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Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 13, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM — filed under: ,
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
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Blog Entry TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs
by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 21, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
For most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' will result in overregulation of new media.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 26, 2012 — last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Emerging Issues in the Internet of Things
by Admin — published Oct 03, 2017 — filed under: ,
Andrew Rens will give a talk about research that he is doing at the Internet Governance Lab on October 23, 2017 at the Centre for Internet & Society in Bengaluru.
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Blog Entry The Fundamental Right to Privacy: An Analysis
by Amber Sinha — published Sep 27, 2017 — last modified Oct 04, 2017 11:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
Last​ ​month’s​ ​judgment​ ​by​ ​the​ ​nine​ ​judge​ ​referral​ ​bench​ ​was​ ​an​ ​emphatic endorsement​ ​of​ ​the​ ​the​ ​constitutional​ ​right​ ​to​ ​privacy.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​course​ ​of​ ​a​ ​547​ ​page judgment,​ ​the​ ​bench​ ​affirmed​ ​the​ ​fundamental​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​privacy reading​ ​it​ ​into​ ​the​ ​values​ ​of​ ​dignity​ ​and​ ​liberty.​ In the course of a few short papers, we will dissect the various aspects of the right to privacy as put forth by the nine judge constitutional bench in the Puttaswamy matter. The papers will focus on the sources, structure, scope, breadth, and future of privacy. Here are the first three papers, authored by Amber Sinha and edited by Elonnai Hickok.
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Blog Entry Revisiting Per Se vs Rule of Reason in Light of the Intel Conditional Rebate Case
by Shruthi Anand — published Oct 04, 2017 — last modified Oct 04, 2017 01:45 PM — filed under: ,
Recent developments in the European Union (EU) regarding the antitrust case against Intel have brought back into focus two rules of competition law analysis- the per se rule and the rule of reason. In light of the decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the matter, this Note examines the application of the two rules to the case in detail. Additionally, it analyzes the statutory and judicial basis for the rules in the context of the EU and Indian competition law regimes, and concludes by identifying some areas in which these concepts would be relevant.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Tangled Web
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 23, 2012 — filed under: ,
Government and social networking sites at loggerheads as debate rages over freedom of expression, writes Kumar Anshuman and Nikita Doval in this story published in the Week on Saturday, 21 January 2012.
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On the net, red herring
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2011 — last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:49 AM — filed under:
They are often the first clue in cyber crimes.But IP addresses may not be totally foolproof, writes Javed Anwer. Sunil Abraham has been quoted in this article published in the Times of India on 4 December 2011.
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Why this ‘kolaveri di' is India's coming of age
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2011 — filed under:
In the last two weeks, two videos have gone viral on the Internet in India. One, the catchy Tanglish-folksy ‘Why this kolaveri di' video, and two, the flash mob at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai where a few hundred Mumbaikars were seen shaking a leg to the Bollywood hit, ‘Rang de basanti'. Nishant Shah, Director-Research has been quoted in this article by Deepa Kurup which was published in the Hindu on 4 December 2011.
Located in Internet Governance
Google V/s Kapil Sibal
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2011 — filed under: ,
Mr Kapil Sibal was quoted by the Hindu* today as saying that "he had been left with no choice" because the internet companies "refused to delete incendiary hate-speech."
Located in News & Media
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