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Blog Entry Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM — filed under: , ,
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual surveillance, and individual-individual surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
by Pranesh Prakash — published Apr 28, 2010 — last modified May 17, 2012 04:51 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
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.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Text of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking
by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 27, 2011 — last modified Oct 28, 2011 02:37 PM — filed under: , ,
CIS had filed a request under the Right to Information Act with the government, asking a number of questions relating to blocking of content under the IT Act. We have reproduced below the response we got from the government.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry The 'Global Multistakholder Community' is Neither Global Nor Multistakeholder
by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 20, 2015 — last modified Nov 03, 2016 10:42 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS research shows how Western, male, and industry-driven the IANA transition process actually is.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill
by Pranesh Prakash — published May 13, 2010 — last modified Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
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.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry The National Public Meeting on Software Patents
by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 04, 2008 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:02 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
On Saturday, October 4, 2008, the Centre for Internet and Society, with the support of eighteen other organization, held a meeting on the National Public Meeting on Software Patents in the United Theological College campus. The aim of the event was to explore various issues surrounding software patents, especially from the perspective of the draft Patent Manual.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry The Online Video Environment in India - A Survey Report
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 25, 2011 — last modified Oct 03, 2011 09:31 AM — filed under: , , ,
iCOMMONS, the OPEN VIDEO ALLIANCE, and the CENTRE FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY have initiated a research project which seeks to survey the online video environment in India and the opportunities this new medium presents for creative expression and civic engagement. This report seeks to define key issues in the Indian context and begins to develop a short-term policy framework to address them.
Located in Openness
File The Online Video Environment in India: A Survey Report
by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 21, 2010 07:31 AM
Report on online for the Open Video Alliance, Centre for Internet and Society, and iCommons by Siddharth Chadha, Ben Moskowitz and Pranesh Prakash.
Located in Openness / Publications / Open Content and Open Access
File The Online Video Environment in India: A Survey Report
by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 21, 2010 07:27 AM
Report on online for the Open Video Alliance, Centre for Internet and Society, and iCommons by Siddharth Chadha, Ben Moskowitz and Pranesh Prakash.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Publications
The Right to Information, The Right to Knowledge (Talk by Sam Pitroda & Carl Malamud)
by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 14, 2018
On October 15, 2017, Sam Pitroda and Carl Malamud will speak on open data and knowledge in India.
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