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Free Copyright Control to Help Blind Students: Xavier's Resource Centre: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 22, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM — filed under: Accessibility
This article throws light on the fact that even though technology has made it possible for visually challenged to access print material, there is little awareness among authors and publishers to make it accessible, and hence, only an amendment in copyright laws can bring about this awareness.
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Free data, net neutrality: Discussion on TRAI paper: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2016 — filed under: Telecom, Free Data
Given the complicated issues around net neutrality, an open house discussion was held in Hyderabad on October 24, 2016 on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s consultation paper on free data. The event was organized by TRAI. Udbhav Tiwari attended the open house discussion.
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Free expression: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 08:48 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Free speech and spirited public debate will be the casualties of new rules issued by India restricting Internet content. This news was published in Watertown Daily Times on May 2, 2011.
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Free Net advocates flay Trai's public Wi-Fi paper: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Stakeholders vouching for a cheap and open Internet have flagged concerns over privacy and regulatory hurdles.
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Free Software: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 24, 2013 — last modified Jul 31, 2013 08:50 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
To spread awareness on free software and its philosophy, Free Software Movement of Karnataka (FSMK) in partnership with Jnana Vikas Institute of Technology, Bidadi, organized a 9-days workshop between July 20 and 28 at the Institute campus near Bidadi to focus on free software is real freedom to compute.
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Free Speech: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 03, 2013 09:15 AM
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Free Speech: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 07, 2019 11:00 AM
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Free Speech Agenda: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 16, 2019 02:22 AM
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Free Speech Online in India under Attack?: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 17, 2011 — last modified Mar 02, 2012 03:03 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Lecture, Event Type
When the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal suggested pre-censorship for a range of popular online platforms and social networking sites, the suggestion was met by a barrage of criticism, which soon forced him to back down. Yet Sibal’s suggestion is not the only threat to free speech on the Internet in India today. Legislation such as the Intermediary Due Diligence Rules and Cyber Café Rules (also jointly known as the IT Rules) issued in April 2011 is equally dangerous for free speech online.
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Free Speech Poster: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 16, 2019 02:01 AM
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