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Arguments Against Software Patents in India: by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 22, 2010 — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Access to Knowledge, Software Patents, Intellectual Property Rights, Publications, Patents
CIS believes that software patents are harmful for the software industry and for consumers. In this post, Pranesh Prakash looks at the philosophical, legal and practical reasons for holding such a position in India. This is a slightly modified version of a presentation made by Pranesh Prakash at the iTechLaw conference in Bangalore on February 5, 2010, as part of a panel discussing software patents in India, the United States, and the European Union.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Call for submissions: The Surveillance Industry and Human Rights.pdf: by Karan Saini — published Feb 20, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
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
Comments on the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011: by Bhairav Acharya — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:13 PM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Sensitive Personal Data Rules. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Nehaa Chaudhari - WIPO Initiatives - 05 March, 2016.pdf: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2016
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Summary of Judgements on Disability Rights: by CLPR — published May 15, 2014 — last modified May 23, 2014 09:23 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The following are some of the landmark judgments given by the Supreme Court and some of the high courts in India on disability rights.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Whose Change is it Anyway?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 02, 2013
Located in Digital Natives / Blog
Response by Knowledge Commons: by Pranesh Prakash — published Sep 30, 2008
Arguments on why section 4.11 of the Patents Manual needs to be modified.
Located in Openness / Publications / Software Patents
IGF 2009 - Main Session: Emerging Issues: Social Networks: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:46 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Current laws don't seem to scale well to handle Web 2.0 issues
Located in News & Media
Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: by Admin — published May 20, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files

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