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It's September, and That Means It's Time for Software Freedom Day
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Sep 17, 2016
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Access to Knowledge,
FLOSS,
Openness,
FOSS
Software Freedom Day (SFD), which celebrates the use of free and open software, is just around the corner on September 17. When the day first started in 2004, only 12 teams from different places joined, but it has since grown to include hundreds registered events around the world, depending on the year.
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Openness
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Software Freedom Pledge
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 25, 2015
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last modified
Sep 25, 2015 12:26 PM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge,
FLOSS,
Open Content,
FOSS,
Event,
Technological Protection Measures
On September 19, 2015, celebrated globally as Software Freedom Day, a number of enthusiasts got together and collectively took a pledge.
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Openness
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The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 13, 2010
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last modified
Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM
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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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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 28, 2010
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last modified
May 17, 2012 04:51 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
FLOSS,
Technological Protection Measures,
Publications
In this post Pranesh Prakash conducts a legal exegesis of section 65A of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which deals with the stuff that enables 'Digital Rights/Restrictions Management', i.e., Technological Protection Measures. He notes that while the provision avoids some mistakes of the American law, it still poses grave problems to consumers, and that there are many uncertainties in it still.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Openness, Videos, Impressions
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Dec 28, 2009
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last modified
Sep 22, 2011 12:23 PM
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filed under:
Conference,
Open Standards,
Art,
Workshop,
Digital Access,
FLOSS,
Open Content,
Archives,
Openness,
Open Innovation,
Meeting,
Open Access
The one day Open Video Summit organised by the Centre for Internet & Society, iCommons, Open Video Alliance, and Magic Lantern, to bring together a range of stakeholders to discuss the possibilities, potentials, mechanics and politics of Open Video. Nishant Shah, who participated in the conversations, was invited to summarise the impressions and ideas that ensued in the day.
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Openness
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Blog
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Open Standards Workshop at IGF '09
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 30, 2009
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 02:54 AM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Consumer Rights,
Digital Governance,
Fair Dealings,
FLOSS,
Workshop,
Openness
The Centre for Internet and Society co-organized a workshop on 'Open Standards: A Rights-Based Framework' at the fourth Internet Governance Forum, at Sharm el-Sheikh. The panel was chaired by Aslam Raffee of Sun Microsystems and the panellists were Sir Tim Berners-Lee of W3C, Renu Budhiraja of India's DIT, Sunil Abraham of CIS, Steve Mutkoski of Microsoft, and Rishab Ghosh of UNU-MERIT.
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Openness
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Blog
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Letter to Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Advocating Adoption of FOSS in State IT Academies
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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published
May 19, 2009
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 02:55 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
FLOSS
The Centre for Internet and Society is a signatory to a letter being sent to the Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, advocating the adoption of FOSS at state IT academies.
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Openness
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Blog
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An Interview With Arjen Kamphuis
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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published
Apr 28, 2009
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last modified
Aug 18, 2011 05:01 AM
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filed under:
Interview,
Open Standards,
FLOSS,
Intellectual Property Rights
In an email interview with the Centre for Internet and Society, Dutch open source activist Arjen Kamphuis discussed his experience of successfully working with the government for a policy mandating open standards for all government IT in the Netherlands.
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Openness
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Blog
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RTI Application to Visvesvaraya Technological University
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 30, 2009
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last modified
Aug 18, 2011 05:01 AM
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filed under:
FLOSS,
RTI
The Centre for Internet and Society filed an RTI application to Visvesvaraya Technological University asking it to provide details about its curriculum design, and its tie-ups with various software vendors.
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Openness
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Blog
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Report on Open Standards for GISW2008
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 08, 2008
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last modified
Jan 05, 2009 06:52 AM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
FLOSS
In this report, Sunil Abraham lays out the importance and the policy implications of Open Standards.
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Openness
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Publications
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Open Standards
