China opens first Cyber Court

Beijing Aug 19: A relief for citizens.
China has started its first Cyber Court on Friday and heard its first case - a copyright infringement dispute between an online writer and a web company. The main specialty of the court is

* Legal agents can access the court via their computers.

* The trial of the first case lasted for 20 minutes.

* The court's would solve civil cases, including online shopping disputes.

* Judges were sworn in yesterday.

* Judges can view the proceedings on a large screen in the courtroom.

* Defendants and plaintiffs appear before the judge via video-chat and not in person.

Let's hope that India too establishes such courts.