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Trademark Infringement Case
Amul v. Amul Butter Girl (2020)
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, the owner of the Amul brand, filed a case against a parody
social media handle for using the “Amul Butter Girl” design. The court ruled in favour of Amul, emphasising
protection against misuse of trademarks in digital spaces.
Copyright Case
Universal City Studios LLC and Ors v. Wynk Ltd. And Ors: A crucial case for the music [CBSE Handbook]
industry. The Delhi High Court held that music streaming platforms like Wynk require licenses for every form
of communication of copyrighted music to the public, not just downloads. This clarifies the
scope of rights covered under copyright law.
Visit the official Intellectual Property India website (https://ipindia.gov.in/) for more
information.
4.6 WHAT IS CYBERCRIME?
Cybercrime refers to any unlawful activity enabled by electronic devices and the internet. These criminal acts
occur online, using computers or smart devices either as tools or targets, often designed to streamline our
daily tasks. Common examples of cybercrimes include frauds, identity theft, cyberstalking, and the creation or
distribution of malware, such as viruses, to damage systems or steal data for financial gain.
Cybercrime is defined as the crime committed using a computer and the Internet. It can be committed
against an individual or a group like the government, private companies, small or large-scale industries,
organisations, etc. This may cause direct harm or indirect harm to someone’s reputation, physical, social, or
mental health.
A cyber-attack refers to an offensive action undertaken by cybercriminals, utilizing one or more computers
to target individual or multiple computers and networks. These attacks involve unauthorised access to
computer systems with the intent to steal, expose, alter, disable, or destroy information. Essentially, a
cyber-attack occurs in the digital realm, putting sensitive data at risk of being compromised or misused for
malicious purposes.
Do you know?
ÐÐ Karuppannan Jaishankar is regarded as the father of cyber criminology.
ÐÐ Yahoo v. Akash Arora case was the first cybercrime case in India that happened in 1999.
Case Study: Key Incidents in India
India faced a staggering 674,021 cyber-attacks in the first half of 2022, averaging nearly 3,700 attacks per
day, making it the third most impacted country globally by network attacks.
Ð ÐDuring the pandemic, a wide range of institutions, including COVID-19 vaccine research centers, banking
and financial entities, and PSU major Oil India Limited, were targeted by cybercriminals.
Ð ÐOne of the most severe incidents was the April 2022 ransomware attack on Oil India Limited in Assam.
Over 200 computers were encrypted during the attack, causing operations to halt for nearly a week.
The attackers reportedly demanded a ransom of 57 crore, making it a significant and disruptive event.
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