Centre for Internet & Society

Do You Have the Right to Unlock Your Smart Phone?

Posted by Puneeth Nagaraj at Aug 07, 2013 07:30 AM |

In this blog post Puneeth Nagaraj looks at the recent controversy over the expiration of the exemption granted by the US Library of Congress for unlocking phones and compares the Indian position as per a 2005 Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment.

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A Telegu Wiki Meetup @ CIS

Posted by SJ Veera (Telugu Wikipedian) at Aug 05, 2013 01:00 PM |

Telugu Wikipedians had their monthly meetup at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore on Saturday, July 13, 2013, 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

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A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Sagara

Posted by U.B.Pavanaja at Jul 31, 2013 11:50 AM |

On Sunday, July 28, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Sagara, Shimoga Dist, Karnataka by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. In this post, I share with you the happenings from the workshop.

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Comments on the Draft Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions

Posted by Puneeth Nagaraj at Jul 31, 2013 05:45 AM |

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) submitted the below comments to the office of the Controller General of Patents Designs & Trademarks, Mumbai on July 26, 2013.

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A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Hubli

A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Hubli

Posted by U.B.Pavanaja at Jul 23, 2013 07:30 AM |

On Sunday, July 21, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Hubli by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. This blog post throws more light on the workshop.

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The ASSOCHAM International Conference on the "Interface between Intellectual Property and Competition Law"

Posted by Nehaa Chaudhari at Jul 22, 2013 05:55 AM |

An international conference on interface between intellectual property and competition law was organized by ASSOCHAM on July 12, 2013 in New Delhi. In this post, Nehaa Chaudhari shares select notes from the conference.

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Indian Language Wikipedia Statistics (September 2012 – April 2013)

Posted by T.Vishnu Vardhan, Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi at Jun 30, 2013 02:50 PM |

The Access to Knowledge team carried out a quantitative analysis to identify trends and growth patterns in Indian Language Wikipedias over the time period from September 2012 to April 2013.

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CIS's Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the Blind

Posted by Pranesh Prakash at Jun 28, 2013 03:25 PM |

Pranesh Prakash read out an abridged version of this statement as his closing remarks in Marrakesh, where the WIPO Treaty for the Blind (the "Marrakesh Treaty") has been successfully concluded. The Marrakesh Treaty aims to facilitate access to published works by blind persons, persons with visual impairment, and other print disabled persons, by requiring mandatory exceptions in copyright law to enable conversions of books into accessible formats, and by enabling cross-border transfer of accessible format books.

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A 'Kannada' Wikipedia Workshop for Bloggers

A 'Kannada' Wikipedia Workshop for Bloggers

Posted by U.B.Pavanaja at Jun 28, 2013 07:00 AM |

On Sunday, June 23, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Suchitra, Bengaluru for Kannada bloggers by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. This blog post gives a report on the workshop.

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Letter for Establishment of Patent Pool for Low-cost Access Devices through Compulsory Licenses

Posted by Nehaa Chaudhari at Jun 27, 2013 08:10 AM |

On June 27, 2013, CIS sent a letter for establishment of a patent pool for low cost access devices through compulsory licenses.

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Pervasive Technologies: Patent Pools

In this research paper, Nehaa Chaudhari gives an analysis of patent pools. She discusses the working of a patent pool, study patent pool in other areas of technology, and patenting in telecom and related technology.

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Primer on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired

Posted by Pranesh Prakash at Jun 25, 2013 08:47 AM |

In this primer, Pranesh Prakash and Puneeth Nagaraj explain what effects a WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired can have and who's opposing it.

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My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad

My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad

On March 8, 2013, a day-long Telugu Wikipedia training workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team at the Golden Threshold, Nampally, Hyderabad in collaboration with Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad. This blog post gives a concise account of the event.

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India- EU FTA: A Note on the Copyright Issues

In this blog post, Nehaa Chaudhari gives us an overview of some of the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the copyright issues identified therein.

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A Telugu Wiki Meetup @ CIS, Bangalore

A Telugu Wiki Meetup @ CIS, Bangalore

Posted by SJ Veera at Jun 11, 2013 04:00 AM |

On June 2, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) hosted a Telugu wiki meetup in its Bangalore office. Updates from the meetup is shared in this blog post.

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CIS Signs MOU with TISS, Mumbai

Posted by Prasad Krishna at May 31, 2013 01:00 AM |

The Access to Knowledge (A2K) team from the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has signed a MOU with the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai.

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On the Unfortunate Rise of the Indian SLAPP Suit

Posted by Ujwala Uppaluri at May 27, 2013 07:00 AM |

It is not news in this country when the law or other institutions of the state, are used as tools by which to threaten or intimidate citizens into submission to a particular course of action or to a particular point of view. Unfortunate as that is, today’s post will deal with the rising incidence of SLAPP suits, an abuse of the adjudicatory process that is also a feature in a number of jurisdictions elsewhere.

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Odia Wikipedia: Needs Assessment

Posted by Subhashish Panigrahi at May 11, 2013 01:00 PM |

This blog encompasses the status of Odia Wikipedia and assessment of the needs for growth of the community.

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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by July 1, 2013.

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Analysis of Konkani Wikipedia: Facts & Challenges

Posted by Nitika Tandon at Apr 30, 2013 05:00 AM |

Nitika Tandon, in this blog post, provides an analysis of the Konkani Wikipedia. She reflects on the challenges faced by Konkani Wikipedia and identifies four possible solutions.

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