An Internationally acclaimed Cyberlaw expert, Author and Jurist, Karnika Seth stands up for Net Neutrality. In an email interaction she claimed that Net Neutrality is the Oxygen of Internet. She is the Managing partner of well established law firm Seth Associates & Founding partner of Lex Cyberia that specialisses in Cyberlaws practice. The fundamental rubric […]

“Public Interest Over Privacy” Apple’s legal tussle with the FBI has opened a Pandora’s box. Should privacy be protected to the extent that it overrides needs of law enforcement? Should cooperation be extended by technology companies to law enforcement agencies in cybercrime or terrorist attack cases? Should law and public safety or national security be […]

Is children accessing the Internet a boon or a bane? It can become a bane if a child is victimised through cyberbullying or faces other kinds of online victimisation. The recent incident of a 12-year-old boy bullied online by Facebook users, with comments and pictures circulated on the Internet, has alarmed the social media community […]

A company is aware of the immense value that lies in its Intellectual Property & adopts reasonable industry best practices to protect it. Managing Intellectual Property in conventional sense, requires correct categorization of nature of Intellectual Property, its due registrations under applicable regulations, exploring optimal means of commercial exploitation , and its strategic deployment so […]

India needs to sign a Cybercrime Convention    Karnika Seth, cyberlaw expert & Advocate , Supreme Court of India Today most cybercrimes  such as 419 Nigerian attacks or fake employment or lottery scams are transborder. In the age of social media and cloud computing, investigation of cybercrimes require data and evidence often located in another […]

By-Karnika Seth, cyberlaw expert & practicing Advocate, Supreme Court of India copyright reserved by author (Feb 2013) Introduction The growth of Information Technology has led to proliferation of e-businesses   due to its cost effectiveness, accessibility, convenience and vast user base. The global nature of internet  has provided immense visibility to start up enterprises and medium […]

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 […]

EVOLVING STRATEGIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CYBERLAWS By- Karnika Seth* The Information Technology age has led to the emergence of a dynamic and highly specialized field of law, namely ‘Cyber laws’. The unique features of the internet, particularly, its borderless expanse, rapid technological advancements, anonymity, speed of communication & data transfer have posed multiple challenges […]

By-Karnika Seth, Cyberlaw expert Cyber crimes denotes a term indicative of criminal activities in which a computer or computer network is either the instrumentality for its commission or its target .Computer is a target of cyber crime in common data theft case, unauthorized access which may be physical as well as virtual with the aim […]