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CY-504 (A) · Cyber Law & Intellectual Property Rights/Official Syllabus

Cyber Law & Intellectual Property Rights (CY-504 (A)) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Evolution of the IT Act

  • Evolution of the IT Act
  • Genesis and Necessity
  • Salient features of the IT Act, 2000
  • Various authorities under IT Act and their powers
  • Penalties & Offences
  • Amendments Impact on other related Acts: IPC
  • Indian Evidence Act
  • Bankers Book Evidence Act
  • RBI Act
  • Cyber Space Jurisdiction: Traditional principals of Jurisdiction
  • issues under IT Act, 2000
  • Extra territorial Jurisdiction
  • Cyber Tribunal & Appellate Tribunal
  • Cyber Regulations
  • Internet Service Providers and their liabilities
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Unit 2

E – Commerce and Laws in India

  • E – Commerce and Laws in India
  • Digital/Electronic Signature in Indian Laws
  • Issues and provisions in Indian Law related to E-Commerce
  • E – Governance: Concept and practicality in India
  • E–Taxation issues in Cyberspace
  • Cyber crime: Types of cyber crime
  • Cyber crime under IPC
  • E – Contracts and its validity in India
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Unit 3

Indian Evidence Law - Cyber crimes under the Information Technology Act, 2000

  • Indian Evidence Law - Cyber crimes under the Information Technology Act, 2000
  • Cyber crimes under International Law
  • Hacking Child Pornography
  • Cyber Stalking
  • Denial of service Attack
  • Virus Dissemination
  • Software Piracy
  • Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Crime
  • Credit Card Fraud
  • Net Extortion
  • Phishing etc.
  • Cyber Terrorism
  • Violation of Privacy on Internet - Data Protection and Privacy
  • Indian Court cases
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Unit 4

Intellectual Property Rights, Domain Names and Trademark Disputes

  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Domain Names and Trademark Disputes: Concept of Trademarks in Internet Era
  • Cyber Squatting
  • Reverse Hijacking
  • Jurisdiction in Trademark Disputes
  • Copyright in the Digital Medium
  • Copyright in Computer Programmes
  • Copyright and WIPO Treaties
  • Concept of Patent Right
  • Relevant Provisions of Patent Act 1970
  • Sensitive Personal Data or Information (SPDI) in Cyber Law
  • SPDI Definition and Reasonable Security Practices in India
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Unit 5

International Cyber Laws

  • International Cyber Laws: International Perspective
  • EDI: Concept and legal Issues
  • UNCITRAL Model Law
  • Electronic Signature Laws of Major Countries
  • Cyber Laws of Major Countries

Reference Books

  • Cyber Laws — Justice Yatindra Singh — Universal Law Publishing Co., New Delhi
  • Cyber Law in India — Farouq Ahmed — New Era publications, New Delhi
  • Information Technology Laws (Cyber Laws) — S.R.Myneni — Asia Law House, Hyderabad
  • Internet Law-Text and Materials — Chris Reed — Cambridge University Press
  • Cyber Law- the Indian perspective — Pawan Duggal — Universal Law Publishing Co., New Delhi
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