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Shape of IPRs and Agriculture post the WTO Nairobi Ministerial
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 03, 2016
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last modified
May 05, 2016 07:11 AM
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IP Meetup,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
WTO
CIS is running a series of meetups focused on intellectual property to bring folks interested in IP law to discuss developments in access to knowledge, climate change, health, trade, etc.
At the first meet-up in February, Prof. Biswajit Dhar delivered a short talk on intellectual property rights and agriculture in a post-Nairobi Ministerial world. This post is a summary of his talk.
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Software Freedom Day Inter-college Contest
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 13, 2010
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last modified
Apr 04, 2011 07:24 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights
The Centre for Internet and Society in partnership with Mahiti Infotech is co-organising the Software Freedom Day at Gandhi Statue, MG Road, Bangalore on 18 September 2010.
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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 on the Work of the Committee in the 21st SCCR
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Nov 23, 2010
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last modified
May 29, 2014 06:57 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The twenty-first session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was held in Geneva from 8 to 12 November 2010. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the conference and represented the Centre for Internet and Society.
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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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Sub$-100 Phones: Browser Compatibility Tests
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
Jul 09, 2016
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last modified
Feb 16, 2017 04:47 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
This post documents the results of browser compatibility tests conducted on six out of eight specimen mobile phones being studied under the Pervasive Technologies project. These phones are Internet-enabled and cost the equivalent of USD 100 or less in India. Rohini Lakshané and CIS volunteer Dhananjay Balan carried out the tests. Intern Shreshth Wadhwa provided assistance.
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Summary of CIS Comments to DIPP’s Discussion Paper on SEPs and their availability on FRAND terms
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Apr 26, 2016
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last modified
Apr 26, 2016 12:07 PM
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filed under:
DIPP,
Intellectual Property Rights,
FRAND,
Access to Knowledge
This blog post summarises CIS’ responses to DIPP’s Discussion Paper on SEPs and their availability on FRAND terms. The response made specific recommendations regarding adequacy of Indian law to determine SEP litigation, remedies for FRAND assured SEPs, FRAND royalty rates, SSO’s policies, parties’ non-disclosure agreements and transparency, and essentiality of SEPs and their declassification.
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Super Cassettes v. MySpace
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by
Ujwala Uppaluri
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published
Oct 30, 2012
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last modified
Oct 31, 2012 10:27 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Intermediary Liability,
Featured
The Delhi High Court’s judgment in Super Cassettes v. MySpace last July is worrying for a number of reasons. The court failed to appreciate the working of intermediaries online and disregard all pragmatic considerations involved. The consequences for free expression and particularly for file sharing by users of services online are especially unfavourable.
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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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The 'Dark Fibre' Files: Cable TV Technology for Dummies
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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published
May 11, 2009
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM
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filed under:
Piracy,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Cable TV
In the fourth entry documenting the making of 'Dark Fibre', a film by Jamie King and Peter Mann, Siddharth Chadha simplifies cable TV technology for the uninitiated.
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