By Cyber Lawyer on May 21, 2010
A Pakistani court ordered temporary blocking of Facebook.com on Wednesday due to the controversies over a competition for caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. And the next day on Thursday, similar order has been passed for the blocking of YouTube.com… the Pakistan Government has urged the international community to address the issue at the earliest, as [...]
Posted in Asia, Cyber Laws
By Cyber Lawyer on April 28, 2010
Symantec in its “Internet Security Threat” 2009 report has ranked India 5th in malicious activity, i.e. a climb of six places. India is the highest spam originating country in the world, contributing 4 per cent to the worldwide spam volumes, while the country ranks first in the Asian region. On the basis of web-based attacks, [...]
Posted in Asia, Cyber Crime, India
By Cyber Lawyer on December 27, 2009
China has recently brought about new regulations requiring compulsory registration of all websites. According to the new regulations, the Domain Name can be registered by persons having business licences. That implies, private individuals will not be allowed to register any new Domain Name and it may also jeopardise the ownership of existing Domain Names held by Individual. The [...]
Posted in Asia, China, Cyber Laws
By Cyber Lawyer on November 26, 2009
Cybersquatting is defined as an act of registering a popular Domain name with the intent of selling it to its rightful owner at an inflated price. The Domain name may be some Company Name or a TradeMark. In the following matter Domain Name “BarkhaDutt.com” was registered by Mr Vas Kapavarapu (the respondent) of Hyderabad on 8 January [...]
Posted in Asia, Court Decision, India
By Cyber Lawyer on November 17, 2009
India and Pakistan virtual war goes on in cyber space. According to the reports, hackers from across the border are working overtime to launch cyber attacks on Indian websites in their cross hair. Reports indicate that around 40-50 sites are being hacked by Pakistani hackers on a daily basis whereas around 10 Pakistani sites are [...]
Posted in Asia, Cyber Crime, India
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