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Reading the Fine Script: Service Providers, Terms and Conditions and Consumer Rights — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:31 AM
This year, an increasing number of incidents, related to consumer rights and service providers, have come to light. This blog illustrates the facts of the cases, and discusses the main issues at stake, namely, the role and responsibilities of providers of platforms for user-created content with regard to consumer rights.
Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations at WIPO SCCR 28 — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 14, 2014 05:40 AM
Nehaa Chaudhari, attending the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 30 June, 2014 to 04 July, 2014, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 3, 02 July, 2014.
Consultation to Frame Rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 02, 2014 08:03 AM
The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) and Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG at NLUD) invite you to a consultation to draft rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011.
SpicyIP Tidbit: India ratifies the Marrakesh Treaty for the Visually Impaired — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 02, 2014 05:31 AM
In an encouraging step towards promoting accessibility among the differently abled, India became the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013.
ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy – I: DIDP Basics — by Vinayak Mithal — last modified Jul 01, 2014 01:01 PM
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.
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”).
," Let There be Geometry" — by Anirudh Sridhar — last modified Jul 01, 2014 08:36 AM
This is the first blog in the series to view perfect Mathematical objects in the postmodern world and see if the centrality of these objects can be or has been subverted by language and the technological. In this preliminary blog, we will explore a particular phenomenological philosophy of mathematics by Edmun Husserl in "The Origin of Geometry" and closely read the implications of ontological and methodological lens' we are offered. We will do this with the help of Derrida's critique/ introduction to the essay and see if the phenomenological origin of ideal objects comes within the grasp of Derridean differance.
An Evidence based Intermediary Liability Policy Framework: Workshop at IGF — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:41 AM
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.
Report on ICANN 50 — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Oct 12, 2014 05:42 AM
Jyoti Panday attended ICANN 50 in London from 22-26 June. Below are some of the highlights from the meeting.
Meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:46 AM
A meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility is scheduled to be held on 1.7.2014 at 11.30 AM in DeitY. Sunil Abraham will take part in the meeting.
Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property: Part B — India's National Program on Intellectual Property Management — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jun 26, 2014 03:27 PM
As a second part in the series on Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property this blog post deals with the documents introduced at the Stakeholders’ Consultation for India’s National Program on Intellectual Property.
PMA Policy and COAI Recommendations — by Dipankar Das — last modified Jul 02, 2014 06:45 AM
Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in Sakshi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 04, 2014 11:31 AM
Sakshi covered the Vijaywada event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik gave their inputs.
For a Truly Inclusive Consultative Process — by Amba Salelkar — last modified Jul 02, 2014 04:44 AM
At Inclusive Planet we attempt to engage as many people with disabilities as possible with the consultative process which precedes the enactment of legislation and policy, and we are very happy with the NDA Government’s positive steps in putting out all proposed amendments to the public at large for feedback.
Loyola Faculty Enlightened About Open Edn Resources — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 02, 2014 04:50 AM
“The tremendous changes in the digital technology have introduced the newage faculty to certain open and collaborative tools like Wiki, termed as open educational resources (OER),” Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) progarmme director T Vishnu Vardhan has said.
Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in Enadu — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 04, 2014 11:32 AM
Eenadu covered the event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik are quoted.
Free Speech and Civil Defamation — by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jul 08, 2014 08:31 AM
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 — last modified Jun 24, 2014 10:23 AM
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
Ten Telugu Books Re-released Under CC-BY-SA 3.0 License — by Rahmanuddin Shaikh — last modified Jul 08, 2014 05:29 AM
For the first time in the history of Indian books, 10 Telugu books by a single author were released under Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA 3.0) on June 22, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Golden Threshold, Abids, Hyderabad.
IANA Transition: Suggestions for Process Design — by Smarika Kumar — last modified Jun 22, 2014 09:15 AM
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.
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