Information and Technology Law

Unit 1 — Information Technology & Law

1. Meaning of Information technology & cyberspace · 2. Need for Information technology & cyberspace · 3. Cyberlaw- the Information Technology Act2000 and the · Information Technology (Amendment)Act 2008 · 4. History & Essence of the Act · 5. Definitions & concepts under the Act

• Understanding a Statute and Statutory Analysis: Information Technology Act, 2000

Unit 2 — Electronic records

1. Legal recognition · 2. Governance · 3. Digital signatures and electronic signature · 4. Regulation of Certifying Authorities · 5. Controller of Certifying Authorities

Unit 3 — Cyber crimes

1. Meaning & classification · 2. Cyber crimes against persons · 3. Cyber crimes against property · 4. Cybercrimes against society · 5. Remedies against cyber crimes under IT Act 2000

• Introduction to Cyber Crimes

Unit 4 — Digital evidence

1. Admissibility of elecronic records in evidence · 2. Digital signature as evidence · 3. Cyber crime investigation · 4. Cyber Appellate Tribunal · 5. Cyber Regulation Appellate Tribunal Rules 2000

• Proof of electronic evidences
• Definitions under Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008- S.2

Unit 5 — Liability in cyberspace

1. Liability of companies · 2. Trademark issues in cyberspace · 3. Computer software and copyright law · 4. Liability of Network Servic Providers · 5. Information Technology Rules 2021

Unit 6 — New trends in Information Technology Law

1. Emerging Cyber Law practices · 2. courts and Public Interest Litigations · 3. Indian Consumers and Cyber space- cyber frauds · 4. Social networking sites and the law · 5. Recent cyber crime cases