Assignment On Cyberlaws

Assignment on Cyber Laws Assignment 3
ASSIGNMENT ON CYBER LAWS

1. What is the crime and provisions if A changes password of B’s
computer without his knowledge?
Answer: Section 70. Protected System: Any person who secures access or
attempts to secure access to a protected system in contravention of the
provision of this section shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable
to fine.
2. What is the crime if A shares nude pictures with B, her friend in good
faith but B shares
them with others without A’s consent?
Answer: Section 66E of the IT Act punishes the violation of privacy by

transmission of images of the private area of persons without their consent.
However, this section is problematic since it requires that the image be
captured without the consent of the person depicted in the image. Section
354C must be added that punishes the act of disseminating images which
were captured consensually but are being disseminated without consent.
3. What are the legal provisions if A, an executive in office sends nude

pictures to B, his female colleague who wants to make a complaint?
Answer:Section 66E in The Information Technology Act, 2000: Whoever,

intentionally or knowingly captures, publishes or transmits the image of a
private area of any person without his or her consent, under circumstances
violating the privacy of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment
which may extend to three years or with fine not exceeding two lakh rupees,
or with both.
4. What is the offence if, A requests his son B to do research for a

presentation in his office and B downloads a catchphrase from a book
and gives it to A who makes the presentation and the company likes the
catchphrase and uses for marketing a product?
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Answer:Copyright Infringement: Copyright infringement means that the

rights afforded to the copyright holder, such as the exclusive use of a work
for a set period of time, are being breached by a third Party.
5. A helps her son in doing a project by downloading some material from

Google and the project is non-commercial in nature. Is there an offence
committed?
Answer: No, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including

quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and
scholarly reports.
6. B publishes a comparative study on growth in children who have been

asked to do different types of exercises. The study is for a company
making lingerie. A drags B to the court as the report contains some
pictures of private parts of teenaged girls. Comment on the legal
provisions?
Answer: Section 66E of the IT Act punishes the violation of privacy by

transmission of images of the private area of persons without their consent.
Section 354C, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860: Viewing and/or capturing
the image of a girl or woman going about her private acts, where she thinks
that no one is watching her is a crime. It may not be a crime if a girl or
woman agrees to taking of her private photos, it can certainly be risky. He
should have used graphical diagrams etc.
7. Explain the concept of zero liability and limited liability in banking

frauds?
Answer: Zero Liability of a Customer: A customer’s entitlement to zero
liability shall arise where the unauthorised transaction occurs in the following
events:
• Contributory fraud/ negligence/ deficiency on the part of the bank
(irrespective of whether or not the transaction is reported by the customer).

• Third party breach where the deficiency lies neither with the bank nor with
the customer but lies elsewhere in the system, and the customer notifies the
bank within three working days of receiving the communication from the
bank regarding the unauthorised transaction.
• Limited Liability of a Customer: A customer shall be liable for the loss
occurring due to unauthorised transactions in the following case:
In cases where the loss is due to negligence by a customer, such as where he
has shared the payment credentials, the customer will bear the entire loss
until he reports the unauthorised transaction to the bank. Any loss occurring
after the reporting of the unauthorised transaction shall be borne by the bank.
• In cases where the responsibility for the unauthorised electronic banking
transaction lies neither with the bank nor with the customer, but lies
elsewhere in the system and when there is a delay (of four to seven working
days after receiving the communication from the bank) on the part of the
customer in notifying the bank of such a transaction, the per transaction
liability of the customer shall be limited to the transaction value or the
amount
8. A asks her classmates to photograph her topless in the classroom. One

of the boys sends those photographs to his brother. What is the offence?
Answer: Section 66E in The Information Technology Act, 2000: Whoever,
intentionally or knowingly captures, publishes or transmits the image of a
private area of any person without his or her consent, under circumstances
violating the privacy of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment
which may extend to three years or with fine not exceeding two lakh rupees,
or with both.
9. A project himself as PS to the Central Minister for Human

Engineering Ministry and asks B to transfer INR 10 lakh to an account.
Later, it is learnt that he is not PS to the Minister? What is the offence?
Answer: Section 66D of the IT Act prescribes punishment for 'cheating by
personation by using computer resource' and provides that any person who by
means of any communication device or computer resource cheats by

personation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a

term which may extend to 3 (three) years and shall also be liable to fine
which may extend to Rs. 1,00,000 (Rupees one lac).
Section 419 of the IPC also prescribes punishment for 'cheating by
personation' and provides that any person who cheats by personation shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to 3 (three) years or with a fine or with both
10. A and B are husband and wife who have a marital discord B requests
C, a bank employee for the bank account summary of a joint account
with either or survivor operations. A complains to the police. Comment.
Answer: Well since it is a joint account so both the members have equal
rights, but since it is a matter of marital discord but B has only asked for the
account summary, so she has not committed any crime.

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Assignment on Cyber Laws Assignment 3

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Answer: Section 66E of the IT Act punishes the violation of privacy by

3. What are the legal provisions if A, an executive in office sends nude

Answer:Section 66E in The Information Technology Act, 2000: Whoever,

4. What is the offence if, A requests his son B to do research for a

Dept of CSE(ICB), DSATM

Answer:Copyright Infringement: Copyright infringement means that the

5. A helps her son in doing a project by downloading some material from

Answer: No, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including

6. B publishes a comparative study on growth in children who have been

Answer: Section 66E of the IT Act punishes the violation of privacy by

7. Explain the concept of zero liability and limited liability in banking

Dept of CSE(ICB), DSATM

8. A asks her classmates to photograph her topless in the classroom. One

9. A project himself as PS to the Central Minister for Human

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personation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a

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