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Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
18 Jan 2017
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Telugu Wikipedia Stall at Rajahmundry Book FairTelugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the three day Rajahmundry Book Fair from 20 - 23 November 2016.
18 Jan 2017
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Telugu Wikipedia Stall at Hyderabad Book FairTelugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the Hyderabad Book Fair in December welcoming members of the public to join as editors on the regional encyclopaedia.
18 Jan 2017
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Mini Workshop on Tools: Wikipedia Monthly Meetup, HyderabadTelugu Wikipedia community held its monthly meet-up in Hyderabad on 28 August 2016.
18 Jan 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Sangli, MaharashtraA Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was conducted at Willingdon College, Sangli on 18 January, 2017
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 Jan 2017
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Telugu Wikipedia stall at Vijayawada Book FestivalThe Telugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the Vijayawada Book Festival in January, in order to increase reach of the regional language encyclopaedia.
10 Jan 2017
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Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise: January iterationThe January iteration of the Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise took place online.
9 Jan 2017
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Mini TTT and MWT held in KolkataA regional version of Train The Trainer and MediaWiki Training was recently conducted in Kolkata.
8 Jan 2017
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Adikavi Nannaya University Telugu Wikipedia WorkshopA Telugu Wikipedia introductory workshop was conducted for the students of Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry between 6- 7 January, 2017.
4 Jan 2017
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Orientation & Training session of Jalbiradari ActivistsAn Orientation & Training session of Jalbiradari Activists was held on 4 January, 2017
30 Dec 2016
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Ongoing Proof-reading Effort by ALC Student Wikimedians in Telugu WikisourceStudent Wikimedians at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada formatted and proof-read more than 1,900 folios in Telugu Wikisource during the last few weeks of November (2016). Each day, a group of twenty students uses the lab facility provided …
19 Dec 2016
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Wikipedia workshop for Konkani students conducted in MangaluruA two days Wikipedia workshop "introduction to Wikipedia" was conducted at Besant College, Mangaluru. 16 undergraduate and post-graduate students from 3 different colleges participated in the event. Here is a report.
18 Dec 2016
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వంద రోజులు.. వంద వ్యాసాలు - తెలుగు వికీపీడియాలో మోత్కూరు యువకుని రికార్డు (100 Days...100 Articles: Wikipedian from Motkur created record in Telugu Wikipedia)Pranay Raj Vangari of Motkur Padmashali colony created record in Telugu Wikipedia. "100 Days- 100 Articles" is already going on in many languages worldwide and Pranay Raj took challenge in Telugu Wikipedia, completed it successfully. Pranay …
18 Dec 2016
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Pranay Raj record in 100 days-100 articlesTelugu Theatre scholar Pranay Raj Vangari from Motkur of Yadadri District, Telangana created record by completing a challenge that is famous worldwide in Wikimedia community - "100 Days-100 Articles". Pranay Raj is a theatre scholar and …
16 Dec 2016
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in KolhapurOn behalf of CIS-A2K team Subodh Kulkarni conducted a Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Shivaji University in Kolhapur on 15 December 2016. The goal of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon was to build resources in the field of Political Science on …
16 Dec 2016
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25th Session of the WIPO SCP: Statement on Future workRohini Lakshané, attending the 25th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) held in Geneva from December 12, 2016 to December 15, 2016, made this statement on Agenda Item …
15 Dec 2016
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Mini TTT and MWT conducted in Hyderabad, IndiaMini Train-the-Trainer and MediaWiki Trainer program was conducted on 10 and 11 December 2016 in Hyderabad. 15 Wikipedians from 4 cities of Andhra pradesh and Telangana 2 Indic Wikimedia communities participated in the event. Here is a …
15 Dec 2016
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25th Session of the WIPO SCP: Statement on Assessment of Inventive StepStatement emailed by Rohini Lakshané on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society to the Secretariat for the WIPO Standing Committee for the Law of Patents, Twenty Fifth Session, with reference to agenda item 7, "Sharing session on …
14 Dec 2016
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A Shortcut to FreedomIn our everyday life we need access to knowledge and information, we need books (and magazines, newspapers), movies (and documentaries, animations), music for education and entertainment purposes. Now, a delighting fact is almost everything …
9 Dec 2016
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The Digital Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Questions Raised by the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library in IndiaThis is an edited version of part three of a study that considers the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) through aspects of intellectual property in India, namely, mobile patents, free and open source …
8 Dec 2016
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Freedom in Feb — an awareness increasing campaignYou have heard about the Ice bucket challenge (and the rice bucket challenge). You may have heard about the 100happinessdays challenge (and its Wikipedia version 100wikidayschallenge). You may have heard and participated in the November no …
28 Nov 2016
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Odia Wikipedia: Sambalpur University WorkshopAn Odia Wikipedia orientation-cum-workshop program was organised for the students of Sambalpur University on 27 November, 2016.
27 Nov 2016
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Sambalpur University WorkshopAn Odia Wikipedia Orientation program cum workshop was organized by CIS-A2K team in Sambalpur University on November 27, 2016. Sailesh Patnaik attended the workshop.
26 Nov 2016
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Improving Telugu Village ArticlesTelugu wikipedians on 6 October 2016 held a discussion on improving the quality of Telugu articles. The event was organized by IIIT, Hyderabad, CIS-A2K and OpenGeo.
26 Nov 2016
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Free Knowledge and Indian Government WorkIndian Government works are not available under free and open licenses. On the other hand a large number countries such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, …
23 Nov 2016
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100wikidays: the journey so farIn this article we'll chat with Bulgarian Wikipedian Vassia Atanassova (User:Spiritia) on the journey of 100wikidays so far, initial difficulties, and participation of Indian Wikipedia communities in the challenge.
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 …
30 Oct 2016
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Wikipedia Asian Month — 2016 iteration starts on 1 NovemberThe second iteration of Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM), a month-long edit-a-thon to create and improve Asia-related articles on Wikipedia, is going to start on 1 November 2016. In this blog post we'll revisit the stats of the 2015 iteration of …