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Software Patents
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Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 11, 2010
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last modified
Jan 11, 2010 09:53 AM
Software patents are a potent threat to both open standards as well as FOSS. While in India, pure software patents (i.e., a patent over a "computer programme per se") are not allowed, still software patents are to be reckoned with. The draft patent manual prepared by the Patent Office in 2008 seemingly goes against section 3(k) of the Patents Act, and allows partially for software patents. Further, the Patent Office often incorrectly grants software patents, even though the same is prohibited by the law. We have started a wiki-based project to collect all such examples of incorrectly granted software patents.
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Openness
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Publications
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Oppose Software Patents
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 15, 2010
Oppose software patents
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Software Patents
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Oppose Software Patents
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 15, 2010
Oppose Software Patents
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Software Patents
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Section 200 Complaint in Vinay Rai v. Facebook India and Ors.
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 20, 2012
This is the complaint filed by Vinay Rai against Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, "Exboii" (sic), Shyni Blog, Topix, and others, under sections 200 and 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., read with sections 153A, 153B, 292, 293, 295A, 298, 109, 500, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi v. Facebook and Ors (Order dated December 20, 2011)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 20, 2012
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last modified
Feb 20, 2012 06:02 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Google,
Court Case,
Obscenity,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook,
Censorship,
Resources
This is the order passed on December 20, 2011 by Addl. Civil Judge Mukesh Kumar of the Rohini Courts, New Delhi. All errors of spelling, syntax, logic, and law are present in the original.
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Resources
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How to make EVMs hack-proof, and elections more trustworthy
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Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 14, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Free and fair elections are the expression of democratic emancipation. India has always led by example: the Nehru Committee sought universal adult franchise in 1928, at a time when France didnât let women vote, and laws in the USA allowed disqualification of poor, illiterate, and African-American voters. But how reliable are our voting systems, particularly in terms of security?
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Blog
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Digital Security Workshop for Journalists and Human Rights Workers
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Pranesh Prakash
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Sep 02, 2015
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last modified
Sep 02, 2015 03:41 AM
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Events
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Indian government orders ISPs to block 857 porn websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 02, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 08:18 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Indian government has ordered a large number of porn websites to be blocked, creating an uproar among users and civil rights groups in the country.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Proxies and VPNs: Why govt can't ban porn websites?
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Pranesh Prakash
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Aug 03, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 08:26 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Censorship
The government's move to block more than 800 pornographic websites has led experts to question whether this latest attempt to police the internet is even feasible.
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News & Media
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Ban on pornography temporary, says government
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 08:46 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Censorship
The government has taken a dramatic U-turn from its stated position on internet pornography.
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News & Media
