information Technology Act 2000 for digital signature.
1. Legal recognition of digital signatures.
2. Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of digital signature.
3. Secure digital signature.
4. License to issue digital signature certificates.
5. Digital signature confusion.
Case study: ICICI Direct.
Electronic payment systems.
1. Electronic cash.
2. Examples and recommendations.
3. Drawbacks.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

Connectivity via the Internet has greatly reduced geographical distances and made communication even more rapid. While activities in this limitless new universe are increasing incessantly, laws must be formulated to monitor these activities. Some countries have been rather vigilant and formed some laws governing the net. In order to keep pace with the changing generation, the Indian Parliament passed the much-awaited information technology (IT) act, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act'). Thus information technology act 2000 plays a pivotal role in turning the globe into one single place for business and making it a virtual reality.

Internet is a mode of communication. When civilization started, communication was through gestures, and then speech was invented by the human race. After many centuries-another simplified mode, writing, came. With the evolution of the human race, man thought of easier and faster modes of communication.

Then came the evolution of the internet, with this mode of communication there was one language to spoken all over the globe. To put in common man's language, the internet is a global network of computers; all of them speak same language. The real power of Internet is that it is available to anyone with a computer and a telephone. As the internet is proliferating like a web throughout the globe, so will the complexity of the cyber laws. Many countries have already laid down cyber laws and India is proud to be one of them.