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Will India win net neutrality battle?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 11, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, TRAI, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will Only Legal Backing For Aadhaar Suffice?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar is set to become mandatory, but the opponents of the scheme are not amused. Concerns about privacy of the Aadhaar number and the authenticity of the biometric data being collected have been expressed by people right from the beginning. But the government has not done much to address these issues.
Located in Internet Governance
Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 23, 2012 — filed under: Openness, Open Access
Cost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.
Located in News & Media
Will the Copyright Law Help the Starving Artist?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2012 — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge
By law, producers are no longer allowed to keep all the royalties to songs, lyrics or other works of arts. Now, these rights will have to be shared with the artist who created them.
Located in News & Media
Window on the World: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 15, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
Subsequent to the publishing of a peer reviewed essay titled Resisting Revolutions: Questioning the Radical Potential of Citizen Action, the Centre for Internet & Society has been listed as one of the global organisations working on issues of participation, citizenship and new technologies along with a list of partner organisations.
Located in News & Media
Winners of the Opensource.com 2015 Community Awards: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 05, 2015 — last modified Feb 12, 2015 01:23 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Odia Wikipedia, Wikimedia
Every year, Opensource.com awards people from our community who have excelled in contributing and sharing stories about open source.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Winter School on Privacy, Surveillance and Data Protection: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2015 — last modified Feb 07, 2015 12:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow conducted a week-long winter school on 'Privacy, Surveillance and Data Protection at National Law University, Delhi, from January 19 to 23, 2015.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
WIP SCCR 27 (April 30, 2014): by Prasad Krishna — published May 25, 2014
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
WIP SCCR 27 (May 1, 2014): by Prasad Krishna — published May 05, 2014
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
WIPO Delegates Hear Concerns of NGOs on Exceptions for Libraries: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 19, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:40 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
As World Intellectual Property Organization member states launched into discussions on exceptions and limitations to copyright for the benefit of libraries and archives this week, non-governmental organisations were given the opportunity to present their views on the issue. They delivered vibrant, sometimes contradictory, statements on the opportunity for a treaty to preserve exceptions in the international copyright system.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media

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