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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 3
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Shweta Mohandas
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published
Apr 28, 2023
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filed under:
Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 1
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by
Shweta Mohandas
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published
Apr 28, 2023
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filed under:
Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1)The need for balance between rights of broadcasters and that of users and researchers 2) Questions around fixation and signal piracy 3) Need for consensus and towards a diplomatic conference
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 2
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by
Shweta Mohandas
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published
Apr 27, 2023
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last modified
Apr 28, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
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Comments on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021
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by
Tanvi Apte, Anubha Sinha and Torsha Sarkar
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published
Jul 05, 2021
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last modified
Jul 05, 2021 05:59 AM
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filed under:
Broadcasting,
Constitutional Law,
Copyright,
Censorship
In this submission, we examine the constitutionality and legality of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was released by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 1
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Jun 29, 2021 01:40 PM
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filed under:
Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1) transparency in SCCR work 2) limitations and exceptions 3) addressing the object of protection and overbroad scope of rights in the draft treaty text.
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Comments on the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019 concerning Statutory Licensing
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jul 11, 2019
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last modified
Jul 11, 2019 07:04 AM
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filed under:
License,
Broadcasting,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments on the proposed rules 29,30,31 of the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019. The comments were made in response to Notification G.S.R 393(E) published in the Gazette of India on May 30, 2019.
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Views on on the proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations at side-event organised by Knowledge Ecology International
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Nov 29, 2018
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filed under:
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge,
Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
WIPO
On November 27, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) organised a side event during deliberations of the 37th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Electronic Information for Libraries (eiFL.net), Corporacion Innovarte, Creative Commons, and Knowledge Ecology International appraised the current text for the proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations (Revised Consolidated Text on Definitions, Object of Protection, Rights to be Granted and Other Issues, SCCR/36/6).
Speakers provided an overview of the treaty, explained the potential risks and problems caused, and proposed solutions to narrow the Treaty’s scope and limit the damage.
Below is a transcript of the remarks made by Anubha Sinha who represented CIS at this event.
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Statement of CIS on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 23rd SCCR
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 29, 2011
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last modified
Nov 30, 2011 06:55 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Broadcasting,
WIPO
The twenty-third session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from November 22, 2011 to December 2, 2011. Pranesh Prakash delivered this statement on a new proposal made by South Africa and Mexico (SCCR/23/6) on a treaty for broadcasters.
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Statement of CIS, India, on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 22nd SCCR
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 22, 2011
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Broadcasting,
Technological Protection Measures
The twenty-second session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from June 15 to June 24, 2011. Nirmita Narasimhan and Pranesh Prakash are attending the conference. CIS delivered its statement, on the Broadcast Treaty, and made it available in print form as well.
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Comments to the Ministry on WIPO Broadcast Treaty (March 2011)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 21, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Broadcasting,
Submissions,
Technological Protection Measures
As a follow up to a stakeholder meeting called by the MHRD on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty, CIS provided written comments on the April 2007 Non-Paper of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty, emphasising the need for a signal-based approach to be taken on the Broadcast Treaty, and making it clear that India should continue to oppose the creation of new rights for webcasters.
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