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Ethics in advertising

Introduction  At present in India, there is no central statutory agency or uniform legislation regulating the advertising industry. The Indian advertising market as a whole is regulated and controlled by a non-statutory body, the   Advertising Standards Council of  India   ( ASCI ) .   ASCI is a voluntary self-regulatory council established in 1985 to promote responsible advertising and to enhance public confidence in advertisements.  ASCI consists of a Board of Governors and a Consumer Complaints Council. The Board of Governors comprises four members from each of the four sections connected with the advertising industry: Advertisers Advertising Agencies Media (owners of press, television, radio etc.) Related sectors (e.g. outdoor agencies, PR, market researchers, ad producers, business schools) The council's objectives are or    Role of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)  To ensure the truthfulness and honesty of representations and claims made

THE CINEMATOGRAPH ACT, 1952

Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (2) It extend to the whole of  India   Section 3. Board of Film Certification (1) For the purpose of sanctioning films for public exhibition, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute Board of Film Certification which shall consist of a Chairman and not less than twelve and not more than twenty five other members appointed by the Central Government. ( 2) The Chairman of the Board shall receive such salary and allowances as may be determined by the Central Government, and the other members shall receive such allowances or fees for attending the meetings of the Board as may be prescribed. (3) The other terms and conditions of servic e of the members of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed. 4.Examination of films 1) Any person desiring to exhibit any film shall in the prescribed manner make an application to the Boa

Cyber Crimes in India

Crime,    in any form adversely    affects the society.    Cyber crime is just a combination of  crime and computer .    Cyber law is a term which is related to  all the legal issues involving computer and Internet.        Cyber crime is a generic term that  refers to all criminal activities done using  the medium of computers, the Internet,  cyber space and the worldwide web.   There isn’t really a fixed definition for  cyber crime.  The Indian Law has not given  any definition to the term ‘cyber crime’. In  fact, the Indian Penal Code does not use  the term ‘cyber crime’ at any point even  after its amendment by the Information  Technology (amendment) Act 2008, the  Indian Cyber law.  B ut “Cyber Security”  is defined under Section (2) (b)  means  protecting information, equipment,  devices computer, computer resource,  communication device and information  stored therein from unauthorized access,  use, disclosure, disruption, modification or  destruction. Cyber law is a term use