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Stakeholders Consultation on draft WIPO Treaty to Protect Broadcasting Organization
Anubha Sinha participated in a stakeholder consultation organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India to discuss the various aspects of ... by Admin last modified Nov 14, 2018 02:26 AM — Filed under: ,
Punjabi Wikisource Training Workshop, Patiala
A two-day long First Indic Wikisource Workshop training programme was organised by Punjabi Wikimedian during November 17-18th 2018 in Patiala, Punjab to better ... by Jayanta Nath last modified Dec 08, 2018 04:08 PM — Filed under: , , ,
CIS Signs MoU with Odia Virtual Academy
On October 26, 2018, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Odia Virtual Academy (OVA) to work on drafting an ... by Sailesh Patnaik last modified Dec 20, 2018 12:24 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
December 2018 Newsletter
We at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wish you all a great year ahead and welcome you to the twelfth issue of its newsletter (December) for the year ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 08, 2019 04:15 PM — Filed under: , ,
Mixed Reactions Among Participants In WIPO Talks On Treaty For The Blind
At the close of this week’s negotiating session for an international treaty on copyright exceptions for blind and visually impaired persons, some governments, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 25, 2013 08:08 AM — Filed under: ,
A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Udupi
The Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet and Society is organizing a Kannada wikipedia workshop at the MGM college in Udupi. Govinda Pai ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 26, 2013 06:29 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
WIPO SCCR 25 Day 4, November 22, 2012 (Full Text)
Rough transcript of proceedings from WIPO SCCR on Day 4, November 22, 2012. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 05, 2012 12:52 AM — Filed under: ,
WIPO SCCR 25 Day 5, November 23, 2012 (Full Text)
Rough transcript of proceedings from WIPO SCCR on Day 5, November 23, 2012. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 05, 2012 12:55 AM — Filed under: ,
Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Market Place — A Presentation by Sunil Abraham
The 2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest was organized in Rio de Janeiro from December 15 to 17, 2012. The Centre for Internet ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Feb 13, 2013 07:05 AM — Filed under: , ,
Comments to the MHRD on WIPO Broadcast Treaty (March 2013)
The Centre for Internet and Society would like to make the following comments on the draft legal text of SCCR/24/10 (Working Document for a Treaty on the ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Apr 23, 2013 06:39 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Intervention on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR/SS/GE/2/13
The informal session and special session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was organised by WIPO in Geneva from April 18 to April 20, ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Apr 25, 2013 11:57 AM — Filed under: , , ,
On the Unfortunate Rise of the Indian SLAPP Suit
It is not news in this country when the law or other institutions of the state, are used as tools by which to threaten or intimidate citizens into submission ... by Ujwala Uppaluri last modified Jun 05, 2013 06:55 AM — Filed under: ,
India- EU FTA: A Note on the Copyright Issues
In this blog post, Nehaa Chaudhari gives us an overview of some of the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the copyright issues identified ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Jul 03, 2013 06:47 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Primer on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired
In this primer, Pranesh Prakash and Puneeth Nagaraj explain what effects a WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired can have and who's opposing it. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Jun 25, 2013 08:47 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Pervasive Technologies: Patent Pools
In this research paper, Nehaa Chaudhari gives an analysis of patent pools. She discusses the working of a patent pool, study patent pool in other areas of ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Jul 03, 2013 06:57 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Letter for Establishment of Patent Pool for Low-cost Access Devices through Compulsory Licenses
On June 27, 2013, CIS sent a letter for establishment of a patent pool for low cost access devices through compulsory licenses. by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Jun 27, 2013 08:06 AM — Filed under: , ,
CIS's Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the Blind
Pranesh Prakash read out an abridged version of this statement as his closing remarks in Marrakesh, where the WIPO Treaty for the Blind (the "Marrakesh ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Jul 03, 2013 12:01 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Indian Language Wikipedia Statistics (September 2012 – April 2013)
The Access to Knowledge team carried out a quantitative analysis to identify trends and growth patterns in Indian Language Wikipedias over the time period from ... by T.Vishnu Vardhan, Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Aug 23, 2013 01:48 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
CIS Signs MOU with TISS, Mumbai
The Access to Knowledge (A2K) team from the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has signed a MOU with the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2013 04:15 AM — Filed under: , , ,
The ASSOCHAM International Conference on the "Interface between Intellectual Property and Competition Law"
An international conference on interface between intellectual property and competition law was organized by ASSOCHAM on July 12, 2013 in New Delhi. In this ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Jul 22, 2013 05:54 AM — Filed under: ,
Comments on the Draft Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) submitted the below comments to the office of the Controller General of Patents Designs & Trademarks, Mumbai on July ... by Puneeth Nagaraj last modified Aug 02, 2013 08:27 AM — Filed under: ,
Do You Have the Right to Unlock Your Smart Phone?
In this blog post Puneeth Nagaraj looks at the recent controversy over the expiration of the exemption granted by the US Library of Congress for unlocking ... by Puneeth Nagaraj last modified Aug 07, 2013 07:32 AM — Filed under: , ,
Are Indian Consumer Laws Ready for the Digital Age?
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, recognizing the need for protection of the rights of consumers, drafted a set of model guidelines on ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Aug 08, 2013 11:52 AM — Filed under: , ,
India's Obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties (Part A): “Bilateral Inhibiting Treaty?” — Investigating the Challenges that Bilateral Investment Treaties pose to the Compulsory Licensing of Pervasive Technology Patent Pools
In this blog post, the first of a series of three, Gavin Pereira attempts to address the challenges that India's obligations under Bilateral Investment ... by Gavin Pereira last modified Sep 02, 2013 02:45 PM — Filed under: ,
Konkani Wikipedia — Climbing up the Indian Language Ladder?
Konkani as a language has seen geographical, political and religious conflicts. Being the official language of Goa and spoken widely in the Indian states of ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:16 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Copyrights and Copywrongs Why the Government Should Embrace the Public Domain
Each of you reading this article is a criminal and should be jailed for up to three years. Yes, you. "Why?," you may ask. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Sep 06, 2013 04:56 AM — Filed under: ,
Mobile Phone Patents: Prior Art Survey
In this blog post, Nehaa Chaudhari discusses a study on a portion of the patent landscape around mobile phone patents, commissioned by CIS earlier this year. ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Oct 24, 2013 10:33 AM — Filed under:
The Fight for Digital Sovereignty
It is time to incorporate free software principles to address the issue of privacy. Thanks to the revelations of Edward Snowden, a former contractor to the ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM — Filed under: ,
Ambiguity in the App Store: Understanding India’s emerging IT sector in light of IP
Mobile applications hold immense potential for India but are not fully understood by even their own developers in the context of India’s intellectual property ... by Samantha Cassar last modified Apr 15, 2014 08:24 AM — Filed under: ,
History of Creative Commons in India
This blog-post discusses the potential for Creative Commons in India, in light of imminent Creative Commons Re-launch, by highlighting the history of works ... by Priyank Dwivedi last modified Nov 13, 2013 04:20 AM — Filed under: