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China Club instead of Bombay Club?: by Shyam Ponappa — published May 13, 2010 — last modified May 10, 2012 10:35 AM — filed under: Telecom
Emulate China's coordinated policies for strategic sectors, and we'll rely less on commodity exports, says Shyam Ponappa in his article in the Business Standard on May 13, 2010.
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Biometry Is Watching: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
In its first steps, the UID drive encounters practical problems, raises ethical questions, reports Sugata Srinivasaraju in Outlook.
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What Women Want: The ability debates: by Prasad Krishna — published May 06, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — filed under: Accessibility
In this article published in the Hindu, Deepa Alexander argues that the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act (1957) are restrictive and discriminatory.
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Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010: by Pranesh Prakash — published Apr 28, 2010 — last modified May 17, 2012 04:51 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, FLOSS, Technological Protection Measures, Publications
In this post Pranesh Prakash conducts a legal exegesis of section 65A of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which deals with the stuff that enables 'Digital Rights/Restrictions Management', i.e., Technological Protection Measures. He notes that while the provision avoids some mistakes of the American law, it still poses grave problems to consumers, and that there are many uncertainties in it still.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
When Copyright Goes Bad: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 23, 2010 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:37 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
A part of the Access to Knowledge Project, this short film by Consumers International is available on DVD and online at A2Knetwork.org/film.
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April 2010 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 23, 2010 — last modified Aug 13, 2012 04:51 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Intellectual Property Rights, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! We bring you updates of our research, events and news for the month of April 2010.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Does the Safe-Harbor Program Adequately Address Third Parties Online?: by Rebecca Schild — published Apr 16, 2010 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:19 AM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Facebook, Data Protection, Social Networking
While many citizens outside of the US and EU benefit from the data privacy provisions the Safe Harbor Program, it remains unclear how successfully the program can govern privacy practices when third-parties continue to gain more rights over personal data. Using Facebook as a site of analysis, I will attempt to shed light on the deficiencies of the framework for addressing the complexity of data flows in the online ecosystem.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
March 2010 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2010 — last modified Aug 13, 2012 05:02 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Intellectual Property Rights, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! We bring you updates of our research, news, and events for the month of March 2010 in this bulletin.
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CI Global Meeting on A2K: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 21, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:08 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
CIS is a co-sponsor of the Consumers International Meeting on A2K
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CPOV : Wikipedia Research Initiative: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 16, 2010 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:52 AM — filed under: Conference, Open Standards, Digital Activism, Digital Governance, Digital Access, Public Accountability, Research, Featured
The Second event, towards building the Critical Point of View Reader on Wikipedia, brings a range of scholars, practitioners, theorists and activists to critically reflect on the state of Wikipedia in our contemporary Information Societies. Organised in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by the Institute of Network Cultures, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, the event builds on the debates and discussions initiated at the WikiWars that launched off the knowledge network in Bangalore in January 2010. Follow the Live Tweets at #CPOV
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