[cr-india] does broadcast include the internet?

[Vickram Crishna]

It seems perfectly clear. It does cover the means by which the
Internet works. It also covers point-to-point wireless, even
CB/walkie-talkie. Seems to me it even covers microwave communication
on which large parts of the country are still connected.

On 23 Jul 2007 13:01:25 -0000, sajan venniyoor <venniyoor at rediffmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>  Dear all,
>
>  Check out the definition of 'Broadcasting' in the new Broadcast Bill. It
> seems to cover everything except telepathy.
>
>  At a FICCI seminar on Broadcast Regulation in Delhi today, the law firm -
> Amarchand Mangaldas - pointed out that the definition covers the internet as
> well. "That's not our intention," said the Secretary, I&B. "Your intentions
> wouldn't matter in a court of law," said the legal chap. "The court will go
> by the letter of the law, and according to your definition, the internet is
> also covered by the Broadcast Bill."
>
>  What do you think?
>
>  "Broadcasting" means assembling and programming any form of communication
> content like signs, signals, writing, pictures, images and sounds, and
> either placing it in electronic form on electro-magnetic waves on specified
> frequencies and transmitting it through space or cables to make it
> continuously available on the carrier waves so as to be accessible to single
> or multiple users through receiving devices either directly or indirectly;
> and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions;"
>
>  Sajan
>
>
>


-- 
Vickram