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- Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 03:38 PM
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar Urges PM To Withdraw India’s Proposal For UN Committee On Internet-Policy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 12:07 PM
- Rajya Sabha MP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to withdraw India’s proposal to UN seeking governance of Internet control.
- MPs oppose curbs on internet; Sibal promises discussions — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 10:25 AM
- With MPs raising concerns over open-ended interpretations of restrictive terms in the rules seeking to regulate social media and internet, the government promised to evolve a consensus on points of contention.
- Kapil Sibal & Co shoot down motion to kill IT Rules: cite terrorism, drugs — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 09:45 AM
- The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 (The Rules) continue to breathe after the statutory motion to annul them moved by member of parliament (MP) from Kerala P Rajeeve was defeated by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
- Vimeo Ban: More Web Censorship — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 09:19 AM
- When Indian users logged on to Vimeo and some other video-sharing websites Thursday morning, they were greeted by a rather unusual message: "Access to this site has been blocked as per Court Orders."
- Taming the Web, are we? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 09:01 AM
- Two decades after its advent changed our lives, the world wide web - as we know it - faces a grave threat. Not from governments alone, but also from tech companies seeking to play gatekeepers.
- Cordon tightens: Rajya Sabha nod to harsh IT rules — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 08:49 AM
- The draconian intermediaries rules of the Information Technology Act that allows the government to aggressively police the internet and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will continue for some more time as a motion to annul them in the Rajya Sabha was defeated by the treasury benches on Thursday.
- Empires: Individuals in Search of Society — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 08:35 AM
- In their 2000 bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri announced a new international condition no longer built on the imperialist model of the superpowers of old but on the new condition of globalization. This new and emerging networked world held with it the opportunity for politics to bring forward a 21st century of interconnectedness, openness and a shared sense of planetary responsibility.
- The Coming Telecom Monopoly — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 24, 2012 07:36 AM
- The 2G judgment and Trai spectrum pricing recommendations have led to a policy that makes sense for only one survivor.
- Cyber Appellate Tribunal in Bengaluru — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 30, 2012 05:47 AM
- Bengaluru will be home to the southern chapter of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT), which will reach out to victims of cyber crime, the state government announced at the Cyber Security Summit here on Tuesday.
- Letter for Civil Society Involvement in WCIT — by Center for Democracy & Technology — last modified May 24, 2012 06:55 AM
- This page features a letter from academics and civil society groups from around the world to International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun Touré regarding the lack of opportunity for civil society participation in the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) process.
- The Private Eye — by Nishant Shah — last modified May 24, 2012 06:25 AM
- The world’s largest digital social networking system, oh ok, Facebook, to just name names, was recently in a lot of buzz.
- We Are All Cyborgs — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 24, 2015 12:00 PM
- The cyborg reminds us that who we are as human beings is very closely linked with the technologies we use.
- Copyright Madness — by Lawrence Liang and Achal Prabhala — last modified May 30, 2012 03:46 AM
- Prompted by courts and piracy-fearing businesses, Indian ISPs have taken down popular, legitimate websites. This Op-ed by Lawrence Liang and Achal Prabhala was published in the Indian Express on May 22, 2012.
- What’s your gadget update? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 23, 2012 09:15 AM
- Techie socialist or flighty fashionista? The gadgets you carry say a lot about you, writes Shweta Taneja in this article published in LiveMint on May 22, 2012.
- Open letter to Kolaveri Di makers: How Dare You! — by Nishant Shah — last modified May 23, 2012 07:02 AM
- When it comes to piracy, you are sure to have an opinion. You might either make a virtue out of it, talking about cultural commons and collaborative conditions of production. Or you might vilify it as the social fault-line that is destroying the very pillars of commerce and cultural negotiations.
- Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012 — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Nov 12, 2013 02:13 PM
- There are some welcome provisions in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012, and some worrisome provisions. Pranesh Prakash examines five positive changes, four negative ones, and notes the several missed opportunities. The larger concern, though, is that many important issues have not been addressed by these amendments, and how copyright policy is made without evidence and often out of touch with contemporary realities of the digital era.
- Cancel the Subscription — by Subbiah Arunachalam — last modified May 09, 2012 03:44 AM
- It has been a slow but steady move to make scholarship freely available, writes Prof. Arunachalam in an article published by the Indian Express on May 8, 2012.
- Should the censors tighten Savita Bhabhi’s hook?* — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 02, 2012 06:31 AM
- "Should the censors tighten Savita Bhabhi's hook, asks a blog entry published in Churumuri on May 1, 2012.
- 2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Call for Participation and Save the Date — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 02, 2012 05:05 AM
- The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will take place in FGV Law School, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from December 15 to 17, 2012. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion.” We invite applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
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