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WIPO Broadcast Treaty and Webcasting: by Pranesh Prakash — published May 25, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Broadcasting, WIPO
On Friday, 8 May 2009, at Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting held a stakeholders' briefing meeting on the Broadcast Treaty that has been on the table at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The purpose of that meeting was to inform the relevant stakeholders of the developments in Geneva, as well as to garner input from them regarding the stance to be adopted by India at the WIPO. Pranesh Prakash from the Centre for Internet and Society participated and made a presentation on webcasting, highlighting the differences between webcasting and broadcasting, and arguing that webcasting should not be part of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Seminar on Exceptions and Limitations in Copyright: by Sanchia de Souza — published May 21, 2009 — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:50 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
This is a report on a seminar organised by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, and Government of India on 14 and 15 May 2009, in Kochi, Kerala, to look at exceptions and limitations in copyright. Programme Manager Nirmita Narsimhan, of the Centre for Internet and Society, attended the seminar.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Letter to Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Advocating Adoption of FOSS in State IT Academies: by Sanchia de Souza — published May 19, 2009 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:55 AM — filed under: Openness, FLOSS
The Centre for Internet and Society is a signatory to a letter being sent to the Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, advocating the adoption of FOSS at state IT academies.
Located in Openness / Blog
Metaphors and Narratives: by Sanchia de Souza — published May 11, 2009 — last modified Aug 20, 2011 10:47 PM
A course designed for Christ College, Bangalore
Located in Publications (Automated) / Curricula & Teaching / Courses Taught and Designed by CIS
Access India Meet-Up, May 2009: by Sanchia de Souza — published May 11, 2009 — last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:50 AM — filed under: Event Type, Accessibility
Meet-up of members of Access India mailing list (open to invitees only)
Located in Events
Does India need its own Bayh-Dole?: by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 28, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:58 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
Article by Pranesh Prakash, Programme Manager at Centre for Internet and Society in the Indian Express, 24 April 2009
Located in News & Media
An Interview With Arjen Kamphuis: by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 28, 2009 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:01 AM — filed under: Interview, Open Standards, FLOSS, Intellectual Property Rights
In an email interview with the Centre for Internet and Society, Dutch open source activist Arjen Kamphuis discussed his experience of successfully working with the government for a policy mandating open standards for all government IT in the Netherlands.
Located in Openness / Blog
International Repository Infrastructure Workshop, Amsterdam, 16-17 March 2009: A Report: by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 27, 2009 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:01 AM — filed under: Open Access
Open Access activist Madhan Muthu recently attended the International Repository Infrastructure Workshop, held in Amsterdam, 16-17 March 2009, in company with CIS Distinguished Fellow Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam. In this entry, as a guest blogger for CIS, he files a report on the proceedings at the workshop.
Located in Openness / Blog
Archive and Access: The Inalienable Right to the Archives - Entering the Capital: by Rochelle Pinto — published Apr 18, 2009 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:42 AM — filed under: Archives
This entry complements the prior discussion by Aparna Balachandran of the Delhi State Archives and its status as a repository of records. Her discussion compares the place of the user and that of the document in the Delhi State Archives as opposed to in the National Archives. This post by Rochelle Pinto discusses questions relating to the National Archives of India and other archival entities.
Located in RAW / … / Blogs / We, the Cyborgs: Challenges for the Future of being Human
Journals, Open Access, Copyright, Repositories: by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 07, 2009 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:01 AM — filed under: Open Access
Prof N. Mukunda, Editor of Publications, The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, discusses open access in his keynote address at the 26 March 2009 one-day conference on 'Scholarly Communications in the Age of the Commons'.
Located in Openness / Blog

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