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- Swatantra 2014: Fifth International Free Software Conference, Kerala — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 28, 2014 02:44 AM
- ICFOSS, Govt. of Kerala organized the fifth international Free Software Conference at Hotel Hycinth by Sparsa, Trivandrum from December 18 - 20, 2014. The Centre for Internet and Society was one of the organizations supporting the event. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam was a speaker and made a presentation on Open Science.
- A Road Map for Digital India — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Dec 28, 2014 01:25 AM
- India's current policies for telecommunications don't serve our interests. Here's what must change.
- Why did India fail to discover the ISIS Twitter handle? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 03:27 AM
- India's surveillance system fails to track the servers of internet giants like Google or Facebook because these do not have servers in the country, says a leading cyber law expert.
- Access to Rare Books Made Easy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 01:56 AM
- Rare Odia books that are out of print and not easily accessible on the internet, will now be available at the click of the mouse. In a bid to make them available online, the Odia Wikipedia community last week launched WikiSource, an Odia e-library and a sister project of Odia Wikipedia that has been trying to popularise use of Odia language on the Internet since 2002.
- Government Intervention in the Marketplace: Policies for Access or Politics? (Interviews with Semiconductor Industry – Part 4) — by Maggie Huang — last modified Dec 26, 2014 02:34 PM
- This is the last of a four-part blog series highlighting findings from a small sample of interviews with fabless semiconductor industry professionals in Taiwan. These industry insiders was approached for the intent of understanding expert knowledge on the process of integrated circuit design. However, the conversations resulted in leanings far beyond that scope. This post explores the tension between market forces and governmental intervention in providing access to mobile technology.
- “Copyright Management in the Age of Mobile Music” - Living Methodology Document — by Maggie Huang — last modified Dec 26, 2014 01:44 PM
- This blog post outlines the research methodology for a chapter in the Pervasive Technologies: Access to the Marketplace project, in which access to the mobile phone hardware, software, and content is assessed within the intellectual property framework in India and China. This chapter focuses on copyright and access to music content in India.
- [Open] Innovation and Expertise > Patent Protection & Trolls in a Broken Patent Regime (Interviews with Semiconductor Industry - Part 3) — by Maggie Huang — last modified Dec 26, 2014 01:19 PM
- This is the third of a four-part blog series1 highlighting findings from a small sample of interviews with fabless semiconductor industry professionals in Taiwan. These industry insiders was approached for the intent of understanding expert knowledge on the process of integrated circuit design. However, the conversations resulted in leanings far beyond that scope. This post explores some of their views on the current intellectual property system.
- Reply to RTI filed with BSNL regarding Network Neutrality and Throttling — by Tarun Krishnakumar — last modified Dec 22, 2014 02:45 PM
- As part of its work on Network Neutrality, the Centre for Internet and Society through Tarun Krishnakumar had filed a Right To Information (RTI) application with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), a state-owned teleco holding a market share of 65 per cent in the Indian land line and broadband markets — regarding its position on and adherence to Network Neutrality principles.
- Thank You To Our 2014 Sponsors — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:27 PM
- Today’s the last day of work in 2014 for the editorial team at MediaNama, though we’ll run a Holiday Wire update intermittently this week, we’ll have a brief year end review for each major segment. Thank you for reading us in 2014, and have a great Christmas and New Year.
- CIS Submission to the Expert Committee: Protection of Broadcasting Organisations under the Proposed Treaty as Compared to Other International Conventions — by Amulya Purushothama and Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Sep 03, 2015 02:05 AM
- This is a submission made by Nehaa Chaudhari on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society to the Expert Committee on the Broadcast Treaty constituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. This submission compares provisions of the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations that is being deliberated at WIPO's SCCR at the moment, and provisions for the protection of rights of broadcasters that are already present in existing international instruments.
- 29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: Statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Education, Teaching, Research Institutions and Persons with Disabilities — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Dec 20, 2014 01:40 PM
- At the 29th session of WIPO's SCCR, the Chair, Martin Moscoso, requested NGOs to send in their statements on limitations and exceptions for education, teaching, research institutions and persons with disabilities in writing, to be placed on the record. Nehaa Chaudhari, on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent in this written statement.
- WIPO Delegates Hear Concerns of NGOs on Exceptions for Libraries — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:40 PM
- As World Intellectual Property Organization member states launched into discussions on exceptions and limitations to copyright for the benefit of libraries and archives this week, non-governmental organisations were given the opportunity to present their views on the issue. They delivered vibrant, sometimes contradictory, statements on the opportunity for a treaty to preserve exceptions in the international copyright system.
- Report on training workshop at NAB Delhi R K Puram — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 20, 2015 02:53 PM
- The workshop was held at the National Association for the Blind, Sector 5 R. K. Puram, New Delhi on December 17, 2014. The objective of the workshop was to help the staff members understand NVDA and its functioning with the Indian languages so that they efficiently attend to the queries of the visitors and the callers at helpdesk.
- When technology is able but the mindset is not — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 19, 2014 01:33 AM
- There are enough digital products and services to help people with disabilities. But widespread ignorance stands between them and digital inclusion reports Geetanjali Minhas.
- At WIPO, Study On Copyright Exceptions Stimulates Broad Discussion With Author — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:33 PM
- During the recent meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee, a study was presented on exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries and archives at the national level. The presentation spurred a full day of discussion about how to ensure libraries can continue to provide an indispensable service, and a substantive exchange with the author.
- Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 19, 2014 09:01 AM
- There are currently ten cases before the Supreme Court challenging various provisions of the Information Technology Act, the rules made under that, and other laws, that are being heard jointly. Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who's arguing Anoop M.K. v. Union of India has put together this chart that helps you track what's being challenged in each case.
- Tulu Wikipedia - Coverage in Vijaya Karnataka — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 04:36 PM
- This is the coverage in Vijaya Karnataka on December 15.
- Tulu Wikipedia (Coverage in VijayaVani) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 04:30 PM
- Media coverage in Vijayavani.
- Banning cabs is easier said than done — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2014 01:35 AM
- The Karnataka government is going by the book. On Thursday, it duly followed the Centre's orders to ban Uber and other unregistered app-based car sharing service. But the moot question is: can such a ban work? For, all of Thursday, Uber and TaxiForSure apps were working and booking rides despite the directive.
- Identifying Aspects of Privacy in Islamic Law — by Vidushi Marda and Bhairav Acharya — last modified Jan 01, 2015 02:04 PM
- This white paper seeks to identify aspects of privacy in Islamic Law and demonstrate that the notion of privacy was recognized and protected in traditional Islamic law.
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