United States v. Weaver

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Disclosure of email records by an email service provider upon receiving a subpoena from the FBI

United States v. Weaver 636 F.Supp.2d 769 In the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Case Number 09-30036 Before District Judge J.E. Scott Decided on July 15, 2009 Relevancy of the Case: Disclosure of email records … Read More

An Insight Into Digital Realpolitik

Saishya DuggalCyber Security

The best way to understand cyberpolitik is by evaluating the events that have underscored its importance: Stuxnet and beyond.

The word realpolitik often generates esoteric, perplexing worries in the mind of the average Joe, conjuring up images of an elaborate congress and combative political discourse. It’s me: I’m this average Joe. A little research, however, reveals a painfully less … Read More

X v. Union of India

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Writ petition in a case involving the distribution of non-consensual sexually explicit photos and videos of the petitioner

X v. Union of India In the High Court of Delhi WP (Crl.) 1505/2021 and Crl. M.A. 12645/2021 and 811/2022 Before Justice Subramonium Prasad Decided on April 26, 2023 Relevancy of the Case: Writ petition in a case involving the … Read More

DCIT v. HP Services (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd.

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Taxation of payments made by Indian companies for software services to a foreign company

DCIT v. HP Services (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd. In the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITA 3209-3210/Del/2018 Before Mr R.K. Panda, Administrative Member, and Mr NK Choudhry, Judicial Member Decided on March 31, 2022 Relevancy of the case: Taxation of payments made … Read More

B.N. Firos v. State of Kerala & Ors.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Copyright ownership of a software developed for the government in the context of Section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957

B.N. Firos v. State of Kerala & Ors. (2018) 9 SCC 220 In the Supreme Court of India Civil Appeal 79/2008 Before Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar Decided on March 27, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Copyright … Read More

Big Tech, Politics, and Scandals

The Cyber Blog IndiaLaw

Big Tech, Politics, and Scandals

When Christopher Wylie was in his mid-teens, he expressed hopes of becoming a statesman. If not, he assumed he would be another small merchant resorting to Machiavellian methods to sell petty goods. A decade later, he finds a place in the list … Read More

Deepak Ratanlal Walecha v. State of Maharashtra

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Deepak Ratanlal Walecha v. State of Maharashtra

Deepak Ratanlal Walecha v. State of Maharashtra In the High Court of Bombay Anticipatory B.A. 367/2016 Before Justice Revati Mohit Dere Decided on March 16, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application for a case involving access to confidential … Read More