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Open access to research discussed at SDM-IMD: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2012 — last modified Jan 02, 2013 03:57 AM
Published in Star of Mysore on December 23, 2012.
Located in Openness / Blog
Bangalore CryptoParty!: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 28, 2012 — last modified Jan 06, 2013 01:47 PM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance
Care about your privacy and online security? Want to fight against pervasive governmental surveillance and corporate invasions of privacy? The Centre for Internet & Society invites you to the CryptoParty tonight (Friday) at 6.00 p.m. Make sure to bring friends (and your laptop and smart phones)!
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WIPO To Negotiate Treaty For The Blind In June; ‘Still Some Distance To Travel’: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — last modified Dec 21, 2012 11:50 AM — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
In a swift 15 minute session this morning delegates at the World Intellectual Property Organization extraordinary assembly agreed to convene a high-level meeting in Morocco in June to finalise a treaty on international exceptions to copyrights on books in special formats for visually impaired people.
Located in News & Media
International treaty to make books accessible to the blind: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under: Access to Medicine, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
It would make it legal to send accessible books across borders.
Located in News & Media
Disability groups in India welcome progress on treaty for blind persons: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — last modified Dec 31, 2012 01:40 AM — filed under: Accessibility, WIPO
Four years of struggle for a global treaty for the benefit of blind persons is finally bearing fruit. Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation have agreed to conclude a treaty for visually-impaired and print disabled persons by June 2013.
Located in News & Media
‘The IT Act is fine, but its interpretation is not’: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
Several organisations such as the Alternate Law Forum and Centre for Internet and Society are campaigning to amend the IT Act 2000. However, SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of PSA to the government of India, stated that the law in place is fine but the stakeholders need to be educated on implementing it better.
Located in News & Media
Rupee Trail: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 21, 2012 08:16 AM
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State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on MLATS and International Cooperation for Law Enforcement Purposes.
Located in News & Media
Presentation on MLATS: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 20, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal.
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