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Ring Side View : Update on WIPO Negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired
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by
Rahul Cherian
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published
Aug 13, 2012
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last modified
Aug 13, 2012 04:34 AM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
As a legal advisor of the World Blind Union and part of the World Blind Union delegation to the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) that concluded on July 25, 2012 I had a ring side seat to the negotiations that happened between Member States in relation to the Treaty.
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July 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 07, 2012
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last modified
Oct 09, 2012 11:46 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of July 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, an analysis of the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act and CIS statement on Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives made at WIPO.
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US and EU blocking treaty to give blind people access to books
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 02, 2012
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
Copyright fears stall talks on books being translated into braille for blind and visually impaired people in the global south.
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U.S. support sought for treaty to allow blind people access to copyrighted works
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 01, 2012
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
Advocates of visual disability groups from across the world urged the United States to get off the fence at the global copyright negotiations in Geneva this week and actively back a strong treaty that allows blind people access to copyrighted published works.
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October 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 25, 2012
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness
Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of some past events organized by us during October 2011.
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November 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 24, 2012
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of some past events organized by us during the month of November 2011.
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December 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 23, 2012
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last modified
Jul 23, 2012 08:35 AM
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Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of December 2011. This issue carries a special section on Freedom of Expression as there was much discussion regarding the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal’s proposal for pro-active censorship of social media.
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India's Opening Statement on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR 24
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 22, 2012
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last modified
Jul 23, 2012 03:24 PM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
This was the opening statement of the Indian delegation, delivered by G.R. Raghavender, on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the 24th meeting of the SCCR at WIPO in Geneva. The statement called upon all countries to conclude textual work on the treaty and call for a Diplomatic Conference to finalize it.
This statement received applause, which is highly unusual at the SCCR.
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CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 22, 2012
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filed under:
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
This was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, on Friday, July 20, 2012.
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Blogs
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Accessibility of Government Websites in India — Test Results
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Jul 13, 2012
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last modified
Aug 02, 2012 12:56 PM
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filed under:
Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society conducted a survey of the accessibility of the government websites in India. A total of 7800 websites listed on the Government of India directory were researched upon.
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