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- Four volumes of Kannada Encyclopaedia digitised — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 14, 2014 05:49 AM
- The content is available online under Creative Commons License.
- Rethinking Privacy: The Link between Florida v. Jardines and the Surveillance of Nature Films — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:51 AM
- Bhairav Acharya gave a talk on "Rethinking Privacy" at an event organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) on July 11, 2014.
- Patent Valuation and License Fee Determination in Context of Patent Pools — by Vikrant Narayan Vasudeva — last modified Jul 09, 2014 09:46 AM
- The focus of this research paper is on an extremely limited though important aspect of patent pools — that of patent valuation and license fee determination. It is important to bear in mind that the concept of patent valuation and license fee determination as it exists independently is modified when it is applied in context of patent pools.
- Best Practices Meet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 06, 2014 06:25 AM
- The Best Practices Meet 2014 is being organized by DSCI at Hotel Leela Palace on July 9, 2014. Sunil Abraham will participate as a panelist at the event.
- Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of Websites after Sony Complains Infringement of 2014 FIFA World Cup Telecast Rights — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jul 08, 2014 07:02 AM
- Of late the Indian judiciary has been issuing John Doe orders to block websites, most recently in Multi Screen Media v. Sunit Singh and Others. The order mandated blocking of 472 websites, out of which approximately 267 websites were blocked as on July 7, 2014. This trend is an extremely dangerous one because it encourages flagrant censorship by intermediaries based on a judicial order which does not provide for specific blocking of a URL, instead provides for blocking of the entire website.
- Wikipedia edit-a-thons to add content on LGBTs — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:41 AM
- From Monday, Wikipedia will hold a series of “edit-a-thons” to encourage people to add content to the site about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
- CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 15) – Malavika Jayaram — by Purba Sarkar — last modified Jul 07, 2014 01:34 PM
- CIS interviews Malavika Jayaram, lawyer and researcher, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
- CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 16) – Nitin Pai — by Purba Sarkar — last modified Jul 07, 2014 01:18 PM
- CIS interviews Nitin Pai, policy analyst, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
- FOEX Live — by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jul 07, 2014 12:36 PM
- Selections of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world)
- COAI, Centre for Internet & Society to hold pan-India meetings on privacy issues — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 07, 2014 07:37 AM
- In order to discuss possible legal frameworks to enable surveillance of voice and data communications in India, the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) along with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) will hold seven roundtable meetings across the country in the coming weeks on privacy and surveillance issues.
- State of Odia Language in Computing and Future Steps — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 28, 2014 07:03 AM
- I participated in a "National Level Seminar on, Computer Application and Odia Language" organized by the Institute of Odia Studies and Research in Bhubaneswar on July 6, 2014 as a panelist to discuss about the state of Odia language in computing, work in progress highlighting CIS-A2K's work in the knowledge and education sector and further steps.
- Aircel & Wikimedia Foundation announce Wikipedia Zero — by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Jul 07, 2014 05:58 AM
- Aircel and Wikimedia Foundation came together to announce Wikipedia Zero. As per this, users of Aircel need not pay for data for accessing Wikipedia. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja wrote a report on this in Prajavani.
- Free Speech and Surveillance — by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jul 07, 2014 04:59 AM
- Gautam Bhatia examines the constitutionality of surveillance by the Indian state.
- Opening Comments by India on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at WIPO SCCR 28 — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 21, 2014 05:55 PM
- This was the statement made by the Indian delegation at the 28th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights on July 2, 2014.
- ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅକ୍ଷରସଜ୍ଜା — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:02 AM
- This article was published in the Samaja (Odia newspaper) on July 4, 2014.
- Facebook and its Aversion to Anonymous and Pseudonymous Speech — by Jessamine Mathew — last modified Jul 04, 2014 07:53 AM
- Jessamine Mathew explores Facebook's "real name" policy and its implications for the right to free speech.
- The Constitutionality of Indian Surveillance Law: Public Emergency as a Condition Precedent for Intercepting Communications — by Bedavyasa Mohanty — last modified Aug 04, 2014 04:52 AM
- Bedavyasa Mohanty analyses the nuances of interception of communications under the Indian Telegraph Act and the Indian Post Office Act. In this post he explores the historical bases of surveillance law in India and examines whether the administrative powers of intercepting communications are Constitutionally compatible.
- Statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at WIPO SCCR 28 — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 21, 2014 05:56 PM
- Nehaa Chaudhari, attending the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 30 June, 2014 to 04 July, 2014, made this statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives on behalf of CIS on Day 4, 03 July, 2014.
- Cyber crimes shoot up 52% in India over last year — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 03, 2014 10:14 AM
- There has been a sharp increase in the incidence of cyber crime in the country. The number of cases registered in 2013 under the IT Act has gone up by 52 per cent to 4,192 as against 2,761 in the previous year.
- NISH Website to Help the Disabled — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 03, 2014 10:05 AM
- The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) has launched a website on matters related to disabilities. The website www.accesshub.org was launched by Social Welfare Minister M K Muneer here on Wednesday.
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