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Why Parallel Importation of Books Should Be Allowed
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 25, 2011
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last modified
Feb 01, 2019 05:41 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
There has been much controversy lately with some publishers trying to stop the government from amending s.2(m) of the Indian Copyright Act, clarifying that a parallel import will not be seen as an "infringing copy". This blog post argues that the government should, keeping in mind the larger picture, still go ahead and legalise parallel imports.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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The Online Video Environment in India - A Survey Report
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 25, 2011
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last modified
Oct 03, 2011 09:31 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Content,
Publications,
Open Video
iCOMMONS, the OPEN VIDEO ALLIANCE, and the CENTRE FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY have initiated a research project which seeks to survey the online video environment in India and the opportunities this new medium presents for creative expression and civic engagement. This report seeks to define key issues in the Indian context and begins to develop a short-term policy framework to address them.
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Openness
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Digital Natives with a Cause? - Workshop in Chile seeks participants
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 24, 2011
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last modified
Apr 01, 2011 04:50 PM
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filed under:
Digital Natives
The third and final workshop in the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from the 8 to 10 February. An open call for participation follows.
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News & Media
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Wiki changes the world
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 24, 2011
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last modified
Jan 03, 2012 10:23 AM
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filed under:
Digital Natives
A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from September 2010 onwards. This article was published in the Indian Express on January 23, 2011. In this Nishant Shah explains how Wiki changes the world by making the ordinary person the expert and knowledge free.
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Digital Natives
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Blog
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New Release of IPR Chapter of India-EU Free Trade Agreement
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 12, 2011
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last modified
Sep 22, 2011 12:34 PM
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filed under:
Access to Medicine,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Intermediary Liability,
Access to Knowledge
A draft of the IPR chapter of the EU-India FTA, made publicly available now for the first time, provides insight into India's response in July 2010 to several EU proposals on intellectual property protection and enforcement.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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The policy langurs
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Jan 07, 2011
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last modified
May 10, 2012 10:15 AM
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Telecom
The comforts of civilised living for all Indians require dedicated collective effort. The article by Shyam Ponappa was published in the Business Standard on 6 January 2011.
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Telecom
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Blog
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Civic hackers seek to find their feet in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 03, 2011
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last modified
Apr 04, 2011 06:45 AM
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filed under:
Openness
In 2006, when Sushant Sinha,who holds a doctorate in Internet security from the University of Michigan, tried to use the Indian government’s judicial rulings website, Judis.nic.in, he found it difficult to get the data he was looking for. “Judis.nic.in didn’t have a good text search or ability to sort results by relevance,” Sinha said. The lack of these two critical functions rendered the wealth of data on the site largely unusable.
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News & Media
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November 10 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 31, 2010 11:07 AM
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Publications (Automated)
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December 2010 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 30, 2010
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last modified
Aug 07, 2012 11:28 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
CISRAW,
Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! It gives us immense pleasure to present regular updates on the progress of our research on the mainstream Internet media. In this issue of we bring our latest project updates, news and media coverage:
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About Us
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Newsletters
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Privacy matters
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 29, 2010
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last modified
Apr 04, 2011 07:22 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Privacy India invites individuals to attend “Privacy Matters”, a one-day conference on 23 January 2011 at the WB National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) Law School in Kolkata. Privacy India, Society in Action Group and the Centre for Internet & Society have joined hands to organize this.
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Events