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Open Government Data
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 16, 2012
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last modified
Jul 16, 2012 12:42 PM
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filed under:
Openness
The Transparency & Accountability Initiative published a book titled “Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector”. The Centre for Internet & Society contributed a chapter on Open Government Data.
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Openness
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The Web of Our Strife
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 04, 2012
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last modified
Jun 04, 2012 05:45 AM
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filed under:
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
At the 66th session of the UN General Assembly, India proposed the formation of a Committee on Internet-Related Policies (CIRP) to address what it sees as a policy vacuum in internet governance.
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Internet Governance
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Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 23, 2012
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last modified
Nov 12, 2013 02:13 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Fair Dealings,
Piracy,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Economics,
Intermediary Liability,
Featured,
Technological Protection Measures
There are some welcome provisions in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012, and some worrisome provisions. Pranesh Prakash examines five positive changes, four negative ones, and notes the several missed opportunities. The larger concern, though, is that many important issues have not been addressed by these amendments, and how copyright policy is made without evidence and often out of touch with contemporary realities of the digital era.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Encryption,
Intermediary Liability,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable of framing fair, just, and informed laws and policies. Pranesh Prakash suggests they learn from the DEIT's Internet Governance Division, and Brazil, and adopt multi-stakeholderism as a core principle of Internet policy-making.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Comparative Analysis of Comments Submitted on Draft IT Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 23, 2012
An RTI was filed asking the DIT to provide all the feedback received on its call for comments on the Draft Information Technology Rules. The feedback on the Due Diligence Rules / Intermediary Guidelines Rules have been compiled in this comparative table.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Internet Censorship Officials' Contact Details
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 17, 2012
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last modified
Apr 17, 2012 10:00 AM
Contact details of officials from the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 08, 2012
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last modified
Apr 08, 2012 10:53 PM
Section 295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Parliament,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Vinay Rai v. Facebook India and Ors. | Summons Order
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 15, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2012 07:53 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Court Case
This is Judge Sudesh Kumar's summons order (dated December 23, 2011) by which he notes there is enough prima facie evidence to proceed with trial against the intermediaries named and their senior officials. In the order he notes that, "It seems that instead of regulating the undesirable and offensive content they have promoted the same for increasing the profits and promoting their business. They have closed their eyes and promoted obscene derogatory defamatory and inflammatory material continuously on their network. It appears from a bare perusal of the documents that prima facie the accused in connivance with each other and other unknown persons are selling, publicly exhibiting and have put into circulation obscene, lascivious content which also appeals to the prurient interests and tends to deprave and corrupt the persons who are likely to read, see or hear the same."
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Comments on Technical Standards for Interoperability Framework for E-Governance in India (Phase II)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 29, 2012
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filed under:
Openness
The e-Governance Standards Division has called for public comments on the draft of the Technical Standards IFEG Phase II. We from the Centre for Internet and Society have given our comments.
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Openness