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Under Section 2(1)(za) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, "originator" means a person who sends, generates, stores or transmits any electronic message but DOES NOT include:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. Section 2(1)(za) of the IT Act defines "originator".
2. The Lesson 17 reproduction notes that the originator is the person at whose instance the message is sent or stored.
3. The definition expressly excludes an intermediary.
4. This exclusion fits with the Section 79 safe-harbour for intermediaries: they are not the source of the content, only its conduit.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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