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Did Sibal just get arm-twisted by book publishers?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 28, 2012
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The publishing industry seems to have got the better of the Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal. Pranesh Prakash's article on parallel importation of books is referred in this article published in FirstPost on May 25, 2012.
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News & Media
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John Doe order in UTV Software Communications Limited vs. Home Cable Network Ltd. and Ors. (movie 7 Khoon Maaf)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 26, 2012
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last modified
May 26, 2012 08:09 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
This is the case filed by UTV Software Communication against Home cable Network and other uknown network operators. restraining them from infringing the copyrights under Section 14(1) and Section 16 of the Copyright Act, 1957 for its movie '7 Khoon maaf' and 'Thank You' and the Court granted an interim injunction called 'john doe' order under Order 39 Rule 1 and Rule 3 of CPC, 1908.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
May 24, 2012 03:38 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Telecom,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship,
Openness
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
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Internet Governance
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The Coming Telecom Monopoly
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Telecom
The 2G judgment and Trai spectrum pricing recommendations have led to a policy that makes sense for only one survivor.
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Telecom
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Letter for Civil Society Involvement in WCIT
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by
Center for Democracy & Technology
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
May 24, 2012 06:55 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
This page features a letter from academics and civil society groups from around the world to International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun Touré regarding the lack of opportunity for civil society participation in the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) process.
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Open letter to Kolaveri Di makers: How Dare You!
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
May 23, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
When it comes to piracy, you are sure to have an opinion. You might either make a virtue out of it, talking about cultural commons and collaborative conditions of production. Or you might vilify it as the social fault-line that is destroying the very pillars of commerce and cultural negotiations.
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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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Building Knowledge and Capacity around Telecommunication Policy in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 10, 2012
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last modified
Sep 11, 2012 02:54 PM
Ford Foundation has given a grant of USD 200,000 to the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) over a period of two years (2011-2013) to build expertise in the area of telecommunications in India.
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Telecom
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Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
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Cancel the Subscription
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by
Subbiah Arunachalam
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published
May 09, 2012
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access
It has been a slow but steady move to make scholarship freely available, writes Prof. Arunachalam in an article published by the Indian Express on May 8, 2012.
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Openness
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2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Call for Participation and Save the Date
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2012
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will take place in FGV Law School, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from December 15 to 17, 2012. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion.” We invite applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
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Access to Knowledge
