Introduction to cyber law

1. Introduction
to
Cyber law
By- Abhinav Tyagi
Abhishek Gupta

2. What is Cyber law?

3. Cyber Law is the law
governing cyber space.

4. Cyber law or Internet law is
a term that encapsulates the
legal issues related to use of
the Internet. It is less a
field of law than intellectual
property or contract law, as
a domain covering many
of law and regulation. Some
leading topics
access and

5. Areas covered by
Cyber Law
Cyber
Crimes
Electronic or
Digital
Signatures
Data Protection
and Privacy

6. Cyber law in India
Information Technology Act, 2000

7. The InformationTechnology Act,
2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or
or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian
Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified
on 17 October 2000. It is the primary
law in India dealing
with cybercrime and electronic
commerce. It is based on the United
the United Nations Model Law on
Electronic Commerce
1996 (UNCITRAL Model)
recommended by the General

8. • The InformationTechnology
Act, 2000 (IT Act), came into
force on 17 October 2000.
• The primary purpose of the Act
is to provide legal recognition
to electronic commerce and to
facilitate filing of electronic
records with the Government.
• InformationTechnology Act
2000 consisted of 94 sections

9. Objectives of IT act 2000

10. • To provide legal recognition for
transactions
• To facilitate electronic filing of
documents with the Government
agencies.
• To amend the Indian Penal Code,
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872,
The Banker's Book Evidence Act,
1891 and the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934.

11. NEED FOR CYBER LAW

12. • Internet has dramatically
changed the way we think, the
way we govern, the way we do
commerce and the way we
perceive ourselves.
• Information technology is
encompassing all walks of life all
over the world.
• Cyber space creates moral, civil
and criminal wrongs. It has now

13. • “IT” has broughtTransition from
paper to paperless world
• The laws of real world cannot be
interpreted in the light of
emerging cyberspace to include
all aspects relating to different
activities in cyberspace
• Internet requires an enabling and
supportive legal infrastructure in
tune with the times

14. WHAT IS CYBER SPACE?

15. Cyber space is "the notional
environment in which
communication over computer
networks occurs."
Cyber space includes
computers, networks,
software's, data storage devices
(such as hard disks, USB disks
etc), the Internet, websites,
emails and even electronic
devices such as cell phones,
ATM machines etc.

16. References
• www.cyberlawclinic.org/
• http://cyberlawsindia.net/
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• http://www.samvadsetu.com/?p=325
• http://slideshare.net
• http://www.icicibank.com/hindi/safe-banking/phishing.html
• http://www.indiancybersecurity.com/dwn_cyber_law.html
• http://inextlive.jagran.com/What-is-SOPA--201201180029
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• http://www.ahyep.com
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17. Thank
you