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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 1): by Ananth Padmanabhan — published Jan 30, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:00 AM — filed under: Piracy, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this part, he looks at the theory behind John Doe orders and finds that it would be wrong for Indian courts to grant "John Doe" orders against ISPs.
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Open Letter to the Vatican: Request for Holy See to Comment on IPR: by Samantha Cassar — published Jan 31, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 07:14 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Public Accountability, Intellectual Property Rights, Open Content
Due to the Holy See’s demonstrated pro-access position to medicines and published materials for persons with disabilities, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) requested for His Excellency, Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, to also consider copyrights, patents or IPR more generally, as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer at WIPO. We strongly encourage other organizations and civil society groups to modify this letter, as needed, and to contact the Holy See Mission to the United Nations (and WIPO) in Geneva in order to help us prompt His Excellency to contribute to the international dialogue on IPR.
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The Game of IPR: Insights from the 6th Global Intellectual Property Convention in Hyderabad: by Samantha Cassar — published Jan 31, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 09:56 AM — filed under: Patents, Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
IP practitioners and IP creators were among the 1700 participants to gather at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre earlier this month. Here, CIS had the opportunity of listening in on perspectives around the “Optimization of economic value of innovation & IPR in the global market” while attending numerous talks and sessions that were held over the course of the convention’s three days.
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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 2): by Ananth Padmanabhan — published Feb 05, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 04:48 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Piracy, Featured, Homepage
In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the second part, he looks at the law laid down by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on secondary and contributory copyright infringement, and finds that those wouldn't allow Indian courts to grant "John Doe" orders against ISPs.
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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 3): by Ananth Padmanabhan — published Feb 14, 2014 — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the third and concluding part, he looks at the Indian law in the Copyright Act and the Information Technology Act, and concludes that both those laws restrain courts and private companies from ordering an ISP to block a website for copyright infringement.
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WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 26th Session- Consolidated Notes (Part 2 of 3): by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Mar 20, 2014 — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
From December 16 to 20, 2013, the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) met for the 26th session. This blog post (Part 2 of 3) summarizes Days 3 and 4 of the proceedings of the 26th SCCR, based on my notes of the session and WIPO's transcripts.
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004: A License to Share: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Mar 17, 2014 — last modified Mar 20, 2014 05:38 AM — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge
In this blogpost Devika Agarwal, a 4th year student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, takes a first look at the Creative Commons 4.0 Licence.
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WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 26th Session- Consolidated Notes (Part 3 of 3): by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Mar 31, 2014 — last modified Apr 01, 2014 09:48 AM — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
From December 16 to 20, 2013, the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) met for the 26th session. This blog post (Part 3 of 3) summarizes Day 4 of the proceedings of the 26th SCCR, based on my notes of the session and WIPO's transcripts.
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CIS Statement at 27th SCCR on the WIPO Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Apr 30, 2014 — last modified May 01, 2014 02:27 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The 27th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from April 28, 2014 to May 2, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari, on behalf of CIS made the following statement on April 29, 2014.
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Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 27: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Apr 30, 2014 — last modified May 25, 2014 04:50 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
We are providing archival copies of the transcripts of the 27th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, which is being held in Geneva from April 28, 2014 to May 2, 2014.
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