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Inclusive Planet: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 03, 2013 07:46 AM
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Inclusive Planet co-founder, Disability Law activist, and Cancer Survivor, Rahul Cherian passes away: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 08, 2013 — last modified Feb 11, 2013 09:23 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Rahul Cherian, the co-founder of Inclusive Planet and an expert on Intellectual Property and disability law, passed away on February 7, 2013 in Goa due to sudden illness.
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inclusiveplanet: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 02, 2012 02:56 AM
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Income Bracket Form: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 06, 2013
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Inde: la tentative de contrôler l'internet est "illégale": by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 26, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Des spécialistes de l'internet ont qualifié vendredi de "complètement illégale" la tentative du gouvernement indien de bloquer des messages et des vidéos soupçonnés d'avoir contribué à attiser de récentes tensions interethniques.
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Indecent Proposals: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 19, 2011 — last modified Feb 14, 2012 06:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
If Kapil Sibal’s attempts to police net content fructify, it may even lead to a reversal of some of the forward-looking provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. The new proposal, for instance, will reverse Section 79 which protects intermediaries (websites and carriers) from being prosecuted or made liable for any objectionable content published. Says Pranesh Prakash, programme manager, Centre for Internet and Society: “Unfortunately, what Sibal says turns this upside down as they would now be held responsible for e-content.” Sibal wants to monitor content prior to publication.
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India 'jihadi' web blocking causes anger: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2015 — filed under: Social Media, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Press Freedoms
A government block on more than 30 high-profile websites has caused anger across India.
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India - Europe Conference on Building a Sustainable IPR - ICT Ecosystem for Promoting Innovation: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 26, 2015 — last modified Dec 22, 2015 02:48 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune organized a one-day conference in Bangalore on November 20, 2015. Rohini Lakshané attended this event.
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India 2011: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2012 08:36 AM
Pranesh Prakash prepared the India Report for the Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011. This was published in the A2K Network website.
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India ‘tea parties’ enable politicians to woo urban youth with technology: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 27, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 12:13 PM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Babalal Patel’s tiny tea stall in southern Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
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