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Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010: by Pranesh Prakash — published Apr 28, 2010 — last modified May 17, 2012 04:51 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, FLOSS, Technological Protection Measures, Publications
In this post Pranesh Prakash conducts a legal exegesis of section 65A of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which deals with the stuff that enables 'Digital Rights/Restrictions Management', i.e., Technological Protection Measures. He notes that while the provision avoids some mistakes of the American law, it still poses grave problems to consumers, and that there are many uncertainties in it still.
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The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill: by Pranesh Prakash — published May 13, 2010 — last modified Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM — filed under: Development, Consumer Rights, Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Piracy, Access to Medicine, Intellectual Property Rights, Data Protection, FLOSS, Technological Protection Measures, Publications
Pranesh Prakash examines the numerous flaws in the Special 301 from the Indian perspective, to come to the conclusion that the Indian government should openly refuse to acknowledge such a flawed report. He notes that the Consumers International survey, to which CIS contributed the India report, serves as an effective counter to the Special 301 report.
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The National Public Meeting on Software Patents: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 04, 2008 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:02 AM — filed under: Conference, Campaign, Software Patents, FLOSS, Openness, Meeting
On Saturday, October 4, 2008, the Centre for Internet and Society, with the support of eighteen other organization, held a meeting on the National Public Meeting on Software Patents in the United Theological College campus. The aim of the event was to explore various issues surrounding software patents, especially from the perspective of the draft Patent Manual.
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