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- World Wide Web Consortium for All — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM
- Indian web designers have long ignored needs of people with different disabilities but a new dedicated wiki aspires to change that, writes Malvika Tegta
- The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM
- Pranesh Prakash examines the numerous flaws in the Special 301 from the Indian perspective, to come to the conclusion that the Indian government should openly refuse to acknowledge such a flawed report. He notes that the Consumers International survey, to which CIS contributed the India report, serves as an effective counter to the Special 301 report.
- China Club instead of Bombay Club? — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 10, 2012 10:35 AM
- Emulate China's coordinated policies for strategic sectors, and we'll rely less on commodity exports, says Shyam Ponappa in his article in the Business Standard on May 13, 2010.
- Exceptions and Limitations in Indian Copyright Law for Education: An Assessment — by Lawrence Liang — last modified Oct 20, 2011 02:08 PM
- This paper examines the nature of exceptions and limitations in copyright law for the purposes of the use of copyrighted materials for education. It looks at the existing national and international regime, and argues for why there is a need for greater exceptions and limitations to address the needs of developing countries. The paper contextualizes the debate by looking at the high costs of learning materials and the impediment caused to e-learning and distance education by strong copyright regimes.
- Right to Read in the European Parliament: A Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 20, 2011 01:44 PM
- The European Blind Union and the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue supported an event sponsored by seven MEPs in the European Parliament to discuss the way forward for EU to support the Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled which has been proposed at the World Intellectual Property Organisation by Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Paraguay.
- Biometry Is Watching — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM
- In its first steps, the UID drive encounters practical problems, raises ethical questions, reports Sugata Srinivasaraju in Outlook.
- What Women Want: The ability debates — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM
- In this article published in the Hindu, Deepa Alexander argues that the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act (1957) are restrictive and discriminatory.
- CIS – Internet is neither good nor bad — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:09 PM
- This post is also available in: French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil)
- Right to Read event in Brussels — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:19 PM
- A 'Right to Read' event is being held at the European Parliament, Brussels on 4 May 2010.
- Mapping the Things that Affect Us — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:05 PM
- 'Map for making change' is a project using geographical mapping techniques to support struggles for social justice in India
- ‘UID is being forced’ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM
- CIS feels that the UID project is forced on the citizens.
- ID programme faces first challenge over privacy, data — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM
- The government is looking to the ID programme to help ensure that various welfare programmes reach the poor
- Their India has No Borders — by Anja Kovacs — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:08 PM
- Bangalore felt far for them, they would mark it outside the country. India, for migrant labourers, is different from the India we know
- Scrap UID project, say people's organisations — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
- The unique identification number project is executed without any legislative or parliamentary sanction.
- UID info can be misused — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
- Public organisations, NGOs and concerned citizens feel UID may become an easy database for anti-social elements.
- UID project draws flak from civil rights activists — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
- The unique identification project is drawing a flak from civil rights activists.
- Citizens' forums want UID project scrapped — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
- Citizens’ forums and groups have stepped up their attack on the Unique Identification Project calling for the complete scrapping of the project.
- Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified May 17, 2012 04:51 PM
- In this post Pranesh Prakash conducts a legal exegesis of section 65A of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which deals with the stuff that enables 'Digital Rights/Restrictions Management', i.e., Technological Protection Measures. He notes that while the provision avoids some mistakes of the American law, it still poses grave problems to consumers, and that there are many uncertainties in it still.
- Digital Natives at Republica 2010 — by Nishant Shah — last modified May 15, 2015 11:35 AM
- Nishant Shah from the Centre for Internet and Society, made a presentation at the Re:Publica 2010, in Berlin, about its collaborative project (with Hivos, Netherlands) "Digital Natives with a Cause?" The video for the presentation, along with an extensive abstract is now available here.
- Disability rights groups oppose changes to Copyright Act — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
- Disability rights groups are up in arms against a Bill proposing an amendment to the Copyright Act, 1952, reports Aarti Dhar in an article published in the Hindu on April 23, 2010.
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