Information Technology Law · Semester 6

Information Technology Law · September/August 2021

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Information Technology Law · September/August 2021

September/August 2021 · Information Technology Law · Semester 6

FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Hons.) (3 YDC) III-Year VI-Semester Examination / BA LL.B. (5 YDC) / B.Com.
LL.B. (5 YDC) X-Semester Examination, September/August 2021
Subject : LAW
PAPER - I & II : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80

PART - A (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following:
1. Cyber space.
2. Electronic records.
3. Digital signature Certificate.
4. Internet Service Provider .
5. E-Banking.
6. Software Piracy.
7. Hacking.
8. Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal.

PART - B (1 x 20 = 20 Marks)
Answer any ONE of the following:
9. What are the objects of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as amended in 2008?
10. How are electronic records and electronic signatures secured under the Information
Technology Act?
11. Enumerate and explain the various offences punishable under the Information Technology
Act, 2000 with latest Amendments.
12. Examine the technical and legal issues involved in E-Commerce and E-Contracts.

PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following:

13. Unsolicited emails are a menace. They should have a provision to unsubscribe them or they
may not be sent unless asked for. Many countries have enacted laws against unsolicited
mail known as Anti-Spam laws. Does the Information Technology Act take care of such a
problem? Discuss.
14. Dow Hones & Company Incorporated is the publisher of Wall Street Journal. It also
publishes a magazine known as Barrons. This magazine is also put online on servers
maintained at New Jersey, USA. It carried an article ’Unholy Gain’. Which was
alleged to be defamatory to Joseph Gunick, resident of Victoria, Australia. He filed a suit for
damages in Victoria. Preliminary objection was raised as to the maintainability of the case
in an Australian Court. Decide in the light of jurisdictional issues and law.
15. A customer contacted with a car park machine representing the owner and he fed his
money into it and received a claim ticket for the purpose of parking of his car. Is there a
valid contract in this transaction? Explain how the essentials of a valid contract are present
in this transaction.
16. A bank employee inserts a program into a bank’s server that deducts a small amount of
money, say Rs. 2/- a month, from the account of every customer. No account holder
probably notices this unauthorized debit, but the bank employee will make a sizable
amount of money every month. Discuss how the Information Technology Act handles such
financial crimes.

Part A · 6 marks

  1. Cyber space.
    5× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  2. Electronic records.
    3× in bank Topics: Proof of electronic records; E-governance, publication and retention of electronic records; Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures
    Year and frequency →
  3. Digital signature Certificate.
    Year and frequency →
  4. Internet Service Provider .
    Year and frequency →
  5. E-Banking.
    Year and frequency →
  6. Software Piracy.
    3× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  7. Hacking.
    3× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  8. Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal.
    Year and frequency →

Part B · 15 marks

  1. What are the objects of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as amended in 2008?
    Year and frequency →
  2. How are electronic records and electronic signatures secured under the Information Technology Act?
    Topics: Definitions, authentication and electronic signatures; E-governance, publication and retention of electronic records; Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures
    Year and frequency →
  3. Enumerate and explain the various offences punishable under the Information Technology Act, 2000 with latest Amendments.
    Topics: Computer-related offences: sections 66, 66A and 67
    Year and frequency →
  4. Examine the technical and legal issues involved in E-Commerce and E-Contracts.
    Topics: Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures
    Year and frequency →

Part C · 10 marks

  1. Unsolicited emails are a menace. They should have a provision to unsubscribe them or they may not be sent unless asked for. Many countries have enacted laws against unsolicited mail known as Anti-Spam laws. Does the Information Technology Act take care of such a problem? Discuss.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Dow Hones & Company Incorporated is the publisher of Wall Street Journal. It also publishes a magazine known as Barrons. This magazine is also put online on servers maintained at New Jersey, USA. It carried an article "TMUnholy Gain"TM. Which was alleged to be defamatory to Joseph Gunick, resident of Victoria, Australia. He filed a suit for damages in Victoria. Preliminary objection was raised as to the maintainability of the case in an Australian Court. Decide in the light of jurisdictional issues and law.
    Year and frequency →
  3. A customer contacted with a car park machine representing the owner and he fed his money into it and received a claim ticket for the purpose of parking of his car. Is there a valid contract in this transaction? Explain how the essentials of a valid contract are present in this transaction.
    Year and frequency →
  4. A bank employee inserts a program into a bank"TMs server that deducts a small amount of money, say Rs. 2/- a month, from the account of every customer. No account holder probably notices this unauthorized debit, but the bank employee will make a sizable amount of money every month. Discuss how the Information Technology Act handles such financial crimes.
    Year and frequency →