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- 'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised' — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 17, 2012 07:11 AM
- Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a fear of freedom of expression among those affected by it, primarily the powerful.
- Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 17, 2012 04:18 AM
- The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom of expression from both the state and various societal actors today.
- The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Injunctions — by Lawrence Liang — last modified Jun 15, 2012 01:56 PM
- The same ‘Ashok Kumar,' now restrained from infringing the copyright of the film, ‘3,' helped its signature song, ‘ Kolaveri,' go viral by downloading and copying it without any restraints, writes Lawrence Liang in this Op-ed published in the Hindu on May 23, 2012.
- ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಗಳ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jun 18, 2012 11:19 AM
- ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾನದ ಸ್ಥಾಪಕ ರಿಚರ್ಡ್ ಸ್ಟಾಲ್‌ಮನ್ ಡಿಆರ್‌ಎಂ (ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ರೈಟ್ಸ್ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜ್ಮೆಂಟ್) ಎಂಬ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು `ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ರೆಸ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ಷನ್ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜ್ಮೆಂಟ್` ಎಂದು ಬಿಡಿಸಿಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅವರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದು ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಯಲ್ಲ. ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಗಳ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ. ಈ ಡಿಆರ್‌ಎಂ ತಂತ್ರ ಬಳಕೆದಾರನ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
- ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆಗೆ ಸಂದ ಗೌರವ — by Lawrence Liang — last modified Jun 18, 2012 11:22 AM
- ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರಗಳು `ಕೃತಿ ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ` ಎಂಬ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಅದರ ಮಾಮೂಲು ಅರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿವೆ. ತಡವಾಗಿಯಾದರೂ ಭಾರತದ ಸಂಸತ್ತು `ಕೃತಿ ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ`ದ ಹೊಸ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುವ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಸೂದೆಯೊಂದನ್ನು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಿದೆ.
- Copyright Amendment: Bad, but Could Have Been Much Worse — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jun 15, 2012 12:29 PM
- The changes to the Copyright Act protect the disabled - but are restrictive about cover versions and web freedom, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in the Business Standard on June 10, 2012.
- Connecting People Apart - Events Series — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 15, 2012 11:32 AM
- Post-Media Lab is organising an event series at Lüneburg/Berlin from June 20 to June 23, 2012. Nishant Shah will be speaking at this event.
- Tata Communications embraces the change to IPv6 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 15, 2012 05:56 AM
- The Internet was operational since 1983 and at the time there was no way that one could image as to what extent it will reach. With a rapid growth and after serving nearly 2.5 billion people and 11 billion devices, the Internet is apparently running out of space. This has prompted many global organizations to embrace the change from IPv4 to IPv6 and one of these companies is Tata Communications.
- Window on the World — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 15, 2012 05:49 AM
- Subsequent to the publishing of a peer reviewed essay titled Resisting Revolutions: Questioning the Radical Potential of Citizen Action, the Centre for Internet & Society has been listed as one of the global organisations working on issues of participation, citizenship and new technologies along with a list of partner organisations.
- The War for India's Internet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 14, 2012 09:12 AM
- Why is the world's biggest democracy cracking down on Facebook and Google? Rebecca Mackinnon's article was published in Foreign Policy on June 6, 2012.
- Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah in Delhi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 14, 2012 08:31 AM
- The next meeting of the two Sub-Groups on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on June 27, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. in the Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Planning Commission.
- Internet opens doors to trillions more Net addresses with IPv6 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 14, 2012 05:12 AM
- The global Internet industry reached a key milestone on June 6 when a group of Web sites, Internet service providers (ISPs) and router manufacturers banded together to participate in the World IPv6 Launch.
- Biz moving to IPv6 but lower costs, support needed — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 14, 2012 05:01 AM
- Organisations such as Cisco Systems, Equinix and Singapore Internet Exchange are all gearing up for migration to IPv6 in time for the World IPv6 Launch day slated on Jun. 6,which involved everything from redesigning their backend infrastructure to assessing their systems’ readiness.
- An Interview with Nishant Shah — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 06, 2012 05:05 AM
- Jamillah Knowles from BBC Radio interviewed Nishant Shah about Indian Internet issues.
- Beyond Anonymous: Shit people say on Internet piracy — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 13, 2012 02:01 PM
- This post is a series of provocations around piracy, censorship and the state of Internet in India. Like all good tasting things, these observations need to be taken with a pinch of salt. But it is the hope of the author that this serves as a response to otherwise very persistent voices that have been demonizing file-sharing online.
- Hyper-connected, Hyper-lonely? — by Nilofar Ansher — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:57 AM
- The Digital Natives newsletter, part of the 'Digital Natives with a Cause?' project, invites contributions to its April-May 2012 double issue.
- IPv6: Embrace The Change — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 13, 2012 06:09 AM
- A moment of transition is always filled with anxiety. There is concern over the unknown and there is a reluctance to move out of the familiar. However, a transition does not necessarily mean migration; or in other words, as we transition to IPv6 as the new protocol for digital and electronic communication, it does not mean that we are going to abandon the internet as we know it.
- Govt websites to get new addresses — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 11, 2012 03:27 AM
- The government today said by December all its websites would switch over to IPv6 — the next generation Web standard that enables the creation of trillions of new Internet addresses and provides higher levels of security.
- Anonymous India’s Takedowns Could Be Counterproductive — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2012 06:05 AM
- Nikhil Pahwa's blog post was published in Medianama on June 6, 2012.
- Report on the 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series on Telecom Laws and Regulation — by Rohan Samarajiva — last modified Jun 05, 2012 09:30 AM
- Mr. Samarajiva, by his own admission, is a ‘jack of all trades’. His breadth of regulatory and teaching experience is only matched by his ability to turn a potentially complex topic like ‘Tariff Regulation’ into a beautifully weaved story punctuated with generous doses of wit and humour.
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