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Anubha Sinha
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29 May 2018
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NGOs circulate letter at WIPO SCCR/36 raising serious concerns about draft Broadcasting TreatyAt the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), negotiations on the Broadcasting Treaty continue - this time with a sense of urgency to present …
28 May 2018
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36th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting OrganizationsAnubha 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 …
7 May 2018
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India's Draft Telecom Policy Needs to Bridge the Gap Between Intent and ExecutionEarlier this week, India’s department of telecommunications (DoT) released a draft new telecom policy, titled ‘Draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018’.
10 Apr 2018
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CIS' Submission on Statement of Working of PatentsThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) made a submission to the Indian Patent Office on the issue of Statement of Working as per Form 27 under the Patents Act, 1970.
13 Dec 2017
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CIS' Submission to DIPP and CGPDTM at meeting with IP StakeholdersThe Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks held a meeting with IP stakeholders on December 7, 2017, chaired by the Secretary, DIPP, to take suggestions on improving procedures and functioning of the Office. …
12 Dec 2017
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Submission to DIPP at Meeting with IP StakeholdersCentre for Internet & Society (CIS) made a submission to the Department of Industrial Planning and Promotion (DIPP) on 7 December 2017.
26 Nov 2017
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CIS Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment ManufacturingThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sent comments to the TRAI Consultation Paper on promoting telecom equipment manufacturing. CIS submission drew primarily from the research done in the Pervasive Technologies project.
19 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS' Question to Dr. Rostama on her Study on the Impact of the Digital Environment on Copyright LegislationAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, posed this question on the …
17 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS Statement on GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital EnvironmentAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, made this statement on the …
15 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS Statement on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, made this statement on the …
1 Aug 2017
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RCEP IP Chapter: A Serious Threat to Access to Knowledge/ Cultural Goods?Negotiators from sixteen countries are currently meeting in Hyderabad for discussing a free trade agreement titled Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
14 Jul 2017
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Course Packs for Education Ruled Legal in IndiaOn 9 May 2017, a five year court battle between publishers and universities finally came to an end when the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal by the Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO) challenging an earlier judgment of …
2 Jul 2017
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Indian Patent Office updates Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions, yet againBy discarding a test brought into force last year, the updated Guidelines take no concrete position to help clarify the ambiguity around patentability of software inventions in India.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Proposal for Analysis of Copyright related to the Digital EnvironmentObservers made the following statements on GRULAC's proposal on analysis of copyright related to the digital environment on 5th May 2017.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesObservers made the following statements on the agenda of limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives on 3rd May 2017.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Limitations and Exceptions for Educational and Research InstitutionsObservers made the following statements on discussion around limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions on 3rd May 2017.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: A Summary ReportThe 34th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was held from 1st- 5th May 2017 at Geneva, Switzerland. Anubha Sinha attended the session and provides an update on the status of discussions and noteworthy …
15 May 2017
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34th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposal for Analysis of Copyright Related to the Digital EnvironmentAnubha Sinha, attending the 34th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 1 May, 2017 to 5 May, 2017, made this statement during the …
15 May 2017
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34th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Discussion on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesAnubha Sinha, attending the 34th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 1 May, 2017 to 5 May, 2017, made this statement during the …
16 Jan 2017
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Super Cassettes v. MySpace (Redux)The latest judgment in the matter of Super Cassettes v. MySpace is a landmark and progressive ruling, which strengthens the safe harbor immunity enjoyed by Internet intermediaries in India. It interprets the provisions of the IT Act, 2000 …
11 Dec 2016
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Comments on the Draft National Policy on Software ProductsThe Centre for Internet & Society submitted public comments to the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Information & Communications Technology, Govt. of India on the National Policy of Software Products …
18 Nov 2016
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33rd SCCR: CIS Statement on the GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital EnvironmentAnubha Sinha, attending the 33rd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 14 November, 2016 to 19 November, 2016, made this statement on the …
16 Nov 2016
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33rd SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting OrganizationsAnubha Sinha, attending the 33rd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 14 November, 2016 to 19 November, 2016, made this statement on the …
14 Nov 2016
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33rd SCCR: Opening Statement by India on behalf of the Asia and the Pacific GroupDr. Sumit Seth(Economic Affairs) of the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva delivered the Opening Statement on behalf of the Asia and the Pacific Group at 33rd Session of the of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights on …
12 Oct 2016
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Why Open Access Has To Look Up For Academic Publishing To Look UpIn an important development, the US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against the India-based OMICS group for harassing authors to publish in its journals.
28 Sep 2016
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Workshop on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and ChinaAnubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané presented at the SMU-JINDAL-RENMIN Workshop on “Innovation, Economic Development, and IP in India and China,” co-organised by the Singapore Management University, O.P. Jindal Global University, and Renmin …
24 Sep 2016
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Delhi High Court’s Ruling Against Publishers is a Triumph For KnowledgeThe court conclusively stated that the reproduction of any work by a teacher or a pupil in the course of instruction would not constitute infringement.
12 Sep 2016
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Where is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Headed?The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – the Asian answer to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is still being furiously scripted.
11 Aug 2016
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US Copyright law faces constitutional challengeIn a major international development, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit to strike down the provisions on Digital Rights Management(DRM) in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In this post, I discuss DRMs, the …
29 Jul 2016
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USTR elaborates the Two Dozen Digital Rules of Club TPPMembers of the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are now scrounging the world to include more countries in its fold. The Digital 2 Dozen(D2D) is a bite-sized document which packs the TPP into 24 key tenets. The D2D, …