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Don't Shoot the Messenger: Speech on Intermediary Liability at 22nd SCCR of WIPO: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 08, 2011 — last modified Jun 01, 2012 03:01 PM — filed under: Intermediary Liability, Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
This is a speech made by Pranesh Prakash at an side-event co-organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Internet Society on intermediary liability, to coincide with the release of Prof. Lillian Edwards's WIPO-commissioned report on 'Role and Responsibility of the Internet Intermediaries in the Field of Copyright'.
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June 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 29, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 07:14 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:
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Statement of CIS, India, on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 22nd SCCR: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 22, 2011 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, Broadcasting, Technological Protection Measures
The twenty-second session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from June 15 to June 24, 2011. Nirmita Narasimhan and Pranesh Prakash are attending the conference. CIS delivered its statement, on the Broadcast Treaty, and made it available in print form as well.
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Putting a Lid on Royalty Outflows — How the RBI can Help Reduce India's IP Costs: by Sanjana Govil — published Jun 17, 2011 — last modified Jan 26, 2012 05:11 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
While entrepreneurs, IP rights-holders and everyone else who has a stake continue to voice their opinions on the appropriate shape that the Indian IP regime ought to take, they tend to narrow their discussions to the language of substantive IP laws. However, there are regulations that cannot be found in the Patent Act, Copyright Act or Trademarks Act which nevertheless have an impact on how much one is paying for intellectual property. Paying attention to these external factors might just provide a simple solution to your IP woes.
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May 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:23 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage.
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Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011 — India Report: by Pranesh Prakash — published May 17, 2011 — last modified May 29, 2014 05:52 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
Pranesh Prakash prepared the India Report for the Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011. The report was published on the A2K Network website.
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April 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:45 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:
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March 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:59 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage.
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Comments to the Ministry on WIPO Broadcast Treaty (March 2011): by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 21, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights, Broadcasting, Submissions, Technological Protection Measures
As a follow up to a stakeholder meeting called by the MHRD on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty, CIS provided written comments on the April 2007 Non-Paper of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty, emphasising the need for a signal-based approach to be taken on the Broadcast Treaty, and making it clear that India should continue to oppose the creation of new rights for webcasters.
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Pirates, Plagiarisers, Publishers: by Prashant Iyengar — published Mar 09, 2011 — last modified May 29, 2014 05:55 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
This article attempts to rescue not by denying the charges of plagiarism, but by charting an alternative trajectory of plagiarism so that each successive instance does not amplify our sense of embarrassment and crisis in the academy. The article by Prashant Iyengar was published in the Economic & Political Weekly, February 26, 2011, Vol XLVI No 9.
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