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WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 26th Session- Consolidated Notes (Part 2 of 3): by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Mar 20, 2014 — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
From December 16 to 20, 2013, the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) met for the 26th session. This blog post (Part 2 of 3) summarizes Days 3 and 4 of the proceedings of the 26th SCCR, based on my notes of the session and WIPO's transcripts.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (I): by Jyoti Panday — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Jul 31, 2015 02:56 PM — filed under: ICANN, IANA, Internet Governance, IANA Transition
This paper is the first in a multi-part series, in which we provide a background to the IANA transition and updates on the ensuing processes. An attempt to familiarise people with the issues at stake, this paper will be followed by a second piece that provides an overview of submitted proposals and areas of concern that will need attention moving forward. The series is a work in progress and will be updated as the processes move forward. It is up for public comments and we welcome your feedback.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Preliminary research result on Wikipedia gender gap in India: by Ting-Yi Chang — published May 22, 2017 — last modified May 23, 2017 11:09 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Gender, women and internet, Sexual Harassment, Wikipedia gender gap, Research
Since June 2016, Ting-Yi Chang from the University of Toronto has worked with the CIS-A2K team to conduct action research on the Wikipedia gender gap in India. The research aims to improve the understanding of the gender gap (imbalance) issue in the Indian Wikipedia communities while examining local interventions.
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Platforms, Power, and Politics pdf: by Pranav M B — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 03:15 PM
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Is the WIPO Treaty for Broadcasters Moving Forward at SCCR 27?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2014 — last modified May 02, 2014 11:58 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The WIPO treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organization: The Way Forward?
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Of Jesters, Clowns and Pranksters: YouTube and the Condition of Collaborative Authorship: by Nishant Shah — published Nov 03, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:24 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright
The idea of a single author creating cinematic objects in a well-controlled scheme of support system and production/distribution infrastructure has been fundamentally challenged by the emergence of digital video sharing sites like YouTube, writes Nishant Shah in this peer reviewed essay published in the Journal of Moving Images, Number 8, December 2009.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
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.
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