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Anubha Sinha
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6 Mar 2025
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: Report on AI Governance Guidelines DevelopmentThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and recommendations on the Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development.
6 Mar 2025
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and feedback to the: Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and feedback to the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 initiated by the Indian government.
4 Nov 2024
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Digital Rights and ISP Accountability in India: An Analysis of Policies and PracticesThis report presents a comprehensive evaluation of India's four largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs)—Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea (Vi), and BSNL—examining their commitment to digital rights and transparency.
28 Mar 2023
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CIS Statement in WIPO SCCR 43Shweta Mohandas delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 1 of the 43rd WIPO SCCR session on the Broadcast Treaty.
12 May 2022
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WIPO SCCR 42: Statement by CIS on the Limitations and Exceptions Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 3 of the 42nd WIPO SCCR session on the Limitations and Exceptions Agenda Item.
10 May 2022
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WIPO SCCR 42: Statement by CIS on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 2 of the 42nd WIPO SCCR session on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item.
27 Jul 2021
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Standing Committee's recommendations are at odds with Access to KnowledgeThe Indian Parliamentary Committee's report weighs on several aspects of the Indian IPR system and issues of protection and enforcement. This blog post summarily notes the observations and recommendations of the Committee on the Copyright …
7 Jul 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 3 and Day 4Day 3 and 4 saw the presentation of four studies conducted by external experts on music markets in various regions in the world and one study on rights of stage directors of theatrical productions. Day 4 saw member states sharing their …
7 Jul 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 2Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the scope, direction, and progress of work on the limitations and exceptions agenda. This blog post summarises positions and contentions around: 1) Information Session on impact …
5 Jul 2021
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Comments on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021In this submission, we examine the constitutionality and legality of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was released by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
29 Jun 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Statement by CIS on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 1 of the 41st WIPO SCCR session on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item.
29 Jun 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Statement by CIS on Limitations and Exceptions Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 2 of the 41st WIPO SCCR session, on the limitations and exceptions agenda item.
28 Apr 2021
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Update on Publisher’s Copyright Infringement Suit Against Sci-Hub and LibGen in IndiaAnubha Sinha provides a summary of the progress of the copyright infringement suit against Sci-Hub and LibGen in India. This article was first published in InfoJustice on March 8, 2021.
28 Apr 2021
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The STI Policy Proposes a Transformative Open Access Approach for IndiaAnubha Sinha explains what the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation policy means for open access to scientific literature for Indians. This article was first published in The Wire Science on January 21, 2021.
31 Dec 2020
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 1Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1) …
31 Dec 2020
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Research Publishing: Is ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ Pragmatic Reform for India?Anubha Sinha examines the feasibility of the proposed 'One Nation, One Subscription' approach in the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (2020) on access to scientific literature. This article was first published in The …
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
8 Dec 2020
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Comments on Data Empowerment and Protection ArchitectureCIS has submitted comments to the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture
11 Jul 2019
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Comments on the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019 concerning Statutory LicensingThe Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments on the proposed rules 29,30,31 of the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019. The comments were made in response to Notification G.S.R 393(E) published in the Gazette of India on May 30, …
29 May 2019
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Should India adopt Plan S to realise Open Access to Public-funded Scientific Research?Timely and affordable access to scientific research remains a problem in this digital day and age. Around three decades ago, the radical response that emerged was making public-funded scientific research “open access”, i.e. publishing it on …
21 Mar 2019
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Comments and Suggestions to the Draft Patent Manual March 2019A coordinated civil society response to the consultation on the Patent Manual. CIS provided comments on patenting of computer related inventions.
29 Nov 2018
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Views on on the proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations at side-event organised by Knowledge Ecology InternationalOn November 27, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) organised a side event during deliberations of the 37th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). …
29 Nov 2018
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37th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting OrganizationsAnubha Sinha, attending the 37th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from November 26, 2018 to November 30, 2018, made this statement on the …
29 Nov 2018
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37th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Agenda on Limitations and ExceptionsAnubha Sinha, attending the 37th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from November 26, 2018 to November 30, 2018, made this statement on the …
26 Jun 2018
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Maharashtra's Copyright Policy Makes Education UnaffordableIn an alarming development for Indian students, Balbharati – the Maharashtra state bureau of textbook production and curriculum research – has issued a copyright policy that forces all publishers, digital educational-content creators, and …
14 Jun 2018
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Comments on the Draft Digital Communications PolicyThis submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet & Society, India (“CIS”) on the Draft Digital Communications Policy which was released to the public by the Department of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Communications on …
31 May 2018
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Draft Action Plan for Libraries, Archives and MuseumsAnubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Draft …
31 May 2018
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on Limitations and Exceptions AgendaAnubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the …
31 May 2018
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on Draft Action Plan for Educational and Research Institutions and Persons with Other DisabilitiesAnubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Proposed …