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Rahul Cherian
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24 Jan 2013
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Making Public Libraries Accessible to People with DisabilitiesThe Centre for Internet & Society was one of the 20 disability rights groups that wrote to the Ministry of Culture on January 23, 2013 seeking remedial action on the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing public libraries …
23 Jan 2013
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Linking Commercial Availability and Exceptions in the Treaty for Visually Impaired/Persons with DisabilitiesAfter the landmark WIPO General Assembly meeting in December 2012 that decided to convene a diplomatic conference in June 2013 on the Treaty for Visually Impaired Persons/Persons with Print Disabilities, the Special Session of the Standing …
28 Dec 2012
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Comments and Feedback on the Draft Twelfth Five Year Plan with respect to Persons with DisabilitiesThe Centre for Internet & Society was one of the ten organizations representing people with disabilities that sent comments and feedback on the draft twelfth five year plan.
24 Dec 2012
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WIPO to Convene a Diplomatic Conference in Morocco to Finalise TVIIn a landmark development, on December 18, 2012, the Extraordinary General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation agreed to convene a diplomatic conference, likely to be in Morocco, in June of next year to finalise the …
30 Oct 2012
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The Hathitrust Judgment and its impact on TVI negotiations at WIPOThose of you who have been following my earlier posts on the WIPO negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired will remember that one of the biggest concerns of the World Blind Union on the draft wording of the Treaty was with the …
11 Oct 2012
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WIPO General Assemblies Approve Road Map on Treaty for the Visually ImpairedIn a significant development the 50th session of Assemblies of WIPO member states reached a breakthrough decision on how to complete negotiations on a pact to improve access to copyrighted works for the many visually impaired or print …
28 Sep 2012
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WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired — Moving from a Treaty on Paper to a Treaty that is Workable on the GroundAfter many years of hard lobbying by the World Blind Union, it appears that the WIPO Treaty on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons/persons with print disabilities (TVI) could become a reality next year. However, due to …
28 Sep 2012
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Breaking News on Electronic AccessibilityThe Parliamentary Standing Committee constituted to study the Electronic Delivery of Services Bill has in its report explicitly recognized the concept of electronic accessibility and reasonable accommodation. This is the first time in the …
13 Aug 2012
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Ring Side View : Update on WIPO Negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually ImpairedAs a legal advisor of the World Blind Union and part of the World Blind Union delegation to the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) that concluded on July 25, 2012 I had a ring side seat to the …
2 Jun 2012
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An FAQ on the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2012, for the Benefit of Persons with DisabilitiesThe Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 introduced certain provisions for the benefit of persons with disabilities and as it has been passed by both houses of parliament (By the Rajya Sabha on May 17, 2012 and the Lok Sabha on May 22, 2012).
29 May 2012
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Copyright Amendments – Empowering the Print DisabledThe much anticipated Copyright Amendment Bill, 2012 was passed with a few changes in the Rajya Sabha on 17th May 2012 after a very spirited debate and passed by the Lok Sabha on the 22nd May 2012 with unanimous consensus.
30 Mar 2012
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An Analysis of the Comments by World Blind Union and the International Publishers AssociationRahul Cherian provides an analysis of the comments by the World Blind Union and the International Publishers Association after the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of Copyright and Related Rights.
30 Mar 2010
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Copyright Law as a tool for InclusionCan Copyright Law be used as a tool for Inclusion? Rahul Cherian examines this in his blog on copyright.
6 Aug 2009
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Copyright v. Exercise of Fundamental rightsIn this article, Rahul Cherian analyzes the legal and ethical framework around the issue of copyright in relation to converting materials into accessible formats for the print impaired.