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The Indian <strong>Police</strong> JournalCrime is not limited to national boundary, it has cross border impact<strong>and</strong> reach.For Example, if 'A' through his online business sells pirated s<strong>of</strong>twarefor a website hosted on a server located at Germany. Anyone in thisworld can visit A's website <strong>and</strong> purchase the pirated s<strong>of</strong>tware. In suchout the 'A' <strong>and</strong> punish him.Information Technology, Act 2000Aims <strong>and</strong> Objectives <strong>of</strong> the Information Technology Act, 2000 6The preamble <strong>of</strong> the Information Technology Act, 2000 reads: AnAct to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out <strong>by</strong> means<strong>of</strong> electronic communication, commonly referred to as electroniccommerce, which involves the use <strong>of</strong> alternatives to paper-basedmethods <strong>of</strong> communication <strong>and</strong> storage <strong>of</strong> information, to facilitateThe aims <strong>and</strong> objectives <strong>of</strong> the Act are as follow:(a) A facilitating Act;(b) An enabling Act; <strong>and</strong>(c) A regulating Act - Protection <strong>of</strong> some Cyber Crime under IT Act,2000.Types <strong>of</strong> Cyber Crime <strong>and</strong> its Protection under the Act, 2000• Cyber Pornography because what is pornography or obscenity in India may not bein US. As pornographic videos, pictures <strong>and</strong> stories are easilyavailable <strong>and</strong> accessible on Internet, there have been manyattempts to limit the availability <strong>of</strong> pornographic content onthe Internet <strong>by</strong> the Governments <strong>and</strong> law enforcement bodiesthroughout the world. In India, Indian Penal Code also dealswith pornography. The Constitution <strong>of</strong> India declares law againstobscenity as constitutional.6Available at: http://qna.rediff.com/questions-<strong>and</strong>-answers/objectives-<strong>of</strong>-the-informationtechnology-act-2000-<strong>and</strong>-its-basic-features/10741266/answers.Browsed on 4 th January, 2012 at 11.00 PM.January - March, 2013109
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