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‘Miracle at Marrakesh’ to help visually impaired read: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 30, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 10:07 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The treaty will make access to books for the visually impaired, blind and print disabled easier.
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CIS's Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the Blind: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 28, 2013 — last modified Jul 03, 2013 12:01 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, Featured, WIPO
Pranesh Prakash read out an abridged version of this statement as his closing remarks in Marrakesh, where the WIPO Treaty for the Blind (the "Marrakesh Treaty") has been successfully concluded. The Marrakesh Treaty aims to facilitate access to published works by blind persons, persons with visual impairment, and other print disabled persons, by requiring mandatory exceptions in copyright law to enable conversions of books into accessible formats, and by enabling cross-border transfer of accessible format books.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
A 'Kannada' Wikipedia Workshop for Bloggers: by U.B.Pavanaja — published Jun 28, 2013 — last modified Jul 03, 2013 10:19 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
On Sunday, June 23, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Suchitra, Bengaluru for Kannada bloggers by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. This blog post gives a report on the workshop.
Located in Openness / Blog
A Treat for the Blind: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 11, 2013 06:02 AM — filed under: Copyright, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
The WIPO treaty will provide copyright exceptions on books making them available to blind people in formats they can use.
Located in News & Media
Letter for Establishment of Patent Pool for Low-cost Access Devices through Compulsory Licenses: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jun 27, 2013 08:06 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Patents, Access to Knowledge
On June 27, 2013, CIS sent a letter for establishment of a patent pool for low cost access devices through compulsory licenses.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Pervasive Technologies: Patent Pools: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 03, 2013 06:57 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Publications, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
In this research paper, Nehaa Chaudhari gives an analysis of patent pools. She discusses the working of a patent pool, study patent pool in other areas of technology, and patenting in telecom and related technology.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Wikipedia Visual Editor: by Nitika Tandon — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 11, 2013 06:14 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
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Primer on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 25, 2013 — filed under: Copyright, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
In this primer, Pranesh Prakash and Puneeth Nagaraj explain what effects a WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired can have and who's opposing it.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Wiki donors: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 21, 2013 — last modified Jul 01, 2013 04:19 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Time Out finds out what Wikipedia’s doing to turn the info mammoth Kannada friendly
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My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad: by T. Vishnu Vardhan — published Jun 19, 2013 — last modified Aug 19, 2013 06:51 AM — filed under: Digital Activism, Art, Access to Knowledge, Digital Access, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Cybercultures, Telugu Wikipedia, Open Content, Communities, Openness, Meeting, Event
On March 8, 2013, a day-long Telugu Wikipedia training workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team at the Golden Threshold, Nampally, Hyderabad in collaboration with Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad. This blog post gives a concise account of the event.
Located in Openness / Blog

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