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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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WIPO Delegates Hear Concerns of NGOs on Exceptions for Libraries: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 19, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:40 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
As World Intellectual Property Organization member states launched into discussions on exceptions and limitations to copyright for the benefit of libraries and archives this week, non-governmental organisations were given the opportunity to present their views on the issue. They delivered vibrant, sometimes contradictory, statements on the opportunity for a treaty to preserve exceptions in the international copyright system.
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WIPO reaches agreement on treaty for blind: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 01, 2013 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Officials at the World Intellectual Property Organisation have reached an agreement to provide wider access to books for the visually impaired in different countries, a long-pending demand of the World Blind Union and activist groups.
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WIPO SCCR 24 Pre-lunch Text (July 19, 2012): by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 24, 2012 — last modified Jul 25, 2012 03:36 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
This is a rough transcript of the WIPO-SCCR discussions.
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WIPO SCCR 24 Pre-lunch Text (July 20, 2012): by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 24, 2012 — last modified Jul 25, 2012 03:36 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
This is a rough transcript of the WIPO-SCCR discussions.
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WIPO SCCR 24 Pre-lunch Text (July 23, 2012): by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 25, 2012 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
This is a rough transcript of the WIPO-SCCR discussions.
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WIPO SCCR 24 Pre-lunch Text (July 24, 2012): by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 25, 2012 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
This is a rough transcript of the WIPO-SCCR discussions.
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Workshop on Competition Law and Policy: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 21, 2016 — last modified Oct 23, 2016 01:51 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
National School of Law India University and the Delegation of European Union to India jointly organized a workshop at Competition Commission of India in New Delhi from October 19 - 21, 2016. Anubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané participated and made presentations.
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Workshop on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and China: by Anubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané — published Sep 28, 2016 — last modified Oct 09, 2016 04:41 AM — filed under: Peer Production, Access to Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights, Open Hardware, Open Innovation, Mobile Apps, Patents
Anubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané presented at the SMU-JINDAL-RENMIN Workshop on “Innovation, Economic Development, and IP in India and China,” co-organised by the Singapore Management University, O.P. Jindal Global University, and Renmin University of China, in Delhi during September 27-28, 2016. Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, delivered the inaugural address at the workshop.
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World IT Forum 2009: by Pranesh Prakash — published Sep 08, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:44 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
At the World IT Forum, Pranesh Prakash made a brief presentation on intellectual property rights, how ill-suited they are to be considered "property" rights, and how they have been foisted upon the developing world.
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