[IP] eBay India CEO arrested for sale of porn on a uction site
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Subject: [for IP] eBay India CEO arrested for sale of porn on auction
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Author: Srini RamaKrishnan <cheeni@xxxxxxx>
Date: 19th December 2004 7:15:07 pm
The CEO of eBay India (called Baazee.com) was arrested on Dec. 17th in
connection with a scandal involving sale of a pornographic video CD on the
site.
This is the latest episode in a series of police actions that have occured
since the popular news media reported that an alarming number of mobile
phone users in India have exchanged MMS messages including a video
attachment of a Delhi high school student couple engaged in various sexual
acts.
The police may have finally bitten off more than they can chew. The arrest
seems to be completely unjustifiable under the cited sections of the Indian
Penal code and the Information Technology Act.
This will hopefully become an important test case for ISP/website liability
under Indian law, if it ever reaches an appellate court.
A detailed analysis is available at:
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1664
Srini
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