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Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 18, 2010
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last modified
Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Consumer Rights,
Copyright,
Fair Dealings,
Public Accountability,
Intellectual Property Rights,
RTI,
Featured,
Broadcasting,
Publications,
Submissions,
Technological Protection Measures
CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial amendments should be considered but have not been so far.
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NVDA
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 23, 2013
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Accessibility
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Blog
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No, India did NOT oppose the United Nations move to “make internet access a human right”
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by
Pranesh Prakash and Japreet Grewal
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published
Jul 13, 2016
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Last Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution titled “The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.”
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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UNHRC Resolution on The Promotion, Protection and Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet (A/HRC/32/L.20)
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by
Japreet Grewal
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published
Jul 05, 2016
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last modified
Jul 05, 2016 11:51 AM
Here, CIS has incorporated amendments (A/HRC/32/L.85, A/HRC/32/L.86, A/HRC/32/L.87 and A/HRC/32/L.88) to the original resolution A/HRC/32/L.20.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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November 2014 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2014
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last modified
Dec 15, 2014 01:27 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Humanities
We at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcome you to the eleventh issue of the newsletter (November 2014).
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About Us
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Newsletters
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Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Mar 29, 2016
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last modified
Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Even after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, being the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, it what it is today because of the hundreds and thousands of volunteer-editors. But while native-language Wikipedias are becoming game-changers in other corners of the world, the scenario in India is skewed. In my experience, here are a number of challenges that Indian-language Wikipedias are currently facing.
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Blogs
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Comments on the RBI's Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jun 01, 2016
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last modified
Jun 01, 2016 08:21 PM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Reserve Bank of India,
Data Protection,
Research,
Network Economies,
P2P Lending,
Researchers at Work
The Reserve Bank of India published a Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending on April 28, 2016, and invited comments from the public. CIS submitted the following response, authored by Elonnai Hickok, Pavishka Mittal, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Vidushi Marda, and Vipul Kharbanda.
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‘Digitisation only way to preserve valuable literature for posterity’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2014
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last modified
Apr 04, 2014 12:40 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Digitization is the only way to ensure preservation of valuable Odia books and old palm-leaf manuscripts for posterity, said eminent linguist Padmashri Dr Debiprasanna Pattanayak while inaugurating the two-day Odisha Day celebration organized by the Odia Wikimedia Community at Jayadev Bhawan here today.
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News & Media
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Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill And Digital Healthcare: A Case Study
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 01, 2022
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filed under:
Data Governance,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
In light of the state’s emerging digital healthcare apparatus, how does Clause 12 alter the consent and purpose limitation model?
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Odia Wikisource to Celebrate Its First Anniversary in Bhubaneswar
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Oct 25, 2015
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last modified
Dec 15, 2015 08:19 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikisource,
Access to Knowledge
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow i.e., 25th October, 2015.
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Blogs
