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CIS-TWN Analysis of WIPO Treaty for the Print Disabled (SCCR/22/15)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 04, 2011
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last modified
Oct 12, 2011 08:29 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
CIS and the Third World Network (TWN) conducted a quick analysis of the "Consensus document on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities presented by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States of America" presented as WIPO document numbered SCCR/22/15.
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Civil Society groups urge State Judicial Academy to restructure agenda for Judges' Roundtable meet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 03, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 10:47 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights
Some of the Civil Society groups in the country have urged the Maharashtra State Judicial Academy to restructure the agenda for the 'Judges Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights Adjudication' being held in Mumbai on July 24 and 25 to promote public interest and a deeper understanding of intellectual property amongst judicial officers. FICCI is the joint organiser of the event.
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Civil Society Letter Against TRIPS-Plus IP Enforcement
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 18, 2009
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last modified
Sep 22, 2011 12:48 PM
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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.
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Comment by CIS at ACE on Presentation on French Charter on the Fight against Cyber-Counterfeiting
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 01, 2011
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last modified
Dec 01, 2011 11:59 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Piracy,
Censorship,
WIPO
The seventh session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Advisory Committee on Enforcement is being held in Geneva on November 30 and December 1, 2011. Pranesh Prakash responded to a presentation by Prof. Pierre Sirinelli of the École de droit de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 on 'The French Charter on the Fight against Cyber-Counterfeiting of December 16, 2009' with this comment.
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Comments on the Broadcast Treaty and Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives
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by
Smitha Krishna Prasad
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published
Nov 29, 2012
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last modified
Dec 04, 2012 11:11 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
This November at WIPO the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was witness to a tough negotiation on the proposed Treaty providing access to copyrighted materials to visually impaired persons. In between these discussions, the SCCR also found time to have two short plenary sessions on the proposed broadcast treaty as well as working documents on exceptions for libraries and archives.
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Comments on the Draft Rules under the Information Technology Act
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 28, 2009
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last modified
Sep 21, 2011 06:13 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Encryption,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Intermediary Liability,
Publications,
Censorship
The Centre for Internet and Society commissioned an advocate, Ananth Padmanabhan, to produce a comment on the Draft Rules that have been published by the government under the Information Technology Act. In his comments, Mr. Padmanabhan highlights the problems with each of the rules and presents specific recommendations on how they can be improved. These comments were sent to the Department of Information and Technology.
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Comments on the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs)
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Sep 21, 2015
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last modified
Oct 27, 2015 02:46 PM
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filed under:
Software Patents,
Access to Knowledge,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Indian Patents Act Section 3(k),
Patents
Recently, the Indian Patents Office released the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (“2015 Guidelines/ Guidelines”) in an attempt to clarify examination of software related patents in India. This post is a pure analysis of the 2015 Guidelines. The new Guidelines, essentially, narrow the exclusions of secttion 3(k), thereby enlarging the scope of software related applications eligible for a patent grant. More alarmingly, there is low emphasis on the application of the subject matter test, increased ambiguity on the nature of subject matter and an exclusionary list of examples appended to the document. In the following post, CIS highlights these concerns and presents solutions, and also proposes a definition of "computer programme per se".
Read on to understand how the new guidelines will potentially lead to an increase in software patenting activity by expanding the scope of patentable subject matter – in negation of the legislative intent of section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970.
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Comments on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: Technical Background Paper Prepared by the WIPO Secretariat
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari and Amulya Purushothama
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published
Jun 28, 2015
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last modified
Sep 03, 2015 01:47 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
Technical Background Paper prepared by the WIPO Secretariat in relation to the Broadcast Treaty (“Technical Background Paper) provides information on new and emerging technologies and on legal developments in the broadcasting sector. This Technical Background Paper will be discussed at the upcoming 30th session of the SCCR in Geneva on 29th June- 3rd July 2015. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India had called for comments on the same. This is a submission made by Nehaa Chaudhari and Amulya Purushothama on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society in this regard.
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Comments on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Draft)
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Nov 26, 2012
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last modified
Dec 01, 2012 03:36 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The Department of Science and Technology invited public comments on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Draft). Accordingly, the Centre for Internet and Society has made the following comments on the draft policy document.
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Comments to the Ministry on WIPO Broadcast Treaty (March 2011)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 21, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Broadcasting,
Submissions,
Technological Protection Measures
As a follow up to a stakeholder meeting called by the MHRD on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty, CIS provided written comments on the April 2007 Non-Paper of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty, emphasising the need for a signal-based approach to be taken on the Broadcast Treaty, and making it clear that India should continue to oppose the creation of new rights for webcasters.
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