The Supreme Court judgement rendering a provision of the IT Act as unconstitutional is a momentous victory for more than 300 million Net users in the country, Internet and Mobile Association of India said on Tuesday .In a landmark judgement upholding freedom of expression, the apex court today struck down a provision in the cyber law which provides power to arrest a person for posting allegedly "offensive" content on websites.
"Internet users will be able to use online services without fear of illegal censorship or harassment, and online businesses, ranging from established international companies to small Indian startups, will be able to take advantage of a more conducive business environment," IAMAI President Subho Ray said in a statement.The Supreme Court's move to improvise another section 79(3)(b) of the act, which involves companies providing platform for publishing or transmitting message, will relieve IT companies from frivolous notices, he said.
"This landmark judgement strengthens the safe harbor provisions for Intermediaries contained in the Section 79 of the Information Technology Act. It is specially helpful to smaller companies like Mouthshut.com who will now not be harassed by the frivolous and mal-intentioned notices of the take down," Ray said.
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