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Blog Entry Statement of CIS, India, on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 22nd SCCR
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 22, 2011 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The twenty-second session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from June 15 to June 24, 2011. Nirmita Narasimhan and Pranesh Prakash are attending the conference. CIS delivered its statement, on the Broadcast Treaty, and made it available in print form as well.
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Blog Entry Lecture by Eben Moglen and Mishi Choudhary
by Pranesh Prakash published Dec 13, 2008 last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:55 AM — filed under: , ,
The Software Freedom Law Center, National Law School, and the Centre for Internet and Society organised a lecture by Mishi Choudhary and Eben Moglen for students of NLS on Saturday, December 13, 2008.
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Blog Entry The 'Dark Fibre' Files: Interview with Jamie King and Peter Mann
by Siddharth Chadha published Mar 27, 2009 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
Film-makers Jamie King (producer/director of the 'Steal This Film' series) and Peter Mann, in conversation with Siddharth Chadha, on 'Dark Fibre', their latest production, being filmed in Bangalore
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Blog Entry The 'Dark Fibre' Files: The Grey Market Deficit
by Sanchia de Souza published Apr 29, 2009 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM — filed under: , ,
In this, the third entry in his series discussing the making of 'Dark Fibre' by Jamie King and Peter Mann, Siddharth Chadha gives an overview of piracy in the pay TV industry.
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Blog Entry The 'Dark Fibre' Files: Cable TV Technology for Dummies
by Sanchia de Souza published May 11, 2009 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM — filed under: , ,
In the fourth entry documenting the making of 'Dark Fibre', a film by Jamie King and Peter Mann, Siddharth Chadha simplifies cable TV technology for the uninitiated.
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Blog Entry The Dark Fibre Files: 'Steal This Film' and the Pirate Bay Trial
by Sanchia de Souza published May 21, 2009 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM — filed under: , ,
In this posting, the fifth blog entry on the making of the film 'Dark Fibre' by Jamie King and Peter Mann, Siddharth Chadha discusses the Swedish trial of the Pirate Bay, which brought up some of the debates on intellectual property rights and piracy that were highlighted in 'Steal This Film'.
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Blog Entry WIPO Broadcast Treaty and Webcasting
by Pranesh Prakash published May 25, 2009 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: , ,
On Friday, 8 May 2009, at Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting held a stakeholders' briefing meeting on the Broadcast Treaty that has been on the table at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The purpose of that meeting was to inform the relevant stakeholders of the developments in Geneva, as well as to garner input from them regarding the stance to be adopted by India at the WIPO. Pranesh Prakash from the Centre for Internet and Society participated and made a presentation on webcasting, highlighting the differences between webcasting and broadcasting, and arguing that webcasting should not be part of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty.
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Blog Entry Letter on South Africa's IPRs from Publicly Financed R&D Regulations
by Pranesh Prakash published Jun 02, 2009 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Being interested in legislations in developing nations styled after the United States' Bayh-Dole Act, CIS responded to the call issued by the South African Department of Science and Technology for comments to the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Regulations.
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Blog Entry Consumers International IP Watch List 2009
by Pranesh Prakash published Jun 05, 2009 last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: , , ,
In response to the US Special 301 report, Consumers International brought out an IP Watch List. CIS contributed the India Country Report for the Watch List.
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Blog Entry Civil Society Letter Against TRIPS-Plus IP Enforcement
by Pranesh Prakash published Aug 18, 2009 last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:48 PM — filed under: , , ,
This open letter was sent to the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and high-level government officials on the eve of the Third International Conference on Counterfeiting & Piracy organized by CII. This conference aims to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights and thus creating an imbalance in the protection that intellectual property offers to both those who own it as well as those who don't.
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