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Statement by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Broadcast Treaty at SCCR 30: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jul 02, 2015 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The 30th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's ("WIPO") Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights ("SCCR") is underway in Geneva from 29 June, 2015 to 03 July, 2015. While CIS was unable to attend this meeting, we have the following statement to make on negotiations on the Proposed Treaty for Broadcasting Organizations.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Telugu Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Annamacharya library to preserve rare Telugu literature text: by Rahmanuddin Shaikh — published Aug 07, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:12 PM — filed under: Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Event, Access to Knowledge
Telugu Wikipedia Community and the Centre for Internet & Society are conducting the Annamaya Library edit-a-thon on August 6, 2015 at Andhra Loyola College, Vijaywada.
Located in Openness / Events
Civic BRICS Forum 2015: by Anubha Sinha — published Jul 24, 2015 — last modified Aug 10, 2015 02:27 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
I attended the Civil BRICS Forum in Moscow last month. My session fell under the Economics and Trade category; and I spoke on the importance of maintaining a balanced IP regime, strengthening access to knowledge and medicines, and ensuring free speech and innovation. The event was held in Moscow from June 29 to July 1, 2015.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Introduction: by Amulya Purushothama — published Aug 10, 2015 — last modified Sep 03, 2015 03:17 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
In this blog post, Amulya Purushothama announces our new MHRD IPR Chair Series and charts the sequence of events, starting from the establishment of the MHRD IPR Chairs, to discussions surrounding their purpose and functioning, to concerns surrounding the lack of information about the IPR Chairs, the first round of RTIs CIS had filed in regard to this and the responses received. This series will document and analyze further RTIs filed and responses received in this regard.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
An Interview of Vera Franz: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2013 — last modified Jul 15, 2013 09:49 AM — filed under: Copyright, Video, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
This interview was conducted at the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities on June 26, 2013.
Located in News & Media
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT, Kharagpur: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published May 15, 2016 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from NUJS: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published May 15, 2016 — last modified May 15, 2016 07:51 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
International Copyright Law: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2016 — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge
Anubha Sinha will be attending the 2016 IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law as a beneficiary of the OSF Civil Society Scholarship in Amsterdam from July 4 to 8, 2016. The event is being organized by the University of Amsterdam.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Apr 19, 2016 — last modified May 23, 2016 09:08 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Kannada Wikipedia
The Kannada-language Wikipedia, arguably the largest online encyclopedia in Kannada language, celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14, 2016 in Mangalore.
Located in Openness / Blog
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIM, Bangalore: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published May 21, 2016 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in IIM, Bangalore.
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