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June 2018 Newsletter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 30, 2018
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last modified
Aug 11, 2018 02:52 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Researchers at Work,
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
CIS newsletter for the month of June 2018.
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Maharashtra's Copyright Policy Makes Education Unaffordable
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jun 26, 2018
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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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May 2018 Newsletter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 31, 2018
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last modified
Jun 12, 2018 02:03 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
CIS newsletter for the month of May 2018.
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on Draft Action Plan for Educational and Research Institutions and Persons with Other Disabilities
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 31, 2018
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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
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 31, 2018
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last modified
May 31, 2018 09:47 AM
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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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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on Limitations and Exceptions Agenda
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 31, 2018
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last modified
May 31, 2018 09:43 AM
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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 Limitations and Exceptions agenda on behalf of CIS on Day 3, May 30.
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NGOs circulate letter at WIPO SCCR/36 raising serious concerns about draft Broadcasting Treaty
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 29, 2018
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
At the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), negotiations on the Broadcasting Treaty continue - this time with a sense of urgency to present results of the 20 year negotiations to the UN General Assembly, scheduled in September this year. There remain long-pending issues within the Treaty, which have largely been ignored or weakly acknowledged by the Committee. In view of the threats that this Treaty poses to Access to Knowledge and the mission of educators, archivists, researchers, libraries and creators, NGOs at WIPO (including CIS) have circulated the letter below.
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 28, 2018
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filed under:
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 1, May 28.
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Blogs
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An open data ecosystem can boost India's GDP by $22 B and double farmer income
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by
Admin
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published
May 23, 2018
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filed under:
Open Data,
Access to Knowledge,
Openness
MeiTY says increased data transparency will drive growth and improve governance across key industry sectors in the time to come.
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News & Media
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Putting women human rights activists on the world map
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by
Admin
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published
May 20, 2018
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filed under:
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Birubala Rabha may be a household name in Assam, but her crusade against the practice of witch-hunting in her State has not got the attention it deserves from the nation or the world. Barring a handful of articles in print and online publications, little has been written about her fight that spans over two decades. There is no mention of her on Wikipedia.
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