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

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 terrestrial Jurisdiction. Cyber Tribunal & Appellate Tribunal, Cyber Regulations, Internet Service Providers and their liabilities.

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.

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.

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.

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