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Statement of CIS on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 23rd SCCR
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 29, 2011
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last modified
Nov 30, 2011 06:55 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Broadcasting,
WIPO
The twenty-third session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from November 22, 2011 to December 2, 2011. Pranesh Prakash delivered this statement on a new proposal made by South Africa and Mexico (SCCR/23/6) on a treaty for broadcasters.
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Of Jesters, Clowns and Pranksters: YouTube and the Condition of Collaborative Authorship
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Nov 03, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:24 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright
The idea of a single author creating cinematic objects in a well-controlled scheme of support system and production/distribution infrastructure has been fundamentally challenged by the emergence of digital video sharing sites like YouTube, writes Nishant Shah in this peer reviewed essay published in the Journal of Moving Images, Number 8, December 2009.
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CIS Comments on the Draft National Policy on Electronics
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 31, 2011
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last modified
Nov 01, 2011 12:05 AM
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filed under:
Government Feedback,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Internet Governance,
e-Governance,
Submissions,
Patents
These were the comments submitted by CIS to the request for comments put out by the Department of Information Technology on its draft 'National Policy on Electronics'.
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CIS-TWN Analysis of WIPO Treaty for the Print Disabled (SCCR/22/15)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 04, 2011
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last modified
Oct 12, 2011 08:29 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
CIS and the Third World Network (TWN) conducted a quick analysis of the "Consensus document on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities presented by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States of America" presented as WIPO document numbered SCCR/22/15.
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Exhaustion PDF
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Oct 03, 2011 05:16 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
file
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Publications
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Copyrights Amendment Bill to Be Tabled in Indian Parliament – Parallel Import provisions have Been Removed
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 14, 2011
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
This week, the Indian government’s Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament) will debate the Copyright Amendments Act.
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Calling Out the BSA on Its BS
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 09, 2011
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last modified
Sep 14, 2011 06:16 PM
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filed under:
Piracy,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is trying to pull wool over government officials' eyes by equating software piracy with tax losses. Pranesh Prakash points out how that argument lacks cogency, and that tax losses would be better averted if BSA's constituent companies just decided to pay full taxes in India.
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Indian Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended by Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010)
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by
admin
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last modified
Aug 24, 2011 06:58 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
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Photocopying the past
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Sep 02, 2011
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last modified
Sep 25, 2011 08:06 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
There is no single correct position when it comes to intellectual property or IP. In fact, there are at least five correct positions that you could possibly adopt based on who you are — a pro-creator position, a pro-entrepreneur position, a pro-government position, a pro-consumer position and a public interest position.
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Copyright Amendment Bill in Parliament
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Aug 30, 2011
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
The Copyright Amendment Bill is expected to be presented in the Rajya Sabha by the Minister for Human Resource and Development, Kapil Sibal today afternoon. The much awaited Bill (since it has been in the offing since 2006) has undergone significant changes since its initial appearance.
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