-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Cyberbullying is the term used to refer to bullying and harassment by use of electronic devices though means of e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, blogs, mobile phones, pagers, and websites.
It can constitute a computer crime. For example, in the United States it is a federal crime to anonymously "annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person" via the internet or telecommunication system, punishable by a fine and/or up to two years imprisonment.[1] Cyberbullying is willful and involves recurring or repeated harm inflicted through the medium of electronic text. According to R.B. Standler[2]bullying intends to cause emotional distress and has no legitimate purpose to the choice of communications. Cyberbullying can be as simple as continuing to send e-mail to someone who has said they want no further contact with the sender. Cyberbullying may also include threats, sexual remarks, pejorative labels (i.e., hate speech). Cyber-bullies may publish personal contact information for their victims at websites. They may attempt to assume the identity of a victim for the purpose of publishing material in their name that defames or ridicules them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-bullying Sending pornographic or obscene emails are punishable under Section 67 of the IT Act 2000 India. An offence under this section is punishable on first conviction with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to five years and with fine, which may extend to one lakh rupees. In the event of a second or subsequent conviction the recommended punishment is imprisonment for a term, which may extend to ten years and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees. Emails that are defamatory in nature are punishable under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which recommends an imprisonment of upto two years or a fine or both. Threatening emails are punishable under the provisions of the IPC pertaining to criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance (Chapter XXII). So Krishna Kumar ( Oh sorry!! Rajeender!!-the virtual) You can decide your fate. Dear List Members, See The URL for More Details on The Global campaigns against CyberBullying & Violence Against Women Through ICTs http://www.takebackthetech.net/actions.htm Anivar - -- Anivar Aravind moving Republic Peringavu.P.O Thrissur-18 Kerala http://anivar.movingrepublic.org/about -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGasTxF+jWtLmEaycRAu/0AJoCnzwyv6aKsGxwkqiQ7VhJ+tCVmwCcDQ5H UDu+lEYZrc+iccLihR3ZCTA= =QvaJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
