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Blog Entry RTI Responses - MHRD IP Chairs: Details of Funding & Expenditure
by Nehaa Chaudhari published Jan 31, 2015 last modified Feb 02, 2015 01:28 PM — filed under: ,
In an earlier blog post titled "MHRD IPR Chairs — Underutilization of Funds and Lack of Information Regarding Expenditures", we discussed the lack of information regarding the expenditure by various MHRD Chairs in the country. We sent out RTI requests to find out more. This blog post discusses the responses that we have received so far. (Many thanks to CIS intern Varnika Chawla for her assistance)
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Blog Entry National IPR Policy Series : RTI Requests to DIPP seeking Details on the IPR Think Tank and the National IPR Policy
by Nehaa Chaudhari published Feb 09, 2015 last modified Apr 12, 2015 12:48 PM — filed under:
In an earlier blog post titled " National IPR Policy Series : The Development of the National IPR Policy", we discussed the formation of an IPR Think Tank to draft the first National IPR Policy. Since many details about the constitution and working of this Think Tank were unavailable, we decided to send out RTI requests to find out more.
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More online free content in Telugu Wikipedia soon
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 19, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
Wikimedians gather at Tirupati for a strategy meet.
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Online Free Content in Telugu Wikipedia
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 19, 2015 — filed under: , , , ,
Wikimedians gathered at Tirupati for a strategic meet. This was covered by the regional newspaper Andhra Jyothy
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Blog Entry Intellectual Property Rights — Open Access for Researchers
by Nehaa Chaudhari published Mar 19, 2015 last modified Mar 24, 2015 01:22 AM — filed under: , , ,
In the year 2013, Nehaa Chaudhari had worked on a module on Intellectual Property Rights for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Open Access Curriculum (Curriculum for Researchers) as part of a project for the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia. UNESCO published the module this year. Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga were among the Module preparation team. Nehaa Chaudhari was the writer for Units 1, 2 and 3: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright and Alternative to a Strict Copyright Regime.
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The perils of not protecting intellectual property for new ventures
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 20, 2015 — filed under:
Soothe Healthcare's big dilemma ahead of the launch of its affordable sanitary napkin was whether or not to patent the technology and design.
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Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhasha
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 23, 2015 last modified Apr 03, 2015 05:49 AM — filed under: ,
With the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Interviews with App Developers: Open Source, Community, and Contradictions – Part III
by Samantha Cassar published Mar 24, 2015 last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:15 AM — filed under:
The following is a third post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and perspectives towards themes related to open software, as well as contract agreements.
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Blog Entry Interviews with App Developers: Name of the Game (Part IV)
by Samantha Cassar published Mar 24, 2015 last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:58 AM — filed under:
The following is a concluding piece in a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Within this research, CIS attempts to understand how they engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine responses given across interviews regarding instances of infringement of IP within their work.
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4th IPR Researchers Confluence
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 29, 2015 last modified Apr 04, 2015 06:15 AM — filed under:
Maggie Huang attended the event organized by Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai and National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai with support from Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi on March 27 and 28, 2015.
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