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Pranesh Prakash
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29 Jun 2013
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India's Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the BlindThis was the statement that the Government of India made at the closing of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities (17-28 …
28 Jun 2013
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CIS's Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the BlindPranesh Prakash read out an abridged version of this statement as his closing remarks in Marrakesh, where the WIPO Treaty for the Blind (the "Marrakesh Treaty") has been successfully concluded. The Marrakesh Treaty aims to facilitate access …
25 Jun 2013
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Primer on the Treaty for the Visually ImpairedIn this primer, Pranesh Prakash and Puneeth Nagaraj explain what effects a WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired can have and who's opposing it.
13 Jun 2013
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Indian surveillance laws & practices far worse than USExplosive would be just the word to describe the revelations by National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden.
25 Apr 2013
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CIS Intervention on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR/SS/GE/2/13The informal session and special session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was organised by WIPO in Geneva from April 18 to April 20, 2013. Pranesh Prakash participated in the session and spoke about the rights of …
31 Mar 2013
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WGIG+8: Stock-Taking, Mapping, and Going ForwardOn February 27, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop on the Working Group on Internet Governance report, titled "WGIG+8: Stock-Taking, Mapping, and Going Forward" at the World Summit on the Information Society …
27 Mar 2013
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CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT RulesThe Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under …
15 Jan 2013
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Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in BangladeshThis is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
10 Jan 2013
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No Civil Society Members in the Cyber Regulations Advisory CommitteeThe Government of India has taken our advice and reconstituted the Cyber Regulations Advisory Commitee. But there is no representation of Internet users, citizens, and consumers — only government and industry interests.
10 Dec 2012
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The Worldwide Web of ConcernsThe International Telecommunication Union’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) is currently under way in Dubai, after a gap of 25 years. At this conference, the Inter-national Telecommunication Regulations — …
10 Dec 2012
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The Worldwide Web of ConcernsThe threat of a ‘UN takeover’ of the Internet through the WCIT is non-existent. However, that does not mean that activists have been crying themselves hoarse in vain.
28 Nov 2012
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Fixing India’s anarchic IT ActSection 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an offence can attract a prison sentence of as many as three years.
25 Nov 2012
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Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT ActSection 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh …
24 Nov 2012
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Draft nonsenseSeriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
19 Nov 2012
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Will The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) Impact Internet Governance? A Multistakeholder PerspectivePranesh Prakash made a presentation at the India Internet Governance Conference (IIGC) held at the FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi on October 4 and 5, 2012. The event was organised by the Ministry of Communications & …
19 Nov 2012
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Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's DeathTwo girls have been arbitrarily and unlawfully arrested for making comments about the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's death. Pranesh Prakash explores the legal angles to the arrests.
16 Nov 2012
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Statement of Civil Society Members and Groups Participating in the "Best Bits" pre-IGF meeting at Baku in 2012The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories for this submission made to the ITU on November 16, 2012.
5 Nov 2012
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Indian Government's Submission to ITUThe following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
3 Nov 2012
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Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRsGiven below are the responses from the representatives of civil society in India (The Society for Knowledge Commons, Centre for Internet & Society, The Delhi Science Forum, Free Software Movement of India, Internet Democracy Project and …
1 Nov 2012
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Submission by Indian Civil Society Organisations on Proposals for the Future ITRs and Related ProcessesThe Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories of this submission which was sent in November 2012, in response to the International Telecommunication Union's call for public comments in relation to the revision of …
29 Sep 2012
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Feedback to Draft Copyright Rules, 2012The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its written comments on the Draft Copyright Rules, 2012 to Mr. G.R. Raghavender, Registrar of Copyrights & Director (BP&CR), Ministry of Human Resource Development.
31 Aug 2012
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India's Internet JamAs authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports.
22 Aug 2012
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Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)Pranesh Prakash does preliminary analysis on a leaked list of the websites blocked from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 by the Indian government.
16 Aug 2012
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Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012 — India ReportPranesh Prakash prepared the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012. The report was published on the A2K Network website.
25 Jul 2012
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CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on Exceptions & Limitations for Libraries and ArchivesThis was the statement delivered by Pranesh Prakash on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the 24th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights on the issue of exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives.
24 Jul 2012
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Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 24We are providing archival copies of the transcripts of the 24th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, which is being held in Geneva from July 16 to 25, 2012.
23 Jul 2012
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CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on the WIPO Broadcast TreatyThis was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, on Monday, July 23, 2012, specifically on the Chair's Non Paper on the Protection of …
22 Jul 2012
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India's Opening Statement on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR 24This was the opening statement of the Indian delegation, delivered by G.R. Raghavender, on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the 24th meeting of the SCCR at WIPO in Geneva. The statement called upon all countries to conclude textual work on the …
22 Jul 2012
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CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on the Treaty for the Visually ImpairedThis was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, on Friday, July 20, 2012.
16 Jul 2012
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Open Government DataThe Transparency & Accountability Initiative published a book titled “Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector”. The Centre for Internet & Society contributed …