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3 May 2016
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Privacy Issues with DRMThis post has been written by Jalaj Pandey interning at CIS. It elaborates upon the various privacy issues with the Digital Rights Management. The author talks about the various ways in which content producers use DRM as a tool to infringe …
1 May 2016
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Comments on Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and their Availability on Frand TermsThe Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The comments were prepared by Anubha Sinha, Nehaa Chaudhari and Rohini Lakshané.
30 Apr 2016
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National IPR Policy Series : Sectoral Innovation Councils on Intellectual Property Rights – RTI Requests + DIPP ResponsesCIS filed an RTI application on August 11, 2015, seeking information regarding the functioning of the Sectoral Innovation Council (SInC) on Intellectual Property Rights. This posts documents the responses received.
30 Apr 2016
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Eight Challenges Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to OvercomeEven after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, is what it is today because of the hundreds and …
30 Apr 2016
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CCI allowed to probe Ericsson: FAQs on Ericsson’s disputes with Micromax and IntexThe blog post is an analysis of the recent decision of the Delhi High Court, clarifying that the Competition Commission of India could investigate Ericsson for a violation of competition law. A shorter version of this blog post was …
29 Apr 2016
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Edit-a-thon organised to grow content on medicinal plants in Kannada WikipediaTwo two-day long edit-a-thons were organised in St. Aloysius College and St. Agnes College, both in Mangalore, during March 10-11 and March 12-13 respectively. The edit-a-thons were aimed at creating and enhancing Wikipedia articles related …
28 Apr 2016
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Cyber Security of Smart Grids in IndiaAn integral component of the ambitious flagship programme of the Indian Government- Digital India, which paves way for a digital data avalanche in the country, is a well-designed digital infrastructure ensuring high connectivity and …
28 Apr 2016
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Call for Proposal: Big Data for Development – Initial Field StudiesThe Centre for Internet and Society, as part of a project with the University of Manchester and University of Sheffield, is inviting calls from researchers to undertake a brief initial study of a specific instance of use of big data for …
26 Apr 2016
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Summary of CIS Comments to DIPP’s Discussion Paper on SEPs and their availability on FRAND termsThis blog post summarises CIS’ responses to DIPP’s Discussion Paper on SEPs and their availability on FRAND terms. The response made specific recommendations regarding adequacy of Indian law to determine SEP litigation, remedies for FRAND …
26 Apr 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Tezpur UniversityThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Tezpur University. The author has analysed …
25 Apr 2016
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The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money BillWhile the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect application of substantive principles. This article by Amber Sinha was published by The …
25 Apr 2016
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Buying into the Aakash Dream - A Tablet’s Tale of Mass EducationThe low-cost Aakash tablet and its previous iterations in India have gone through several phases of technological changes and ideological experiments. Did the government prioritise familiarity and literacy about personal technological …
24 Apr 2016
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Introducing Odia Wikipedia to students of Utkal University, BhubaneswarA four-hour-long workshop was organised at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on February 25, 2016 for the students of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Master in Arts, Department of Odia-language.
24 Apr 2016
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Can the Matters Dealt with in the Aadhaar Act be the Objects of a Money Bill?In this infographic, we highlight the matters dealt with in the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, and consider if these can be objects of a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja …
24 Apr 2016
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Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?In this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Amber …
23 Apr 2016
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Responses to the DIPP's Discussion Paper on SEPs and their Availability on FRAND TermsThe Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India, requested comments through its "Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and Their Availability on FRAND Terms" on March 1, 2016. This post is a …
21 Apr 2016
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RTI regarding Smart Cities Mission in IndiaCentre for Internet & Society (CIS) had filed an RTI on 3 February 2016 before the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) regarding the Smart Cities Mission in India. The RTI sought information regarding the role of various foreign …
19 Apr 2016
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The Last Chance for a Welfare State Doesn’t Rest in the Aadhaar SystemBoosting welfare is the message, which is how Aadhaar is being presented in India. The Aadhaar system as a medium, however, is one that enables tracking, surveillance, and data monetisation. This piece by Sumandro Chattapadhyay was …
19 Apr 2016
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Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada WikipediaThe Kannada-language Wikipedia, arguably the largest online encyclopedia in Kannada language, celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14, 2016 in Mangalore.
17 Apr 2016
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Online Censorship on the Rise: Why I Prefer to Save Things OfflineAs governments use their power to erase what they do not approve of from the web, cloud storage will not be enough.
16 Apr 2016
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Edit-a-thon organised at Christ University Bangalore to celebrate Women’s DayA day-long edit-a-thon was organised at Christ University Bangalore on March 12, 2016 to celebrate the Women’s Day and grow the women-related articles on Kannada Wikipedia.
14 Apr 2016
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Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in IndiaThis post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, …
13 Apr 2016
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FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the BillThis FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive …
12 Apr 2016
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Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals in India: Availability and Openness of Data (Part II)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an internationally agreed upon set of developmental targets to be achieved by 2030. There are 17 SDGs with 169 targets, and each target is mapped to one or more indicators as a measure of …
5 Apr 2016
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Surveillance ProjectThe Aadhaar project’s technological design and architecture is an unmitigated disaster and no amount of legal fixes in the Act will make it any better.
3 Apr 2016
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Mapping MAG: A study in Institutional IsomorphismThe paper is an update to a shorter piece of MAG analysis that had been conducted in July 2015. At that time our analysis was limited by the MAG membership data that was made available by the Secretariat. Subsequently we wrote to the …
3 Apr 2016
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A Large Byte of Your LifeWith the digital, memory becomes equated with storage. We commit to storage to free ourselves from remembering.
2 Apr 2016
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Dataset: Patent Landscape of Mobile Device Technologies in IndiaPatent landscape of mobile technology patents and patent applications held by 50 companies operating in India. Licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
2 Apr 2016
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CIS - A2K Work Plan: July 2016 - June 2017One of the key mandates of the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is to work towards catalyzing the growth of the free and open knowledge movement in Indic languages. CIS has been a steward of the …
1 Apr 2016
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Global Congress 2015 - A Collection of ResourcesThe 4th edition of the Global Congress 2015 was organized at the National Law School of India University in New Delhi from 15 - 17 December 2015. The largest ever in Asia, the Global Congress was jointly organized by the Centre for Internet …