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Global Networks, Individual Freedoms: A Peer Forum on Internet Freedom and Human Rights
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Jun 28, 2012 09:12 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
In Connection with the 2012 Internet Freedom Fellows Program, the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva is pleased to invite Pranesh Prakash to a peer forum at the United States Mission to the United Nations on Thursday, June 21, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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News & Media
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'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet laws
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Global hacking movement Anonymous has called for protesters to take to the streets in 16 cities around India on Saturday over what it considers growing government censorship of the Internet, writes Pratap Chakravarty.
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News & Media
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Hackers Take Protest to Indian Streets and Cyberspace
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
First there was self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare who took to the streets to protest corruption. Now a group agitating against censorship on the Internet has arrived in India.
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News & Media
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Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom of expression from both the state and various societal actors today.
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News & Media
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Copyright Amendment: Bad, but Could Have Been Much Worse
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 15, 2012
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filed under:
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
The changes to the Copyright Act protect the disabled - but are restrictive about cover versions and web freedom, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in the Business Standard on June 10, 2012.
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Access to Knowledge
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IPv6: Embrace The Change
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Jun 11, 2012
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last modified
Jun 13, 2012 06:09 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
A moment of transition is always filled with anxiety. There is concern over the unknown and there is a reluctance to move out of the familiar. However, a transition does not necessarily mean migration; or in other words, as we transition to IPv6 as the new protocol for digital and electronic communication, it does not mean that we are going to abandon the internet as we know it.
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Internet Governance
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A Ludicrous Ban
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by
Achal Prabhala and Lawrence Liang
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published
Jun 04, 2012
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filed under:
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
Achal Prabhala and Lawrence Liang have written an article for the Open Magazine about the bizarre ways in which the Internet is regulated in 21st century India.
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Access to Knowledge
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Beyond Sharing: Towards our Digital Futures
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Jun 01, 2012
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last modified
Jun 01, 2012 04:39 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The battle is not about file sharing and a petty film producer wanting to rake in the box office earnings. It is about the law’s incapacity to deal with post-analogue practices and processes.
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Internet Governance
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The International Copyright System and Access to Education: Challenges, New Access Models and Prospects for New Principles
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 01, 2012
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last modified
Jun 01, 2012 04:29 AM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
This event organised by Max Planck Institute was held in Munich, Germany on May 14 and 15, 2012. Pranesh Prakash participated in this event.
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News & Media
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Resisting Revolutions
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 29, 2012
Nishant Shah's peer reviewed journal article was published in Democracy, Volume 55, Issue 2.
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Digital Natives
