Posts

Consultation to Frame Rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014

by Prasad Krishna

• July 02, 2014

PMA Policy and COAI Recommendations

by Dipankar Das

• July 02, 2014

• Internet Governance, Privacy

ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy – I: DIDP Basics

by Vinayak Mithal

• July 01, 2014

• Internet Governance, Accountability, ICANN, DIDP, Transparency

In a series of blogposts, Vinayak Mithal analyses ICANN's reactive transparency mechanism, comparing it with freedom of information best practices. In this post, he describes the DIDP and its relevance for the Internet community.

TLD

by Geetha Hariharan

• July 01, 2014

Part of a web address

An Evidence based Intermediary Liability Policy Framework: Workshop at IGF

by Jyoti Panday

• June 30, 2014

• human rights, Digital Governance, internet governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance Forum, Human Rights Online, Intermediary Liability, Policies, Multi-stakeholder

CIS is organising a workshop at the Internet Governance Forum 2014. The workshop will be an opportunity to present and discuss ongoing research on the changing definition of intermediaries and their responsibilities across jurisdictions and technologies and contribute to a comprehensible framework for liability that is consistent with the capacity of the intermediary and with international human-rights standards.

Free Speech and Civil Defamation

by Gautam Bhatia

• June 25, 2014

• Censorship, Defamation, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Chilling Effect, Article 19(1)(a)

Does defamation become a tool in powerful hands to suppress criticism? Gautam Bhatia examines the strict and unrealistic demands of defamation law, and concludes that defamation suits are a weapon to silence dissent and bad press.

FOEX Live: June 16-23, 2014

by Geetha Hariharan

• June 24, 2014

• Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, FOEX Live, Censorship, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a)

A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).

IANA Transition Recommendatory Brief

by Geetha Hariharan

• June 22, 2014

Policy brief with recommendations for process-design principles for IANA transition

IANA Transition: Suggestions for Process Design

by Smarika Kumar

• June 22, 2014

• ICANN, IANA Transition, Internet Governance, Transparency and Accountability

With analysis of community-input and ICANN processes, Smarika Kumar offers concrete suggestions for process design. She urges the Indian government to take a stronger position in matters of IANA transition.

CIS Policy Brief: IANA Transition Fundamentals & Suggestions for Process Design

by Geetha Hariharan

• June 22, 2014

• ICANN, IANA Transition, Internet Governance

In March 2014, the US government announced that it would transfer oversight of IANA functions to an as-yet-indeterminate global multi-stakeholder body. This policy brief, written by Smarika Kumar and Geetha Hariharan, explains the process concisely.