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Prasad Krishna
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28 Aug 2010
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Privacy and the Indian Copyright ActIndia's Copyright Act was established in 1957, and is in the process of being placed before the Parliament in 2010. The provisions in the proposed Bill will work to make the Act WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) compliant. When looking at privacy …
27 Aug 2010
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Summary of UID Public Meeting, August 25 2010A summary of the "No UID" public meeting that took place on Aug. 25th at the Constitution Club, New Dehli.
26 Aug 2010
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No UID Campaign in New Delhi - A ReportThe Unique Identification (UID) Bill is not pro-citizen. The scheme is deeply undemocratic, expensive and fraught with unforseen consequences. A public meeting on UID was held at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg in New Delhi on 25 August, …
25 Aug 2010
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Attentional Capital in Online Gaming : The Currency of SurvivalThis blog post by Arun Menon discusses the concepts of production, labour and race in virtual worlds and their influence on the production of attention as a currency. An attempt is made to locate attentional capital, attentional …
24 Aug 2010
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24 Aug 2010
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The Bilski Case - Impact on Software PatentsThe Supreme Court of the United States gave its decision in Bilski v Kappos on 28 June, 2010. In this case the petitioners’ patent application sought protection for a claimed invention that explains how commodities buyers and sellers in the …
24 Aug 2010
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Information is Beautiful hacks in India with David CameronThe Prime Minister took some of the UK's top hackers and data experts with him to India this week. David McCandless was with them.
24 Aug 2010
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First Post-Bilski Decision - Software Patent RejectedIn the first decision post-Bilski, the Board of Patents Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) rejected a software patent claimed by Hewlett-Packard. The ruling in this case has buttressed the fact that the Bilski decision furthered the cause of …
20 Aug 2010
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Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act, 1857 as Amended in 2010In this post the author examines the issue of privacy in light of the Indian Copyright Act, 1857 as amended by the Copyright Amendment Bill in 2010. Four key questions are examined in detail and the author gives suitable recommendations for …
14 Aug 2010
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RIM Offered Security FixesIn India Talks, BlackBerry Maker Said It Could Share Metadata, Notes Show
13 Aug 2010
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New Project to Assess Potential of Creating Open Government Data Initiatives in Chile, Ghana and TurkeySteve Bratt, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation (founded in 2009 by Tim Berners-Lee) has made an announcement on moving forward with a project to assess the potential of creating open government data initiatives in Chile, Ghana, and …
10 Aug 2010
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Open Access to Science and Scholarship - Why and What Should We Do?The National Institute of Advanced Studies held the eighth NIAS-DST training programme on “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Science, Technology and Society” from 26 July to 7 August, 2010. The theme of the project was ‘Knowledge …
9 Aug 2010
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Govt and BlackBerry firm wait for the other to hang upSunil Abraham speaks to Archna Shukla on the stand-off between the Government of India and RIM. The news was published in expressindia.com.
9 Aug 2010
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Access to Knowledge: Barriers and Solutions for Persons with Disabilities in IndiaConsumers International, Kuala Lumpur and Consumers Association of India in association with Madras Library Association organised a seminar on Access to Knowledge on 31st July, 2010 at the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Auditorium in Guindy, …
8 Aug 2010
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Call, text, email complaint against rogue auto driverHarassed by an auto driver? Helplines give you no relief? Here's the people's way to help you out. Just report your issue online, call or even SMS sitting in a noisy restaurant, and be heard.
6 Aug 2010
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Call to increase awareness of intellectual property rightsWe need more knowledge on IPR itself, says IT Secretary
3 Aug 2010
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Civil Society groups urge State Judicial Academy to restructure agenda for Judges' Roundtable meetSome of the Civil Society groups in the country have urged the Maharashtra State Judicial Academy to restructure the agenda for the 'Judges Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights Adjudication' being held in Mumbai on July 24 and 25 to …
28 Jul 2010
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UID coverage in UdayavaniA press conference was held at the Press Club in Bangalore on 26 July, 2010. It was co-organised by Citizen's Action Forum, Alternate Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society. Mathew Thomas and Vinay Baindur were the speakers. …
28 Jul 2010
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More Debate on UID Project NeededA press conference on UID was held at the Press Club in Bangalore on 26 July, 2010. It was co-organised by Citizen's Action Forum, Alternate Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society. Mathew Thomas and Vinay Baindur spoke about the …
27 Jul 2010
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Open is the FutureThe third Open World Forum will gather together decision-makers from the open digital world, in Paris. 1,500 participants from 40 countries will come together to analyze the technological, economic and social impact of Open Source, the …
22 Jul 2010
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The Attention Economy - A Brief IntroductionThis post examines attention economy as a brief prelude to a paper and monograph to be published on it. It examines the current theses on attention economy and a few approaches to reading attention economy in gaming besides foregrounding …
22 Jul 2010
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NMEICT Funds Book Conversion Project for the Print DisabledIIT, Kharagpur, Daisy Forum of India, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society have joined hands to undertake a project for the print disabled. The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication …
21 Jul 2010
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Internet, Society and Space in Indian City: First ReportThis is the first report on the progress of the research on Internet, Society and Space in Indian City. The post is a collection of some of the initial focus of these studies. I have started simultaneously exploring and testing various …
16 Jul 2010
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Call for Case Studies on ICTCIS invites organisations to participate in a study focusing on best practices in the use of ICTs in education for persons with disabilities.
15 Jul 2010
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Open Access to International Agricultural ResearchOpen access advocates have urged the top management of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research to give open access to its research publications. A report by Subbiah Arunachalam on 3 June, 2010 was also circulated to …
15 Jul 2010
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Next CPOV Conference in LeipzigTwo CPOV conferences have been held so far. The first one in Bangalore and the second one in Amsterdam, the third is to be held in Leipzig.
15 Jul 2010
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Networking? Not workingConcerns about privacy, wastage of time and trivialized communication are some reasons ‘refuseniks’ are going off sites such as Facebook and MySpace, writes Shreya Ray in Livemint.
15 Jul 2010
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Digital them about yourself?If you’re on Facebook or have a blog, you could be a digital native, says Akhila Seetharaman. The article was published in TimeOut Bengaluru.
13 Jul 2010
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CIS featured in the Report on Research and Funding Landscape within the Arts and Humanities in IndiaCentre for Internet and Society has been listed as an area of excellence and innovative research in this report.