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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.
22 Jun 2014
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IANA Transition: Suggestions for Process DesignWith analysis of community-input and ICANN processes, Smarika Kumar offers concrete suggestions for process design. She urges the Indian government to take a stronger position in matters of IANA transition.
22 Jun 2014
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CIS Policy Brief: IANA Transition Fundamentals & Suggestions for Process DesignIn March 2014, the US government announced that it would transfer oversight of IANA functions to an as-yet-indeterminate global multi-stakeholder body. This policy brief, written by Smarika Kumar and Geetha Hariharan, explains the process …
20 Jun 2014
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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye ReportThe WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development …
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 …
19 Jun 2014
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UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the Internet. Centre for Internet & Society joined in the statement, delivered on behalf of …
19 Jun 2014
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Living in the Archival MomentThe archive has been and continues to be a key concept in Digital Humanities discourse, particularly in India. The importance of the archive to knowledge production in the Humanities, the implication of changes in archival practice with the …
19 Jun 2014
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Free Speech and Source Protection for JournalistsGautam Bhatia explores journalistic source protection from the perspective of the right to freedom of speech & expression. In this post, he articulates clearly the centrality of source protection to press freedoms, and surveys the differing …
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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Vodafone Report Explains Government Access to Customer DataVodafone Group PLC, the world’s second largest mobile carrier, released a report on Friday, June 6 2014 disclosing to what extent governments can request their customers’ data.
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 …
16 Jun 2014
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Multi-stakeholder Models of Internet Governance within States: Why, Who & How?Internet governance, for long a global exercise, has found new awareness within national frameworks in recent times. Especially relevant for developing countries, effective national IG mechanisms are important to raise awareness and ensure …
16 Jun 2014
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FOEX Live: June 8-15, 2014A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). Please email relevant news/cases/incidents to geetha[at]cis-india.org.
16 Jun 2014
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Content Removal on Facebook — A Case of Privatised Censorship?Any activity on Facebook, be it creating an account, posting a picture or status update or creating a group or page, is bound by Facebook’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. These contain a list of content that is prohibited from …
16 Jun 2014
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A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT ActTribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require …
15 Jun 2014
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Not a Goodbye; More a ‘Come Again’: Thoughts on being Research Director at a moment of transitionAs I slowly make the news of my transition from being the Research Director at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, to taking up a professorship at the Leuphana University, Lueneburg, Germany, there is a question that I am often …
13 Jun 2014
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Free Speech and Contempt of Courts – II: Article 19(1)(a) and Indian LawGautam Bhatia continues his examination of free speech implications of the law of contempt: the power that equips courts to "protect the dignity of the Bench".
13 Jun 2014
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Comments to ICANN Supporting the DNS Industry in Underserved RegionsTowards exploring ideas and strategies to help promote the domain name industry in regions that have typically been underserved, ICANN published a call for public comments on May 14, 2014. In particular, ICANN sought comments related to …
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.
10 Jun 2014
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CIS Comments: Enhancing ICANN AccountabilityOn May 6, 2014, ICANN published a call for public comments on "Enhancing ICANN Accountability". This comes in the wake of the IANA stewardship transition spearheaded by ICANN and related concerns of ICANN's external and internal …
8 Jun 2014
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Free Speech and Contempt of Court – I: OverviewGautam Bhatia explores an under-theorised aspect of India's free speech jurisprudence: the contempt power that equips courts to "protect the dignity of the Bench". In this introductory post, he examines jurisprudence from the US and England …
7 Jun 2014
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
5 Jun 2014
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A Great Start (for the Modi government)The National Democratic Alliance government has made a terrific start. Time will tell how this plays out, but it has begun decisively and set a sure tone.
4 Jun 2014
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 14) – Menaka GuruswamyCIS interviews Menaka Guruswamy, lawyer at the Supreme Court of India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
1 Jun 2014
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WSIS +10 High Level Event: Open Consultation Process Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform: Phase Six: Fifth Physical MeetingThe fifth physical meeting of the Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform (MPP-WSIS+10), was held from 28-31 May 2014 in Geneva as part as part of the sixth phase of the WSIS +10 High Level Event Open Consultation process. The meeting was …
31 May 2014
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Two Arguments Against the Constitutionality of Section 66AGautam Bhatia explores the constitutionality of Section 66A in light of recent events.
31 May 2014
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Search and Seizure and the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age: A Comparison of US and IndiaThe development of information technology has transformed the way in which individuals make everyday transactions and communicate with the world around us. These interactions and transactions are recorded and stored – constantly available …
29 May 2014
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FOEX Live: May 28-29, 2014A selection of news from across India with a bearing on online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
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 …