-
What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech Online
-
by
Geetha Hariharan
—
published
Mar 27, 2015
—
filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
This week India's Supreme Court redefined the boundaries of freedom of speech on the internet. With the Court's decision in Shreya Singhal & Ors. v. Union of India, Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been struck down in entirety and is no longer good law.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
Blog
-
Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia and India – Section Outlines
-
by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
—
published
Mar 27, 2015
—
last modified
Nov 13, 2015 05:40 AM
—
filed under:
Internet Studies,
Research,
Featured,
Internet Histories,
Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet and Society has been invited to contribute two sections to the Asia Internet History - Third Decade (2001-2010) book edited by Dr. Kilnam Chon. The sections will discuss the activities and experiences of civil society organisations in Asia and India, respectively, in national, regional, and global Internet governance processes. The draft outlines of the sections are shared here. Comments and suggestions are invited.
Located in
RAW
-
India High Court: No Takedown Requests On Social Sites Without Court, Gov't Order
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Mar 25, 2015
—
last modified
Apr 03, 2015 06:18 AM
—
filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Indian police will no longer be able to threaten Internet users and online intermediaries with jail merely on the basis of a complaint that they have posted “offensive” posts online.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
News & Media
-
Interviews with App Developers: Open Source, Community, and Contradictions – Part III
-
by
Samantha Cassar
—
published
Mar 24, 2015
—
last modified
Apr 03, 2015 08:15 AM
—
filed under:
Access to Knowledge
The following is a third post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and perspectives towards themes related to open software, as well as contract agreements.
Located in
Access to Knowledge
/
Blogs
-
Interviews with App Developers: Name of the Game (Part IV)
-
by
Samantha Cassar
—
published
Mar 24, 2015
—
last modified
Apr 03, 2015 08:58 AM
—
filed under:
Access to Knowledge
The following is a concluding piece in a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Within this research, CIS attempts to understand how they engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine responses given across interviews regarding instances of infringement of IP within their work.
Located in
Access to Knowledge
/
Blogs
-
Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhasha
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Mar 23, 2015
—
last modified
Apr 03, 2015 05:49 AM
—
filed under:
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
With the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
News & Media
-
Mobile App Developer Series: Terms of Agreement – Part IV
-
by
Samantha Cassar
—
published
Mar 23, 2015
—
last modified
Apr 03, 2015 08:26 AM
—
filed under:
Access to Knowledge
The following is Part Four in a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and work practices related to contracts agreements and developer culture in the legal realm.
Located in
Access to Knowledge
/
Blogs
-
Intellectual Property Rights — Open Access for Researchers
-
by
Nehaa Chaudhari
—
published
Mar 19, 2015
—
last modified
Mar 24, 2015 01:22 AM
—
filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Publications,
Access to Knowledge
In the year 2013, Nehaa Chaudhari had worked on a module on Intellectual Property Rights for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Open Access Curriculum (Curriculum for Researchers) as part of a project for the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia. UNESCO published the module this year. Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga were among the Module preparation team. Nehaa Chaudhari was the writer for Units 1, 2 and 3: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright and Alternative to a Strict Copyright Regime.
Located in
Access to Knowledge
/
Blogs
-
Announcing the dates, theme and tentative tracks for the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest 2015
-
by
Anubha Sinha
—
published
Mar 19, 2015
We are pleased to announce that the Global Congress will be held from 15th-17 December 2015. The theme of the 2015 Global Congress is Three Decades of Openness; Two Decades of TRIPS. The four tentative tracks include Openness, User Rights, Access to Medicines, and Intellectual Property and Development.
Located in
Access to Knowledge
-
TRAI-ing Times: The Story So Far
-
by
Tarun Krishnakumar
—
published
Mar 19, 2015
—
last modified
Mar 30, 2015 01:32 PM
—
filed under:
Telecom,
Net Neutrality
24th December, 2014 marked a pivotal moment in the Indian experience with network neutrality. On this date, one of India’s largest telecom players, Bharti Airtel, announced the introduction of a new ‘VoIP’ usage policy for its mobile users.
Located in
Telecom
/
Blog