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What is Progressive regulation of Bitcoin?… It is time to kill Bitcoin

The Karnataka Bitcoin scam has done a great service to highlight to the Government of India the dangers of procrastination on an issue like “Crypto Currencies”. It has taught a lesson to the Government which was procrastinating on the decision … Continue reading

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The “Chilling Effect”

Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000) has been in existence since 17th October 2000 and in the amendment of 2008, effective from 27th October 2009, Section 79 was amended and subsequently “Intermediary rules 2011” were notified under the section with … Continue reading

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Cost Accounting Required in Data Valuation

In computing the intrinsic value of data as an asset, cost based method is one of the choices that a Data Valuer needs to explore. Current market value if available could be the second option while Net Present Value of … Continue reading

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Dogecoin Co-Founder says Cryptos are a Scam… Will the Indian Government still support Cryptos?

Naavi.org ahs been running a sustained campaign advocating a ban on Crypto Currencies (Privately created and managed, like Bitcoin) in India. Time and again it has been pointed out that 1.Cryto currencies are the currencies of the criminals and cyber … Continue reading

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Rajeev Chandrashekar is the hope of IT in India

One of the major changes that we notice in the Modi cabinet announced on 7th July 2o21 is that Mr Ashwin Vaishnav, has taken over  as the new Minister of IT in place of Mr Ravishankar Prasad. He will be … Continue reading

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Data as a class of property

On different occasions we have discussed the implication of “Data” as a property class. The early discussions on “Data” as a property in legal circles was around the property of “Domain Name”. It was one of the first “Pure Virtual … Continue reading

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