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The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill: by Pranesh Prakash — published May 13, 2010 — last modified Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM — filed under: Development, Consumer Rights, Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Piracy, Access to Medicine, Intellectual Property Rights, Data Protection, FLOSS, Technological Protection Measures, Publications
Pranesh Prakash examines the numerous flaws in the Special 301 from the Indian perspective, to come to the conclusion that the Indian government should openly refuse to acknowledge such a flawed report. He notes that the Consumers International survey, to which CIS contributed the India report, serves as an effective counter to the Special 301 report.
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A Guide to Key IPR Provisions of the Proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement: by Glover Wright — published Jul 13, 2010 — last modified Aug 30, 2011 01:06 PM — filed under: Development, Consumer Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, Discussion, Economics, Analysis, Technological Protection Measures, Intermediary Liability, innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, Patents, Publications
The Centre for Internet and Society presents a guide for policymakers and other stakeholders to the latest draft of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, which likely will be concluded by the end of the year and may hold serious ramifications for Indian businesses and consumers.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 18, 2010 — last modified Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM — 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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Consumers International IP Watch List 2009: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 05, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: Piracy, Consumer Rights, Intellectual Property Rights, Fair Dealings
In response to the US Special 301 report, Consumers International brought out an IP Watch List. CIS contributed the India Country Report for the Watch List.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Civil Society Letter Against TRIPS-Plus IP Enforcement: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 18, 2009 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:48 PM — filed under: Access to Medicine, Consumer Rights, Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This open letter was sent to the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and high-level government officials on the eve of the Third International Conference on Counterfeiting & Piracy organized by CII. This conference aims to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights and thus creating an imbalance in the protection that intellectual property offers to both those who own it as well as those who don't.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Of my struggle with a Broadband Connection: by Siddharth Chadha — published May 29, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:44 AM — filed under: Consumer Rights, IT Cities, internet and society
This is a reflection on my experiences with installing a broadband Internet connection at home. The closing post of an interview is delayed since Jamie and Peter are traveling.
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At the end of the niche optical pirate: by Siddharth Chadha — published Oct 29, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:44 AM — filed under: IT Act, Consumer Rights, Piracy, Intellectual Property Rights, internet and society
In this blog post, Siddharth Chaddha goes enquiring into the modus operandi of a video pirate / film lover / businessman in Bangalore's famed National Market.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Indian Law and "Parallel Exports": by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 01, 2011 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:47 AM — filed under: Consumer Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
Recently, a lawyer for the publishing industry made the claim that allowing for parallel importation would legally allow for the exports of low-priced edition. Here we present a legal rebuttal of that claim.
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Thomas Abraham's Rebuttal on Parallel Importation: by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 10, 2011 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:47 AM — filed under: Consumer Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
We engaged in an e-mail conversation with Thomas Abraham, the managing director of Hachette India, on the issue of parallel importation of books into India. We thought it would be in the public interest to publish a substantive part of that conversation. In this post he points at great length how our arguments are faulty. While we still believe that he doesn't succeed, we hope this will clarify matters a bit.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
What Are The Consumer Protection Concerns With Crypto-Assets?: by Aman Nair and Vipul Kharbanda — published Jul 18, 2022 — filed under: Consumer Rights, Internet Governance, Cryptography
Existing consumer protection regulations are not sufficient to cover the extent of protection that a crypto-investor would require.
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