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Copyright Amendments – Empowering the Print Disabled
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by
Rahul Cherian
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published
May 29, 2012
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last modified
Sep 07, 2012 11:11 AM
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Copyright
The much anticipated Copyright Amendment Bill, 2012 was passed with a few changes in the Rajya Sabha on 17th May 2012 after a very spirited debate and passed by the Lok Sabha on the 22nd May 2012 with unanimous consensus.
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Report of the 30th Session of the WIPO SCCR by the Centre for Internet & Society
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Mar 23, 2016
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last modified
Apr 04, 2016 02:39 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
This report was edited by Nehaa Chaudhari, Programme Officer; compiled with assistance from Nisha S.K., Administrator, and, Aarushi Bansal, Amulya P., and Saahil Dama, interns.
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Blogs
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Copyright Madness
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by
Lawrence Liang and Achal Prabhala
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
May 30, 2012 03:46 AM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
Prompted by courts and piracy-fearing businesses, Indian ISPs have taken down popular, legitimate websites. This Op-ed by Lawrence Liang and Achal Prabhala was published in the Indian Express on May 22, 2012.
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Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2010
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last modified
Aug 06, 2013 01:37 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Copyright
India's Copyright Act was established in 1957, and is in the process of being placed before the Parliament in 2010. The provisions in the proposed Bill will work to make the Act WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) compliant. When looking at privacy in the context of copyright four key questions arise, says Elonnai Hickock as she analyses privacy in the context of the Indian Copyright Act.
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Blog
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Privacy
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WIPO reaches agreement on treaty for blind
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 01, 2013
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
Officials at the World Intellectual Property Organisation have reached an agreement to provide wider access to books for the visually impaired in different countries, a long-pending demand of the World Blind Union and activist groups.
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News & Media
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4th Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest: Statement of Conclusion for the IP and Development track
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Dec 25, 2015
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Global Congress,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
The 4th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest was held from December 15 to 17, 2015 in New Delhi. This post provides a summary of the event.
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Blogs
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CODE Session
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 17, 2015
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last modified
Jan 13, 2016 01:39 PM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
CODE Project is an IDRC funded project, and CIS is a partner institution, along with PIJIP at American University Washington College of Law, USA, Karisma Foundation, Colombia, Derechos Digitale, Chile, American Assembly, Columbia University, USA and FGV, Rio.
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An Interview of Vera Franz
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 15, 2013
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last modified
Jul 15, 2013 09:49 AM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Video,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
This interview was conducted at the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities on June 26, 2013.
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International Copyright Law
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 15, 2016
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filed under:
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
Anubha Sinha will be attending the 2016 IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law as a beneficiary of the OSF Civil Society Scholarship in Amsterdam from July 4 to 8, 2016. The event is being organized by the University of Amsterdam.
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