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Cyber attack on South Korea

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

South Korean networks were down in what is believed to be a Cyber Attack from North Korea. The attack has crippled Bank transactions including the ATM networks. Report here:

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Delhi High Court Decision hurts Digital Media

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Delhi High Court has recently held that “Dissemination of ball by ball information of a cricket match” is not included in “Press Freedom”. In a strange decision the Court has held that Press should confine its activities to report only … Continue reading →

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Brazillian Doctors expose the vulnerability in Biometric systems

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

According to a report from Brazil,  5 doctors in a hospital in Sao Paulo were discovered to have bogus silicone digits and recorded the presence of some of their friends. It is estimated that there were around 300 bogus doctors … Continue reading →

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Copyright Violation, Mumbai Police raid Chennai company

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

In an interesting IPR case, Mumbai police are reported to have raided and seized some evidence from the premises of Sundaram group company in Chennai. Report in IE The issue relates to an interpretation of the licensing term in a … Continue reading →

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Indian Copyright Law 2012

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The amended Copyright Act was notified for effectiveness on 21st June, 2012. The related rules were also released for public comments before 21st September 2012. The amended Copyright Act has brought several aspects of digital work into the copyright domain. … Continue reading →

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Mobile Framework for E Governance

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Government of India has announced a mobile governance framework to make use of the increasing mobile usage in the country. It is estimated that there are 870 million mobile users whom the Government aims to provide access to e Governance … Continue reading →

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