Liability of Intermediaries in India – From Troubled Waters to Safe Harbours

Abstract

Internet activity is composed of packets of data, which are sent over privately owned networks. This process is facilitated by intermediaries, which provide the infrastructural backbone for such communications. India, which has been a major beneficiary of e-commerce, regulates internet activity through the Information Technology Act, 2000. The act provides inadequate safe harbour protections, which exposes intermediaries to a vexing litigation thicket and stifles ecommerce.

Keywords: safe harbor, protection, India, intermediary liability, India