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- Piracy Studies in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:35 AM
- The word ‘piracy’ assumes negative connotations. In the imagination of an ordinary middle class urban Indian it is linked directly to the informal economy, crime and even terrorism. But the ‘pirated good’, that is, the ‘optical disc’ is not seen with a similar perception. The ‘CD’ is the access key to the cultural wealth of music, cinema and software contained inside. This paradox is created in the sphere of information and knowledge that is created by anti-piracy agencies using extensive reports and statistics that are published every year. These statistics often have a tendency to create a feeling of ‘shock and awe’ for the readers that see these numbers splashed across headlines of news and media reports. Till 2004, the creation of numbers conjuring losses up to millions was mostly the domain of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), which is now supplemented by reports commissioned to consultancy groups like McKinsey, PWC, and Ernst & Young. This article by Siddharth Chadha traces a few reports that have come to become popular benchmarks of piracy in the past few years.
- Enforcement of Anti-piracy Laws by the Indian Entertainment Industry — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:35 AM
- This brief note by Siddharth Chadha seeks to map out the key actors in enforcement of copyright laws. These bodies not only investigate cases of infringement and piracy relating to the entertainment industry, but tie up with the police and IP law firms to pursue actions against the offenders through raids (many of them illegal) and court cases. Siddharth notes that the discourse on informal networks and circuits of distribution of cultural goods remains hijacked with efforts to contain piracy as the only rhetoric which safeguards the business interests of big, mostly multinational, media corporations.
- The Right to Read Campaign, now in Delhi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AM
- The Right to Read campaign, this time in Delhi, the national capital of the country has been announced. This is the third in the series. The previous two held in Calcutta and Chennai were highly successful and Delhi too promises quite a lot.
- Plan and Execute for Results — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 10, 2012 10:51 AM
- Good SOPs are a starting point, but there's more under the surface that will affect results.
- Impaired Social Mobility — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:07 AM
- Leading e-mail providers like Gmail and Yahoo Mail have introduced open protocols for copying e-mails offline through Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird but popular social networking websites like Facebook, Myspace, etc generally do not allow the user to backup their own data. Sunil Abraham through this article points out that if competition and technological development does not rectify the situation then the government needs to intervene for the sake of its citizens.
- Gaming and Gold - An Introduction — by Arun Menon — last modified Aug 02, 2011 05:58 AM
- Arun Menon in this first entry, provides a brief description of the area of study and the questions that need to be engaged with in the course of this study.
- IGF 2009 - Main Session: Emerging Issues: Social Networks — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:46 PM
- Current laws don't seem to scale well to handle Web 2.0 issues
- Wiki's worth, on a different turf — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 23, 2012 08:33 AM
- An Indian duo–a programmer and a mathematician–have developed a tool to expose anonymous writers and cleanse Wikipedia of rogue editors
- Fill The Gap: Global Discussion on Digital Natives — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jan 22, 2010 10:54 AM
- More often than not people don't understand the new practices inspired by Internet and digital technologies. As such a series of accusations have been leveled against the Digital Natives. Educators, policy makers, scholars, and parents have all raised their worries without hearing out from the people they are concerned about. Hivos has initiated an online global discussion about Digital Natives. So, to voice your opinion, start tweeting with us now #DigitalNatives.
- When Whistle Blowers Unite — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:17 AM
- Leaking corporate or government information in public interest through popular Web service providers is risky but Wikileaks.org is one option that you could try out.
- Inquilab 2.0? Reflections on Online Activism in India* — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 02, 2011 09:25 AM
- Research and activism on the Internet in India remain fledgling in spite the media hype, says Anja Kovacs in her blog post that charts online activism in India as it has emerged.
- Time Out Bengaluru - Software Patenting — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 16, 2013 06:39 AM
- An article by Akhila Seetharaman published as a precursor to the national public meeting on software patents held on 4th in Bangalore.
- World Day Against Software Patents — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 16, 2013 07:15 AM
- A global coalition of more than 80 software companies, associations and developers has declared the 24th of September to be the "World Day Against Software Patents". The Hindu, a national daily dedicated one page of its Bangalore edition to software patents and software freedom. Deepa Kurup contributed written two articles titled "Will patenting take the byte out of IT here?" and "How would it be if you read only one type of book?" which reflects some of the concerns of the Free/Libre/Open Source Software community.
- Wikiwars: 12th, 13th January, Bangalore — by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society and the Institute of Network Cultures brought together a critical range of scholars, academicians, practitioners, artists and researchers to inquire into the new conditions which emerge with the rise of Wikipedia. The first of two events, WikiWars was the beginning of a knowledge network that shall contribute to a reader titled Critical Point of View, becoming the first resource tool to engage creatively and fruitfully with the diverse range of questions that surround Wikipedia.
- Drawing maps for change — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:49 AM
- Digital maps can hold immense academic value – an article by Deepa Kurup, The Hindu, 3rd Jan, 2010.
- Native plays — by Radha Rao — last modified Jan 03, 2012 11:08 AM
- Online activist groups are helping change perceptions about the internet generation, says Shweta Taneja, Time Out Bengaluru.
- Pushing Buttons — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:56 PM
- The coolest device of the decade – From brick-sized to size zero, the cell phone changed our lives forever – an article by Deepa Kurup, The Hindu, 1st Jan, 2010.
- Bridging the Divide — by Prasad — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:56 PM
- Video clipping of the National Conference on ICT's for the differently abled held in Loyola College, Chennai from 1 December to 3 December, 2009.
- Wired state of mind — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:56 PM
- Information technology is the driver of society today — the basic block of innovation and growth in organisations, the mainstay of the 21st century. The decade bygone was only an indicator of the things to come. Whether its ideas or friendships, the future indubitably belongs to linking-up on the web, writes Malvika Tegta , DNA - Digital Edition, Monday - 28th December, 2009.
- Openness, Videos, Impressions — by Nishant Shah — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:23 PM
- The one day Open Video Summit organised by the Centre for Internet & Society, iCommons, Open Video Alliance, and Magic Lantern, to bring together a range of stakeholders to discuss the possibilities, potentials, mechanics and politics of Open Video. Nishant Shah, who participated in the conversations, was invited to summarise the impressions and ideas that ensued in the day.
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