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- Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of Websites after Sony Complains Infringement of 2014 FIFA World Cup Telecast Rights — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jul 08, 2014 07:02 AM
- Of late the Indian judiciary has been issuing John Doe orders to block websites, most recently in Multi Screen Media v. Sunit Singh and Others. The order mandated blocking of 472 websites, out of which approximately 267 websites were blocked as on July 7, 2014. This trend is an extremely dangerous one because it encourages flagrant censorship by intermediaries based on a judicial order which does not provide for specific blocking of a URL, instead provides for blocking of the entire website.
- India's Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty Celebrated; Accessible Books Consortium Launched — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 01, 2014 11:09 AM
- On Day 1 of the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”), the WIPO organized an event to mark India’s ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013 (“Marrakesh Treaty”), and to launch the Accessible Books Consortium (“ABC”).
- The Embodiment of the Right to Privacy within Domestic Legislation — by Tanvi Mani — last modified Sep 08, 2014 02:37 AM
- The Right to Privacy is a pivotal construct, essential to the actualization of justice, fairness and equity within any democratic society. It is an instrument used to secure the boundaries of an individual’s personal space, in his interaction with not only the rest of society but also the State.
- Enabling Elections — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 10, 2014 12:12 AM
- For making the 2014 General Elections in India participatory and accessible for voters with disabilities the Centre for Law and Policy Research and the Centre for Internet and Society have come up with a report. The report addresses the barriers that people with disabilities face during elections and recommends solutions for the same.
- Institute for Internet & Society 2014, Pune — by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 07, 2014 11:31 AM
- Last month, activists, journalists, researchers, and members of civil society came together at the 2014 Institute for Internet & Society in Pune, which was hosted by CIS and funded by the Ford Foundation. The Institute was a week long, in which participants heard from speakers from various backgrounds on issues arising out of the intersection of internet and society, such as intellectual property, freedom of expression, and accessibility, to name a few. Below is an official reporting summarizing sessions that took place.
- Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 3) — by Ananth Padmanabhan — last modified Feb 14, 2014 05:13 AM
- In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the third and concluding part, he looks at the Indian law in the Copyright Act and the Information Technology Act, and concludes that both those laws restrain courts and private companies from ordering an ISP to block a website for copyright infringement.
- Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 2) — by Ananth Padmanabhan — last modified Mar 06, 2014 04:48 PM
- In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the second part, he looks at the law laid down by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on secondary and contributory copyright infringement, and finds that those wouldn't allow Indian courts to grant "John Doe" orders against ISPs.
- CIS-A2K: Work Accomplished on Konkani Wikipedia — by Nitika Tandon — last modified Dec 31, 2013 11:48 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K team) is pleased to share with you the key accomplishments about the work it accomplished on Konkani Wikipedia from September to December 2013 in this report. In accordance with the Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge Program’s (CIS-A2K) Konkani Work Plan 2013-14 the program has invested time and effort to build Konkani Wikimedia community and projects.
- CIS-A2K Narrative Report (September 2012 – June 2013) — by Vishnu Vardhan, Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 30, 2013 11:18 AM
- This narrative report captures the work done by the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in the first ten months of the grant. The report also throws some light on the CIS-A2K program strategy in the next one year.
- Train the Trainer Program — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 18, 2013 07:52 AM
- Wikipedians, about 20 of them, from 10 different cities, speaking 8 different languages, joined together for the first ever four days "Train the Trainer Program" organised by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in Bangalore from October 3 to 6, 2013.
- Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry — by Maria Xynou — last modified Nov 14, 2013 04:21 PM
- In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
- Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM
- The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
- Institute on Internet & Society: Event Report — by Srividya Vaidyanathan — last modified Oct 15, 2013 06:48 AM
- The Institute on Internet and Society organized by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) with grant supported by the Ford Foundation took place from June 8 to 14, 2013 at the Golden Palms Resort in Bangalore.
- Whose Change is it Anyway? — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:56 AM
- This thought piece is an attempt to reflect critically on existing practices of “making change” and its implications for the future of citizen action in information and network societies. It observes that change is constantly and explicitly invoked at different stages in research, practice, and policy in relation to digital technologies, citizen action, and network societies.
- CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
- Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked URLs by Department of Telecommunications (IIPM Edition) — by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Feb 17, 2013 07:35 AM
- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its order dated February 14, 2013 has issued directions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block seventy eight URLs. The block order has been issued as a result of a court order. Snehashish Ghosh does a preliminary analysis of the list of websites blocked as per the DoT order.
- Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRs — by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jan 30, 2013 05:36 AM
- This piece discusses the five major questions that have been the subject of debate after the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT). The politics surrounding the WCIT are not discussed here but it must be kept in mind that they have played a significant role in the outcome of the conference and in some of the debates about it.
- Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM
- Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
