Section 65A:
Protection of technological measures.
1 [65A. Protection of technological measures.-- (1) Any person who circumvents an effective
technological measures applied for the purpose of protecting any of the rights conferred by this Act, with
the intention of infringing such rights, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two
years and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall prevent any person from,--
(a) doing anything referred to therein for a purpose not expressly prohibited by this Act:
Provided that any person facilitating circumvention by another person of a technological measure
for such a purpose shall maintain a complete record of such other person including his name, address
and all relevant particulars necessary to identify him and the purpose for which he has been
facilitated; or
(b) doing anything necessary to conduct encryption research using a lawfully obtained encrypted
copy; or
(c) conducting any lawful investigation; or
(d) doing anything necessary for the purpose of testing the security of a computer system or a
computer network with the authorisation of its owner; or
(e) operator; or
(f) doing anything necessary to circumvent technological measures intended for identification or
surveillance of a user; or
(g) taking measures necessary in the interest of national security.]
Notes:
1 . Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 37 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012)