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Anti-Spam Laws in Different Jurisdictions: A Comparative Analysis
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by
Rakshanda Deka
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published
Jul 02, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This paper is divided into three sections. The first section puts forth a comparative table of the spam laws of five different countries - the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Singapore and the United Kingdom - based on eight distinct parameters- jurisdiction of the legislation, definition of ‘spam’, understanding of consent, labelling requirements, types of senders covered, entities empowered to sue, exceptions made and penalties prescribed. The second section is a brief background of the problem of spam and it attempts to establish the context in which the paper is written. The third section is a critical analysis of the laws covered in the first section. In an effort to spot the various loopholes in these laws and suggest effective alternatives, this section points out the distinctions between the various legislations and discusses briefly their respective advantages and disadvantages.
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June 2015 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 30, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 04:10 PM
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filed under:
Accessibility
Newsletter for the month of June.
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Newsletters
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Indic Scripts and the Internet
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by
Dibyajyoti Ghosh
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published
Jun 30, 2015
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last modified
Jul 10, 2015 04:23 AM
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filed under:
Language,
RAW Blog,
Indic Computing,
Researchers at Work,
Indic Scripts
This post by Dibyajyoti Ghosh is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Dibyajyoti is a PhD student in the Department of English, Jadavpur University. He has four years of full-time work experience in projects which dealt with digital humanities and specially with digitisation of material in Indic scripts. In this essay, Dibyajyoti explores the effects the English language has on the Internet population of India.
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Odia Wikipedia meets Google Developer Group
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by
Sailesh Patnaik
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published
Jun 29, 2015
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last modified
Jul 16, 2015 01:17 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
This is a guest post by Wikimedian Sailesh Patnaik who has been a ardent contributor in Odia-language Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects and has led outreach and partnership building initiatives to grow the Wikimedia projects in Odia and other Indian languages. In this post Sailesh shares his personal experience from his interaction at the Google Extended I/O organised by Google Developer Group in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. All the views are author’s personal views.
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Blog
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Train the Trainer: Running effective outreach activities in India
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by
Tanveer Hasan
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published
Jun 24, 2015
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last modified
Jul 30, 2015 03:20 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
It is heartening to report that many Wikimedia projects in Indian languages have sustained, and even experienced an upward trend in, editor engagement. However, in terms of content creation, the majority of these projects are still facing grave challenges that put their very existence at risk.
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Blog
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The US 301 Report – A Myopic View of IP Rights
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 24, 2015
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari discuss the 2015 US 301 Report, focussing on its narrow and convenient understanding of IP rights. A farrago of contradictions, it supports a rightsholder-centric view but not when the right, Geographical Indicator, is not to their liking. Similarly, the emphasis on the rights themselves gives short shrift to critical exceptions and limitations that also enhance and incentivize innovation, the ostensible purpose of IP.
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The generation of e-Emergency
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 22, 2015
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last modified
Jun 29, 2015 04:40 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The next generation of censorship technology is expected to be ‘real-time content manipulation’ through ISPs and Internet companies.
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Blog
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National IPR Policy Series : India's National IPR Policy - What Would WIPO Think?
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Jul 02, 2015 05:47 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
As part of the National IPR Policy Series, CIS is evaluating how India's National IPR Policy framework and process holds up to WIPO's suggestions. In this note, Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari examine in particular, the functioning of the IPR Think Tank and the first draft of the National Policy in light of the WIPO framework and the principles it encapsulates.
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IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (I)
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Jul 31, 2015 02:56 PM
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filed under:
ICANN,
IANA,
Internet Governance,
IANA Transition
This paper is the first in a multi-part series, in which we provide a background to the IANA transition and updates on the ensuing processes. An attempt to familiarise people with the issues at stake, this paper will be followed by a second piece that provides an overview of submitted proposals and areas of concern that will need attention moving forward. The series is a work in progress and will be updated as the processes move forward. It is up for public comments and we welcome your feedback.
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The Newly Updated Indic Keyboard App Now Supports 22 Asian Languages
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jun 12, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
This blog post was written in my personal capacity.
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