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Information Technology Act, 2000
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Section 2(1)(w) (1)Section 79 (4)Section 81 (1)
Judgments citing this Act
Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
The Direct Selling Guidelines, 2016, being advisory executive instructions without the force of law, cannot bind e-commerce platforms. Once goods bearing a registered trade mark have been put on the market with the proprietor's co…
E-commerceExhaustion Of RightsIntermediary LiabilityOnline InfringementTrade MarksChristian Louboutin SAS v. Nakul Bajaj & Ors.
An e-commerce platform is not automatically entitled to the safe harbour under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 merely because it calls itself an intermediary; the exemption applies only where the platform's role…
CounterfeitingE-commerceIntermediary LiabilityOnline InfringementCopyrightMy Space Inc. v. Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.
An internet intermediary hosting user-generated content is not liable for copyright infringement merely because its business model derives revenue from such content or because it performs format-shifting or indexing; it forfeits t…
Copyright InfringementDigital PlatformsIntermediary LiabilityOnline InfringementTrade MarksSnapdeal Private Limited v. GoDaddy.com LLC & Ors.
A domain name registrar that sources alternative domain names from a common registry through an automated algorithm is an intermediary under Section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000; merely making such domain names …
CybersquattingDomain NamesIntermediary LiabilityOnline Infringement