INDIAN BPO: VICTIM OF MISINFORMATION
The paper discusses way in which the Indian BPO industry is being projected by the western media after the alleagtion of data theft revelation the Sun Tabloid UK.
This particular BPO theft episode is unnecessarily being dragged to the wrong direction. Even before the completion of the initial inquiry into the matter the whole Indian BPO sector is being projected to the world as an organized sector of economic crime and a threat to the global business.
I see this particular episode as a victim of over reaction by every section of society.Without going through the details of the case some part of the media, particularly western media starting naming it as an blot on the BPO business and started even warning companies to reconsider their decision of transferring BPO works to India.
Similarly, issues relating to the adequacy of Data Protection laws in India are being misinterpreted in this regard. Cyber experts have been writing and stressing for long that India has sufficient Data Protection laws and problem is not of the their inadequacy but of their proper implemention.
The law concerning “Data Protection”.
The laws, till now, governing the protection of “Data Property” can be found in the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Copyright Act is the most important law, which is providing the most effective and strongest protection to “Data Property”. The Copyright Act, 1957 protects “databases” as “literary works” under section 2(o) of the Copyright Act.It is supplemented by the Information Technology Act that is taking care of ‘Data stored in electronic form”(1). Similarly, adequate provisions are there under the TRIP'S agreement to protect the databases.
Hence, The basic information and public awareness about their existence in India is missing and the same is required to be provided as soon as possible.
© Geeta Narula. All rights reserved with the author.
* Advocate, Delhi High Court
* Advocate, Delhi High Court
Contact at: advocategeeta@yahoo.com / advocategeeta@rediffmail.com
posted by GEETA NARULA | 9:47 PM
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