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The Game of IPR: Insights from the 6th Global Intellectual Property Convention in Hyderabad
— by Samantha Cassar — last modified Jan 31, 2014 09:56 AMIP practitioners and IP creators were among the 1700 participants to gather at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre earlier this month. Here, CIS had the opportunity of listening in on perspectives around the “Optimization of economic value of innovation & IPR in the global market” while attending numerous talks and sessions that were held over the course of the convention’s three days.
Open Letter to the Vatican: Request for Holy See to Comment on IPR
— by Samantha Cassar — last modified Jan 31, 2014 07:14 AMDue to the Holy See’s demonstrated pro-access position to medicines and published materials for persons with disabilities, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) requested for His Excellency, Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, to also consider copyrights, patents or IPR more generally, as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer at WIPO. We strongly encourage other organizations and civil society groups to modify this letter, as needed, and to contact the Holy See Mission to the United Nations (and WIPO) in Geneva in order to help us prompt His Excellency to contribute to the international dialogue on IPR.
Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 1)
— by Ananth Padmanabhan — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:00 AMIn a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this part, he looks at the theory behind John Doe orders and finds that it would be wrong for Indian courts to grant "John Doe" orders against ISPs.
Wikipedia Editing as Assessment Tool in the Indian Higher Education Classroom
— by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Ashwin Kumar A.P. and T. Vishnu Vardhan — last modified Jan 30, 2014 10:06 AMGetting students to create and edit Wikipedia entries in English and Indian languages can be a comprehensive assessment tool at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Both levels of higher education require the demonstration of the ability to present knowledge in encyclopaedic form, which can be done by a good review of relevant literature and the showcasing of key arguments in the field.
Konkani Vishwakosh Encyclopedia released under Free License
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Dec 31, 2013 12:42 PMUpon Centre for Internet & Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)‘s explicit request, Goa University has approved the re-release of Vishwakosh under Creative Commons License (CC-BY-SA 3.0) to make it freely available to public, giving them the right to share, use and even build upon the work that has already been done. This is a huge step to help preserve Konkani language and culture in the digital era.
First ever Train-the-Trainer Program in India
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Dec 31, 2013 12:18 PMAccess to Knowledge Programme at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) organized the first ever Train the Trainer Program in India. 20 Wikimedians from 8 different language communities and 10 different cities across India attended CIS-A2K’s Train the Trainer (TTT).
CIS-A2K: Work Accomplished on Konkani Wikipedia
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Dec 31, 2013 11:48 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K team) is pleased to share with you the key accomplishments about the work it accomplished on Konkani Wikipedia from September to December 2013 in this report. In accordance with the Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge Program’s (CIS-A2K) Konkani Work Plan 2013-14 the program has invested time and effort to build Konkani Wikimedia community and projects.
Pooja Tople on Wikimedia Projects
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Dec 31, 2013 11:04 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Goa University is working to build Konkani Wikipedia. As part of this program it organised the Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Program recently.
Varsha Kavlekar on Konkani Wikipedia Incubator
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Dec 31, 2013 10:56 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Goa University is working to build Konkani Wikipedia. As part of this program it organised the Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Program recently.
Darshan Kandolkar on Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Process
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Dec 31, 2013 10:47 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Goa University is working to build Konkani Wikipedia. As part of this program it organised the Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Program recently.
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