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QUESTION 1 —  **“Information Technology Act, 2000 is a facilitating, enabling and a regulating Act.” Discuss the origin, object and scope of the IT Act, 2000. Also discuss the fundamental principles of e-commerce under the UNCITRAL Model Law.”** 1. Origin of the Information Technology Act, 2000—(How and Why It Came Into Existence) Before 2000, India did not have any law for: E-mails Online shopping Electronic documents Digital signatures Cybercrimes Everything was based on paper documents , handwritten signatures , and physical contracts . But in the 1990s: Internet started spreading fast. Businesses began using computers. E-commerce companies came into existence. Fraud, hacking, data theft also began. Government services also started going online. At the same time, in 1996 , the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ( UNCITRAL ) published the Model Law on Electronic Commerce . This Model Law told all countries how to legally recognize electr...