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National IPR Policy Series: RTI Requests by CIS to DIPP + DIPP Responses
— by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Apr 26, 2015 08:47 AMIn earlier blog posts, we have discussed the development of India’s National IPR Policy (“the Policy”); comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) to the IPR Think Tank before the release of the first draft of the Policy and CIS’ comments to the IPR Think Tank in response to the first draft of the Policy. Continuing our National IPR Policy Series, this article documents our requests to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (“DIPP” / “the Department”) under the Right to Information (“RTI”) Act, 2005 and the responses of the Department.
Hindustani Language: We Are Wikipedia
— by Syed Muzammiluddin — last modified Apr 10, 2015 04:20 PMIn 2014, the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) embarked on a new social media-based initiative - WeAreWikipedia. The aim of the project was "One Wikimedian every week to tell untold community stories on Twitter".
2nd National Language Conference, Bhubaneswar
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Apr 10, 2015 03:23 PMInstitute of Odia Studies and Research organised 2nd National Language Conference beginning on Monday, March 30, 2015 and ending on April 2, 2015 at the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar. This conference was organised in collaboration with the Department of Tourism and Culture. I presented a paper in Odia language in this conference as part of a panel discussion related to Odia language computing.
Interviews with App Developers: Name of the Game (Part IV)
— by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:58 AMThe following is a concluding piece in a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Within this research, CIS attempts to understand how they engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine responses given across interviews regarding instances of infringement of IP within their work.
Mobile App Developer Series: Terms of Agreement – Part IV
— by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:26 AMThe following is Part Four in a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and work practices related to contracts agreements and developer culture in the legal realm.
Interviews with App Developers: Open Source, Community, and Contradictions – Part III
— by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:15 AMThe following is a third post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and perspectives towards themes related to open software, as well as contract agreements.
Compilation of Mobile Phone Patent Litigation Cases in India
— by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Feb 08, 2018 02:41 PMThis working paper is an attempt to chronicle information about big-ticket lawsuits pertaining to mobile technology patents filed in India. All information presented in this paper has been gathered from publicly available sources. Interns Nayana Dasgupta, Sampada Nayak and Suchisubhra Sarkar (in alphabetical order) provided invaluable research assistance. This paper was first published as a blog post on the CIS website on March 15, 2015. It was periodically updated till October 31, 2017 to reflect new developments in the different lawsuits at the Delhi High Court and the cases with the Competition Commission of India.
Intellectual Property Rights — Open Access for Researchers
— by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Mar 24, 2015 01:22 AMIn the year 2013, Nehaa Chaudhari had worked on a module on Intellectual Property Rights for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Open Access Curriculum (Curriculum for Researchers) as part of a project for the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia. UNESCO published the module this year. Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga were among the Module preparation team. Nehaa Chaudhari was the writer for Units 1, 2 and 3: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright and Alternative to a Strict Copyright Regime.
Our Endangered Languages
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 10, 2015 01:41 AMMy op-ed (in Odia) about the endangered languages was published in the Samaja this 21st on the International Mother Language Day.
Academia and Civil Society submit critical comments to DIPP on draft National IPR Policy
— by Anubha Sinha — last modified Mar 08, 2015 11:27 AMAs our readers may be aware, the DIPP had initiated public consultation on the drafting of India’s first National IPR policy in November 2014.
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