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Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012
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by
Shiju Alex
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published
Sep 25, 2012
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last modified
Sep 28, 2012 03:41 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
The following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language Wikipedias during the period.
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Openness
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National IPR Policy Series : Who is a 'public authority' under the RTI Act?
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
May 21, 2015
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last modified
May 21, 2015 05:03 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
In this blog post, CIS intern Devrupa Rakshit examines case law with respect to the understanding of a 'public authority' under the Right to Information ("RTI") Act, 2005.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Report: Global Intellectual Property Convention 2015
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
May 22, 2015
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last modified
Jun 21, 2015 01:36 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The Global Intellectual Property Convention was held in January 2015 in Mumbai. Interns Anna Liz Thomas and Nayana Dasgupta assisted with the making of this report.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Odia Wikipedia Turning 13 this June 3
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jun 01, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:19 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Odia Wikipedia,
Event
The Odia Wikipedia is turning 13 this June 3. To celebrate this long time of the editor community's tireless effort to make it to the largest Odia-language online encyclopedia an event is being organised in Odisha' capital Bhubaneswar. Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge (CIS-A2K) is proudly sponsoring for this event. Subhashish Panigrahi and Rahmanuddin Shaik are representing CIS at this event.
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Openness
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Events
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Joining the Dots in India's Big-Ticket Mobile Phone Patent Litigation (Updated)
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
May 31, 2015
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last modified
May 06, 2018 03:51 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
An analysis of the significant commonalities and differences in various big-ticket lawsuits in India over the alleged infringement of mobile device patents.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Statement by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Broadcast Treaty at SCCR 30
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jul 02, 2015
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
The 30th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's ("WIPO") Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights ("SCCR") is underway in Geneva from 29 June, 2015 to 03 July, 2015. While CIS was unable to attend this meeting, we have the following statement to make on negotiations on the Proposed Treaty for Broadcasting Organizations.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Telugu Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Annamacharya library to preserve rare Telugu literature text
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by
Rahmanuddin Shaikh
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published
Aug 07, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:12 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Event,
Access to Knowledge
Telugu Wikipedia Community and the Centre for Internet & Society are conducting the Annamaya Library edit-a-thon on August 6, 2015 at Andhra Loyola College, Vijaywada.
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Openness
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Events
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Civic BRICS Forum 2015
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jul 24, 2015
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last modified
Aug 10, 2015 02:27 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
I attended the Civil BRICS Forum in Moscow last month. My session fell under the Economics and Trade category; and I spoke on the importance of maintaining a balanced IP regime, strengthening access to knowledge and medicines, and ensuring free speech and innovation. The event was held in Moscow from June 29 to July 1, 2015.
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Access to Knowledge
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News & Media
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Introduction
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by
Amulya Purushothama
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published
Aug 10, 2015
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last modified
Sep 03, 2015 03:17 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
In this blog post, Amulya Purushothama announces our new MHRD IPR Chair Series and charts the sequence of events, starting from the establishment of the MHRD IPR Chairs, to discussions surrounding their purpose and functioning, to concerns surrounding the lack of information about the IPR Chairs, the first round of RTIs CIS had filed in regard to this and the responses received. This series will document and analyze further RTIs filed and responses received in this regard.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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An Interview of Vera Franz
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 15, 2013
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last modified
Jul 15, 2013 09:49 AM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Video,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
This interview was conducted at the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities on June 26, 2013.
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News & Media