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Civil Society Letter Against TRIPS-Plus IP Enforcement: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 18, 2009 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:48 PM — 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.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Letter from Civil Society Organizations to CII: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 18, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:15 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
A total of 29 groups and individuals expressed their concern about the drive by CII to introduce TRIPS-plus enforcement standards in India.
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Piracy Boils Down to Convenience: by Radha Rao — published Aug 15, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:15 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
Commercial Piracy is on the rise. But how big a role does money have to play in the piracy game was the question we asked those seated on either side of the proverbial fence.
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Response to the Call from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Review of the Copyright Act: by Sanchia de Souza — published Jul 30, 2009 — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:51 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Accessibility
This blog entry contains a letter sent by Rahul Cherian of Indojuris and Nirmita Narsimhan of the Centre for Internet and Society in response to a call from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for review of the Copyright Act.
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Comments on the Draft Rules under the Information Technology Act: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 28, 2009 — last modified Sep 21, 2011 06:13 AM — 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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Emerging Bit Torrent Trends in India: by Siddharth Chadha — published Jun 15, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:44 AM — filed under: Cyberspace, internet and society, Piracy, Intellectual Property Rights, cybercultures, cyberspaces
Internet has been a revelation ever since its introduction. The writer in this blog examines how the progress made by Internet based technologies could never be reversed.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Consumers International IP Watch List 2009: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 05, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: Piracy, Consumer Rights, Intellectual Property Rights, Fair Dealings
In response to the US Special 301 report, Consumers International brought out an IP Watch List. CIS contributed the India Country Report for the Watch List.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Letter on South Africa's IPRs from Publicly Financed R&D Regulations: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 02, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Bayh-Dole, Intellectual Property Rights, Open Access, Open Innovation
Being interested in legislations in developing nations styled after the United States' Bayh-Dole Act, CIS responded to the call issued by the South African Department of Science and Technology for comments to the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Regulations.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
WIPO Broadcast Treaty and Webcasting: by Pranesh Prakash — published May 25, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Broadcasting, WIPO
On Friday, 8 May 2009, at Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting held a stakeholders' briefing meeting on the Broadcast Treaty that has been on the table at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The purpose of that meeting was to inform the relevant stakeholders of the developments in Geneva, as well as to garner input from them regarding the stance to be adopted by India at the WIPO. Pranesh Prakash from the Centre for Internet and Society participated and made a presentation on webcasting, highlighting the differences between webcasting and broadcasting, and arguing that webcasting should not be part of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty.
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Seminar on Exceptions and Limitations in Copyright: by Sanchia de Souza — published May 21, 2009 — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:50 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
This is a report on a seminar organised by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, and Government of India on 14 and 15 May 2009, in Kochi, Kerala, to look at exceptions and limitations in copyright. Programme Manager Nirmita Narsimhan, of the Centre for Internet and Society, attended the seminar.
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