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Access to Knowledge
Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
3 Jul 2014
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Statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at WIPO SCCR 28Nehaa Chaudhari, attending the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 30 June, 2014 to 04 July, 2014, made this statement on the …
2 Jul 2014
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Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations at WIPO SCCR 28Nehaa Chaudhari, attending the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 30 June, 2014 to 04 July, 2014, made this statement on the …
1 Jul 2014
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India's Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty Celebrated; Accessible Books Consortium LaunchedOn Day 1 of the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”), the WIPO organized an event to mark India’s ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to …
26 Jun 2014
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Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property: Part B — India's National Program on Intellectual Property ManagementAs a second part in the series on Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property this blog post deals with the documents introduced at the Stakeholders’ Consultation for India’s National Program on Intellectual Property.
22 Jun 2014
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Ten Telugu Books Re-released Under CC-BY-SA 3.0 LicenseFor the first time in the history of Indian books, 10 Telugu books by a single author were released under Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA 3.0) on June 22, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Golden Threshold, Abids, Hyderabad.
20 Jun 2014
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Odia Language gets a new Unicode Font ConverterRecently, I worked on designing a font encoding converter with a fellow Wikimedian Manoj Sahukar. We worked by taking the code of a converter that was made three years back and made it work for two fonts AkrutiOriSarala99 and …
18 Jun 2014
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This Twitter Account Puts a Face to the Unsung Volunteer Editors Behind WikipediaThe life of a Wikipedia editor is an interesting one. Globally, about 100,000 editors edit the collaborative online encyclopedia's 30 million articles in 287 languages, including over 4.5 million in the English Wikipedia.
16 Jun 2014
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Twitter weekly Curation WeAreWikipedia brings one Wikipedian Every WeekWeAreWikipedia is an initiative to bring in voices of Wikipedia contributors (known as Wikipedians). One Wikipedian curates the Twitter based handle for a week and tells interesting stories from his/her communities that are unheard to the …
10 Jun 2014
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Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property (Part A): India's National Programme on Intellectual Property ManagementThis blog post discusses India’s National Program on Intellectual Property Management, including the establishment of a National Institute of Intellectual Property Rights.
29 May 2014
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Comments on the Open Licensing Policy Guidelines of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication TechnologyThe Centre for Internet and Society submitted its comments on the Open Licensing Policy Guidelines to the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), Ministry of Human Resource Development, …
27 May 2014
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Indic Language Wikipedias as Open Educational ResourcesThe Open Education Working Group sees supporting multilingual activities such as translation to and from languages which are not often used as one of its key future roles. Subhashish Panigrahi’s post while dwelling upon the growth of Indic …
27 May 2014
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GLAM in India: 10 tips for successful GLAM projectsGLAM initiatives work as a gateway to unleash knowledge, decode archived documentation to build modern wonders and also educate people about their past cultural and scientific journey.
27 May 2014
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CIS Signs MoU with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara CollegeThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College on April 21, 2014. On behalf of CIS, Dr. U.B.Pavanaja signed the MoU.
16 May 2014
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Community led Konkani Wikipedia OutreachGoa University students organised the first ever community led Konkani Wikipedia outreach on May 14, 2014. Fifteen first year M.A. students from Konkani Department participated in the six hour long workshop.
2 May 2014
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France, Greece, India and the European Union Sign the Marrakesh TreatyOn April 30, 2014, on Day 3 of the 27th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, a Signing Ceremony was conducted for member states wishing to sign the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to books and other …
2 May 2014
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CIS Statement (on Technological Measures of Protection) at 27th SCCR on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesThe 27th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from April 28, 2014 to May 2, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari, on behalf of CIS made the following statement on May 2, 2014.
2 May 2014
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Books and More are Relicensed to Creative CommonsThis blog post is cross-posted from Opensource.com. It was published on May 2, 2014.
1 May 2014
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CIS Statement (on Orphan Works, Retracted and Withdrawn Works, and Works out of Commerce) at 27th SCCR on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesThe 27th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from April 28, 2014 to May 2, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari, on behalf of CIS made the following statement on May 1, 2014.
30 Apr 2014
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Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 27We are providing archival copies of the transcripts of the 27th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, which is being held in Geneva from April 28, 2014 to May 2, 2014.
30 Apr 2014
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Report on the WIPO Director General’s Meeting with NGO’sThe Director General’s meeting with NGO’s was held on March 25, 2014. This is an annual meeting where accredited NGO’s have an opportunity to have a one on one discussion with the Director General on issues that concern them.
30 Apr 2014
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CIS Statement at 27th SCCR on the WIPO Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting OrganizationsThe 27th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from April 28, 2014 to May 2, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari, on behalf of CIS made the following statement on April 29, 2014.
29 Apr 2014
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Report on the 31st Session of the Standing Committee on TrademarksPuneeth Nagraj reports about the 31st Session of the Standing Committee on Trademarks (SCT) that he attended.
26 Apr 2014
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14 Odia books re-released under Creative Commons licenseThis blog entry by Subhashish Panigrahi (originally published in Wikimedia Foundation's Blog) was edited and re-published by Rohini Lakshane in DNA on April 26, 2014.
25 Apr 2014
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Signing and Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print DisabledThe Centre for Internet and Society sent the following letter to the Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development on March 14, 2014.
22 Apr 2014
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Report on CDIP-12The 12th meeting of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) was held from November 18-21, 2013 at WIPO. This report discusses the proceedings of the meeting and issues that CIS could get involved at future CDIP …
19 Apr 2014
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Report from India: Relicensing books under CCMy name is Subhashish Panigrahi. I am an educator currently working in the community and communication front at The Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K), an India-based catalyst program to grow Indic …
16 Apr 2014
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CIS Signs MoU with Mysore UniversityCIS-A2K signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Mysore for converting to Unicode and re-releasing their encyclopaedia under Creative Commons License. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja on behalf of the CIS-A2K team signed the MoU.
14 Apr 2014
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Odisha Dibasa 2014: 14 Books Re-released under CC LicenseOdisha became a separate state in British India on April 1, 1936. Odia, a 2,500 year old language recently gained the status of an Indian classical language. The Odia Wikimedia community celebrated these two occasions on March 29 in …
10 Apr 2014
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App Developers Series: Products-Services Dichotomy & IP (Part I)Recently, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) held a series of interviews in attempts to better understand the ecosystem in which India's mobile app industry is emerging, how it is governed by India's current laws, and how mobile app …
9 Apr 2014
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Online Survey for Indian Mobile App Developer Startups & EnterprisesThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) recently released an online survey for mobile app developers to respond on their legal practices within their work, as well as their business models and familiarity with India's laws. Through this …