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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 25, 2014
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last modified
Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
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.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 28, 2010
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last modified
May 17, 2012 04:51 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
FLOSS,
Technological Protection Measures,
Publications
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.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Text of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 27, 2011
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last modified
Oct 28, 2011 02:37 PM
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filed under:
RTI,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
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.
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Internet Governance
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The 'Global Multistakholder Community' is Neither Global Nor Multistakeholder
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 20, 2015
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last modified
Nov 03, 2016 10:42 AM
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filed under:
Multi-stakeholder,
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Internet Governance
CIS research shows how Western, male, and industry-driven the IANA transition process actually is.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 13, 2010
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last modified
Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM
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filed under:
Development,
Consumer Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Piracy,
Access to Medicine,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Data Protection,
FLOSS,
Technological Protection Measures,
Publications
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.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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The National Public Meeting on Software Patents
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 04, 2008
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 03:02 AM
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filed under:
Conference,
Campaign,
Software Patents,
FLOSS,
Openness,
Meeting
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.
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Openness
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Blog
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The Online Video Environment in India - A Survey Report
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 25, 2011
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last modified
Oct 03, 2011 09:31 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Content,
Publications,
Open Video
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.
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Openness
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The Online Video Environment in India: A Survey Report
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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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.
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Openness
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Publications
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Open Content and Open Access
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The Online Video Environment in India: A Survey Report
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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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.
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Access to Knowledge
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Publications
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The Right to Information, The Right to Knowledge (Talk by Sam Pitroda & Carl Malamud)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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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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