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Sources of CIS Funding: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 09, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2018 01:19 AM — filed under: Meta
CIS's donors' names and the amount of the grants they've provided are being published in an effort to be absolutely transparent and to make it clear that our donors do not dictate the policy and research positions we espouse.
Located in Internet Governance
Statement of CIS on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 23rd SCCR: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 29, 2011 — last modified Nov 30, 2011 06:55 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, Broadcasting, WIPO
The twenty-third session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from November 22, 2011 to December 2, 2011. Pranesh Prakash delivered this statement on a new proposal made by South Africa and Mexico (SCCR/23/6) on a treaty for broadcasters.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Statement of Civil Society Members and Groups Participating in the "Best Bits" pre-IGF meeting at Baku in 2012: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 16, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 08:06 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories for this submission made to the ITU on November 16, 2012.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in Bangladesh: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 15, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 11:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Safety, Statement, Internet Governance
This is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 26, 2012 — last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: IT Act, Parliament, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Submission by Indian Civil Society Organisations on Proposals for the Future ITRs and Related Processes: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 01, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 08:00 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories of this submission which was sent in November 2012, in response to the International Telecommunication Union's call for public comments in relation to the revision of International Telecommunication Regulations that are to take place at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai from December 3 to 14, 2012.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRs: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 03, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:15 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
Given below are the responses from the representatives of civil society in India (The Society for Knowledge Commons, Centre for Internet & Society, The Delhi Science Forum, Free Software Movement of India, Internet Democracy Project and Media for Change) to the Government of India's proposals for the upcoming WCIT meeting, in December 2012, in Dubai.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Submission to TRAI Consultation on "Inputs for Formulation of National Telecom Policy - 2018": by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 25, 2018 — filed under: Telecom
Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) made a submission to TRAI Consultation on inputs to the National Telecom Policy.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 1: Foundations: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 13, 2014 — last modified Jan 23, 2014 03:12 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Constitutional Law, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this insightful seven-part series, Gautam Bhatia looks at surveillance and the right to privacy in India from a constitutional perspective, tracing its genealogy through Supreme Court case law and compares it with the law in the USA.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest Test: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 27, 2014 — filed under: Surveillance, Constitutional Law, Internet Governance, Privacy
Gautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict scrutiny, compelling State interest, and narrow tailoring in its approach to privacy violations.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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