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2015 USTR Report: Old Wine in New Bottle
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by
Anubha Sinha
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May 11, 2015
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Jun 16, 2015 10:24 AM
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Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) undertakes an elaborate exercise to castigate countries' domestic intellectual property (IP) law and policy. The criticisms and recommendations are presented in a document called the Special 301 Report. This year's edition puts India on the Priority Watch List for the twenty-sixth time in a row. Below, I rebut the report's prejudicial claims and demands, and argue that the report puts free speech, innovation and public interest in jeopardy.
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Call for Participation: Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 14, 2015
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last modified
Jun 24, 2015 04:11 PM
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Intellectual Property Rights,
Homepage,
Global Congress,
Access to Knowledge
We are pleased to announce the call for participation for the fourth edition of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (“Global Congress”), being hosted at New Delhi from December 15 to 17, 2015.
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National IPR Policy Series - CIS Letter to IPR Think Tank
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
May 26, 2015
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last modified
May 28, 2015 01:08 PM
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Access to Knowledge
We sent this letter to the IPR Think Tank following responses that we received from the DIPP, to our RTI requests.
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[OpenGLAM] Nominate an OpenGLAM project today for the 2015 Muse Awards
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 12, 2015
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last modified
May 27, 2015 02:08 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
It's that time of the year again to nominate projects for the Muse Awards! This is like the Oscar of GLAM awards in the USA and welcomes international submissions.
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Odia Wikipedia Celebrates 13 Years of Free Knowledge Contribution at Bhubaneswar
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jun 15, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM
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filed under:
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
The event was held at the Institute of Physics, Near Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on June 3, 2015, at 5 p.m.
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National IPR Policy Series : India's National IPR Policy - What Would WIPO Think?
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Jul 02, 2015 05:47 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
As part of the National IPR Policy Series, CIS is evaluating how India's National IPR Policy framework and process holds up to WIPO's suggestions. In this note, Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari examine in particular, the functioning of the IPR Think Tank and the first draft of the National Policy in light of the WIPO framework and the principles it encapsulates.
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The US 301 Report – A Myopic View of IP Rights
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 24, 2015
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari discuss the 2015 US 301 Report, focussing on its narrow and convenient understanding of IP rights. A farrago of contradictions, it supports a rightsholder-centric view but not when the right, Geographical Indicator, is not to their liking. Similarly, the emphasis on the rights themselves gives short shrift to critical exceptions and limitations that also enhance and incentivize innovation, the ostensible purpose of IP.
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National IPR Policy Series : Follow-up RTI to DIPP on the IPR Think Tank
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 25, 2015
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
This RTI was prepared by Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari as a follow-up, based on the responses of the DIPP to our earlier RTI requests (available at http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/national-ipr-policy-series-rti-requests-by-cis-to-dipp-dipp-responses)
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Comments on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: Technical Background Paper Prepared by the WIPO Secretariat
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari and Amulya Purushothama
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published
Jun 28, 2015
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last modified
Sep 03, 2015 01:47 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
Technical Background Paper prepared by the WIPO Secretariat in relation to the Broadcast Treaty (“Technical Background Paper) provides information on new and emerging technologies and on legal developments in the broadcasting sector. This Technical Background Paper will be discussed at the upcoming 30th session of the SCCR in Geneva on 29th June- 3rd July 2015. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India had called for comments on the same. This is a submission made by Nehaa Chaudhari and Amulya Purushothama on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society in this regard.
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National IPR Policy Series: What Have the Sectoral Innovation Councils Been Doing on IPR
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Aug 13, 2015
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
In this post, Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga delve into the question of what the mandate of the Sectoral Innovation Councils is, what its activities are, and what vision for IPR development in India has it put forth. An RTI Application has been filed by CIS to attain information on these issues.
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