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- Indian Law and "Parallel Exports"
- Recently, a lawyer for the publishing industry made the claim that allowing for parallel importation would legally allow for the exports of low-priced edition. ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:47 AM — Filed under: Consumer Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
- Why Parallel Importation of Books Should Be Allowed
- There has been much controversy lately with some publishers trying to stop the government from amending s.2(m) of the Indian Copyright Act, clarifying that a ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Feb 01, 2019 05:41 PM — Filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
- New Release of IPR Chapter of India-EU Free Trade Agreement
- A draft of the IPR chapter of the EU-India FTA, made publicly available now for the first time, provides insight into India's response in July 2010 to several ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:34 PM — Filed under: Access to Medicine, Intellectual Property Rights, Intermediary Liability, Access to Knowledge
- Call for Comments for Report on the Online Video Environment in India
- The Open Video Alliance, the Centre for Internet and Society and iCommons are pleased to announce a public call for comments on version 1 of "Online Video ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 12:12 PM — Filed under: Openness, Featured, Open Video
- CIS Submission on Draft Patent Manual 2010
- The patent office has released a revised version of the Draft Manual of Patent Practice and Procedure. Section 8.03.06.10 of the Manual deals with patenting of ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified May 29, 2014 06:47 AM — Filed under: Software Patents, Patents
- Problems Remain with Standing Committee's Report on Copyright Amendments
- The Rajya Sabha Standing Committee on Human Resource Development (under which ministry copyright falls) recently tabled their report on the Copyright ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 06, 2011 07:50 AM — Filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, Intermediary Liability, Technological Protection Measures
- Control Shift?
- The USA has ceded control of the Internet over to Icann, but only partially. (This post appeared as an article in Down to Earth, in the issue dated November ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:22 AM — Filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
- Civic Hacking Workshop
- CIS, with the UK Government's Foreign Office and the Cabinet Office Team for Digital Engagement, and Google India, is organizing a workshop on open data (or ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:14 AM — Filed under: Open Data, Workshop, Digital Governance, Openness
- Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
- CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM — Filed under: Access to Knowledge, Consumer Rights, Copyright, Fair Dealings, Public Accountability, Intellectual Property Rights, RTI, Featured, Broadcasting, Publications, Submissions, Technological Protection Measures
- The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill
- 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 ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM — Filed under: Development, Consumer Rights, Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Piracy, Access to Medicine, Intellectual Property Rights, Data Protection, FLOSS, Technological Protection Measures, Publications
- Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
- 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 ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified May 17, 2012 04:51 PM — Filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, FLOSS, Technological Protection Measures, Publications
- Indian Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended by Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010)
- by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 27, 2010 01:33 PM
- Report on the Fourth Internet Governance Forum for Commonwealth IGF
- This report by Pranesh Prakash reflects on the question of how useful the IGF is in the light of meetings on the themes of intellectual property, freedom of ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Feb 29, 2012 05:42 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
- Research Project on Open Video in India
- Open Video Alliance and the Centre for Internet and Society are calling for researchers for a project on open video in India, its potentials, limitations, and ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:51 AM — Filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Open Content, Projects, Software Patents
- Arguments Against Software Patents in India
- CIS believes that software patents are harmful for the software industry and for consumers. In this post, Pranesh Prakash looks at the philosophical, legal ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM — Filed under: Open Standards, Access to Knowledge, Software Patents, Intellectual Property Rights, Publications, Patents
- CIS Statement on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at SCCR 19
- This statement on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty was delivered on December 17, 2010 at the 19th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights by ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Feb 01, 2012 09:07 AM — Filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Broadcasting, WIPO
- Oppose Software Patents
- Oppose software patents by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 15, 2010 12:20 PM
- Oppose Software Patents
- Oppose Software Patents by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 15, 2010 12:20 PM
- Opening India's Spectrum
- India's Government monopolised the radio spectrum until the mid-1990s and even now, non-governmental use of wireless is more limited than in other democracies. ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM — Filed under: Telecom
- Free and Open Source Software
- Free and open source software (FOSS) is a good thing from both the perspective of programmer and user freedoms as well as from the perspective of better and ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 11, 2010 10:57 AM
- Open Standards
- The Centre for Internet and Society promotes Open Standards, i.e., standards that are technically and legally free to study, free to use, developed and managed ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 11, 2010 10:52 AM
- Software Patents
- Software patents are a potent threat to both open standards as well as FOSS. While in India, pure software patents (i.e., a patent over a "computer programme ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 11, 2010 09:53 AM
- IJLT-CIS Law Essay Competition
- The Indian Journal of Law and Technology and CIS are conducting a legal essay competition to encourage law students across India to think critically about the ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:35 AM — Filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Competition
- Open Standards Workshop at IGF '09
- The Centre for Internet and Society co-organized a workshop on 'Open Standards: A Rights-Based Framework' at the fourth Internet Governance Forum, at Sharm ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:54 AM — Filed under: Open Standards, Consumer Rights, Digital Governance, Fair Dealings, FLOSS, Workshop, Openness
- Open Debate
- Deepa Kurup's article in Frontline on the battle over open standards in e-governance. by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:34 PM — Filed under: Openness
- IPv6 in India: The promises and challenges
- Newspapers have been reporting that IPv4 addresses will get over soon, and that we will have to shift to IPv6. In this short piece, Pranesh Prakash gives a ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:16 AM — Filed under: IETF, Introduction, IPv6
- Free and Open Source Software
- Free and open source software (FOSS) is a good thing from both the perspective of programmer and user freedoms as well as from the perspective of better and ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 11, 2010 10:59 AM
- Software Patents Granted and Applied for in India
- This is a collection of pure software patents (i.e., a "computer programme per se") that have been granted and applied for in India. by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 08, 2009 09:13 AM
- Arguments Against the PUPFIP Bill
- The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill (PUPFIP Bill) is a new legislation being considered by Parliament, which was ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 12, 2011 11:03 AM — Filed under: Bayh-Dole, Access to Knowledge, Access to Medicine, Intellectual Property Rights, PUPFIP, Patents, Publications
- Resources
- A collection of resources that will help one navigate through the arguments and evidence for and against the Indian "Bayh-Dole" bill. by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 20, 2009 03:29 AM — Filed under: Bayh-Dole, Access to Knowledge, Access to Medicine, Open Access, Public Accountability, Open Innovation
