Discrepancies are quite natural in franchise relationships. Hence, a well-defined process or a set of law is required to resolve disputes. For this reason, the legal framework of franchising covers Forum Selection Clause that comes to the fore in case the crisis situation reaches saturation level. WHEN a franchisor selects a franchisee or a franchisee […]

Orkut, Twitter & Facebook messages can be used as evidence in Indian courts Courtesy : IANS :5-4-2010 Anu Sharma, 30, suspected that her husband was lying to her every time he cited urgent business tours to stay out of the house. One day she finally got proof in the form of a tweet. The next […]

Changes to the IT Act will enable it to crack down on cyber offences strongly but the law is ‘soft’ in parts, say experts.. When it comes to spamming, the grouse is that the relevant Section (Section 66 A) would only apply if the identity of the spammer is established. Moumita Bakshi Chatterjee Nearly three […]

Expert speak- DNA NEWS< NOV 9, 2009 Cops should block offending websites It is a criminal offence to sell sex games with graphic visuals. Under section 292 of the Indian Penal Code whoever sells, rents out, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any manner puts into circulation can be hauled up. The law also specially restricts […]

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Deccan chronicle-11 March 2011 Tweets could spell trouble in divorce cases Anu Sharma, 30, suspected that her husband was lying to her every time he cited urgent business tours to stay out of the house. One day she finally got proof in the form of a tweet. The next day, she filed for divorce, using […]

What if someone steals your company name? What are the provisions in the law if someone else uses your business name? Find out By Shambhavi Anand | April 15, 2010 -FRANCHISE INDIA Entrepreneurs, in this day and age, might disagree with William Shakespeare, who once said, “What’s in a name,” because there is a lot […]

IT Act 2000 vs 2008- Implementation, Challenges, and the Role of Adjudicating Officers By- Karnika Seth* In the year 2000, India enacted its first law on Information Technology namely, the Information Technology Act,2000. The IT Act,2000 is based on the Model law of E-commerce adopted by UNCITRAL in 1996. The preamble to the IT Act, […]

Protecting Intellectual Rights and the Cyber Space* By – Karnika Seth, Cyberlawyer & Managing Partner, Seth Associates With the unprecedented advent of Computers and the Internet and growing popularity of E-commerce, the Intellectual property rights have gained tremendous significance. However, there is a downside to this trend of increased dependence upon Internet and Information and […]