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Some time
back we had reported on the draft of Cyber Laws initiated by the
Ministry of Commerce. The drafts were available After due consideration of all the recommendations, the Information Technology Bill- 99 has now been presented in the parliament. The Bill will after due discussions would be passed with or without modifications in due course. With the separate ministry for Information Technology having been now formed ,the formalities in converting the Bill into an operative act is expected to proceed with some urgency. In the meantime, in order to place the complex techno-legal issues involved in the Cyber Laws and explain its relevance and importance to the ordinary Netizens in India and elsewhere, there was an urgent need for a Book on the subject. Na. Vijayashankar, with his wide ranging experience in Commercial Law and Information Technology, has now come up with a timely publication entitled "Cyber Laws for every Netizen in India" along with a draft of the Bill. The book published by M/S Ujvala Consultants Pvt ltd (ujvala@md2.vsnl.net.in) is now available directly from the authors and the publishers through this site and several other web sites. The book is also being made available with prominent book sellers. A glimpse of the coverage in the book can be had here. The book provides a lucid explanation of the concepts of Digital Signature, Electronic Contracts, DIgital Certificates etc. besides a brief introduction of Internet in general and a coverage of Computer Crimes and Cyber Law Administrative Mechanism proposed in India. The book will be a handy guide to all followers of E-Commerce developments in India as well as members of the legal profession besides every Internet user. All changes that take place in the law after the Bill is presented in the parliament will be tracked in this site and also sent through e-mail updates to the purchasers of the book. Books ordered
from this site will be despatched by courier for expeditious delivery.
For
ordering information see here .or send an e-mail
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on this site until now. These drafts of Electronic Commerce Act and Electronic
Commerce Support Act had been prepared to facilitate a secure regulatory
environment for Electronic Commerce. An initiative in this regard had also
been taken at the level of Department of Electronics. Both these draft
bills had been sent to the Law Ministry for adoption.