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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 1: by Anubha Sinha — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Jun 29, 2021 01:40 PM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Broadcasting, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1) transparency in SCCR work 2) limitations and exceptions 3) addressing the object of protection and overbroad scope of rights in the draft treaty text.
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Global Civil Society Coalition launches website to promote Access to Knowledge: by Anubha Sinha — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Oct 12, 2022 12:05 PM — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, movements
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Comments on the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019 concerning Statutory Licensing: by Anubha Sinha — published Jul 11, 2019 — last modified Jul 11, 2019 07:04 AM — filed under: License, Broadcasting, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments on the proposed rules 29,30,31 of the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019. The comments were made in response to Notification G.S.R 393(E) published in the Gazette of India on May 30, 2019.
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Should India adopt Plan S to realise Open Access to Public-funded Scientific Research?: by Anubha Sinha — published May 29, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 01:19 PM — filed under: Open Access, Access to Knowledge
Timely and affordable access to scientific research remains a problem in this digital day and age. Around three decades ago, the radical response that emerged was making public-funded scientific research “open access”, i.e. publishing it on the Web without any legal, technical or financial barriers to access and use such research. Several Indian public research institutions also adopted open access mandates and built self-archiving digital tools, however, the efforts haven’t yielded much. Most countries including India, continue to struggle with implementing open access. The latest international initiative (created in Europe) to remedy this problem is Plan S. Plan S is has been positioned as a strategy to implement immediate open access to scientific publications from 2021 – which India is considering adopting. This article unpacks the disorderly growth of open access in India, and discusses the gap between the Plan's vision and current Indian scenario in some respects.
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Views on on the proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations at side-event organised by Knowledge Ecology International: by Anubha Sinha — published Nov 29, 2018 — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, Broadcast Treaty, Broadcasting, WIPO
On November 27, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) organised a side event during deliberations of the 37th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Electronic Information for Libraries (eiFL.net), Corporacion Innovarte, Creative Commons, and Knowledge Ecology International appraised the current text for the proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations (Revised Consolidated Text on Definitions, Object of Protection, Rights to be Granted and Other Issues, SCCR/36/6). Speakers provided an overview of the treaty, explained the potential risks and problems caused, and proposed solutions to narrow the Treaty’s scope and limit the damage. Below is a transcript of the remarks made by Anubha Sinha who represented CIS at this event.
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37th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Agenda on Limitations and Exceptions: by Anubha Sinha — published Nov 29, 2018 — last modified Nov 29, 2018 10:20 AM — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Anubha Sinha, attending the 37th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from November 26, 2018 to November 30, 2018, made this statement on the agenda on limitations and exceptions on behalf of CIS on Day 3, November 28.
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37th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: by Anubha Sinha — published Nov 29, 2018 — last modified Nov 29, 2018 10:08 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Anubha Sinha, attending the 37th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from November 26, 2018 to November 30, 2018, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 1, November 26.
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Maharashtra's Copyright Policy Makes Education Unaffordable: by Anubha Sinha — published Jun 26, 2018 — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge
In an alarming development for Indian students, Balbharati – the Maharashtra state bureau of textbook production and curriculum research – has issued a copyright policy that forces all publishers, digital educational-content creators, and coaching classes to obtain expensive licenses for developing material directly or indirectly relating to Balbharati’s content.
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on Draft Action Plan for Educational and Research Institutions and Persons with Other Disabilities: by Anubha Sinha — published May 31, 2018 — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Anubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 4, May 31.
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Draft Action Plan for Libraries, Archives and Museums: by Anubha Sinha — published May 31, 2018 — last modified May 31, 2018 09:47 AM — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Anubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Draft Action Plan on advancing limitations and exceptions for libraries, archives and Museums on behalf of CIS on Day 3, May 30.
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