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Cyber Law in Nepal
Cyberlaw is the area of law which concerns computers and computer-related crimes.
It merges many legal sides including
- Internet law and regulations
- Telecommunication laws
- Software laws
- International laws
- Criminal law
- Intellectual property law etc.
And puts them into the context of computers.
Generically, cyber law is referred to as the Law of the Internet.
- Nepal’s Cyberworld is ruled by the Electronic Transaction Act (ETA) 2063 that protects users online against cybercrimes.
- The Act is dived into 12 sections and 80 clauses. This law keeps an eye on issues which are related to computer networks and cybercrime.
- It brings cyber criminals under the justice of law and penalizes them just like other crimes. As per the Act, if anyone is found violating cybercrime, he/she will be punished for a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 3 years in jail and has to pay minimum 50 thousand to maximum 3 lakhs as a penalty
Some of the major provisions are
- It has the provision relating to electronic records and digital signature.
- It has the provision relating to dispatch, receive an acknowledgement of electronic records.
- It has the provision relating to government use of the digital signature. It has a provision relating to the computer network and network services providers.
- It has the provision relating to computer-related crimes and punishments.
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