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23 Feb 2010
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10 Legendary Obscene BeastsIn the second of his articles, Nishant Shah analyses a peculiar event of vandalism which has now become the core of free speech and anti-censorship debates in mainland China. Looking at the structure of user generated knowledge websites and …
22 Feb 2010
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IT, The City and Public SpaceIn the Introduction to the project, Pratyush Shankar at CEPT, Ahmedabad, lays out the theoretical and practice based frameworks that inform contemporary space-technology discourses in the fields of Architecture and Urban Design. The …
22 Feb 2010
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Arguments Against Software Patents in IndiaCIS believes that software patents are harmful for the software industry and for consumers. In this post, Pranesh Prakash looks at the philosophical, legal and practical reasons for holding such a position in India. This is a slightly …
10 Feb 2010
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Right to Read, Now in MumbaiThe third phase of the 'Right to Read' campaign in India held in Mumbai was coordinated by the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC). The Mumbai Phase of the Right to Read Campaign was launched on 1st January 2010 and …
10 Feb 2010
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Alternative ScenariosOnly about 48 per cent of India is covered by the telecom network with only 20 per cent rural coverage, says Shyam Ponappa. In his article published in the Business Standard on 4 February, 2010, he points out how alternative approaches may …
5 Feb 2010
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Report on the Fourth Internet Governance Forum for Commonwealth IGFThis report by Pranesh Prakash reflects on the question of how useful the IGF is in the light of meetings on the themes of intellectual property, freedom of speech and privacy.
1 Feb 2010
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CIS Statement on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at SCCR 19This statement on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty was delivered on December 17, 2010 at the 19th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights by Nirmita Narasimhan on behalf of CIS.
29 Jan 2010
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The Elements of Role Playing GamesThis article, the first in a three part series addresses the definitions of role-playing games (RPGs) and their elements, the integration of elements from other genres facilitating to what might lead to the hybridization of genres and the …
27 Jan 2010
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Reconceptualizing Privacy on Social Network(s) SitesWhile “privacy” on social network sites remains a highly ambiguous notion, much debate surrounding the issue to date has focused on privacy as the nonpublic-ness of personal information. However, as these social platforms become sites for …
22 Jan 2010
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The Right to Read Campaign, now in DelhiThe Right to Read campaign, this time in Delhi, the national capital of the country has been announced. This is the third in the series. The previous two held in Calcutta and Chennai were highly successful and Delhi too promises quite a …
22 Jan 2010
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Plan and Execute for ResultsGood SOPs are a starting point, but there's more under the surface that will affect results.
22 Jan 2010
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Piracy Studies in IndiaThe word ‘piracy’ assumes negative connotations. In the imagination of an ordinary middle class urban Indian it is linked directly to the informal economy, crime and even terrorism. But the ‘pirated good’, that is, the ‘optical disc’ is not …
22 Jan 2010
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Impaired Social MobilityLeading e-mail providers like Gmail and Yahoo Mail have introduced open protocols for copying e-mails offline through Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird but popular social networking websites like Facebook, Myspace, etc generally do …
22 Jan 2010
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Enforcement of Anti-piracy Laws by the Indian Entertainment IndustryThis brief note by Siddharth Chadha seeks to map out the key actors in enforcement of copyright laws. These bodies not only investigate cases of infringement and piracy relating to the entertainment industry, but tie up with the police and …
20 Jan 2010
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Gaming and Gold - An IntroductionArun Menon in this first entry, provides a brief description of the area of study and the questions that need to be engaged with in the course of this study.
15 Jan 2010
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Fill The Gap: Global Discussion on Digital NativesMore often than not people don't understand the new practices inspired by Internet and digital technologies. As such a series of accusations have been leveled against the Digital Natives. Educators, policy makers, scholars, and parents have …
14 Jan 2010
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When Whistle Blowers UniteLeaking corporate or government information in public interest through popular Web service providers is risky but Wikileaks.org is one option that you could try out.
13 Jan 2010
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Inquilab 2.0? Reflections on Online Activism in India*Research and activism on the Internet in India remain fledgling in spite the media hype, says Anja Kovacs in her blog post that charts online activism in India as it has emerged.
5 Jan 2010
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Wikiwars: 12th, 13th January, BangaloreThe Centre for Internet and Society and the Institute of Network Cultures brought together a critical range of scholars, academicians, practitioners, artists and researchers to inquire into the new conditions which emerge with the rise of …
28 Dec 2009
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Openness, Videos, ImpressionsThe one day Open Video Summit organised by the Centre for Internet & Society, iCommons, Open Video Alliance, and Magic Lantern, to bring together a range of stakeholders to discuss the possibilities, potentials, mechanics and politics of …
23 Dec 2009
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CIS comments on WIPO TreatyNirmita Narasimhan of CIS has given her reply comments to the US Copyright Office's call for comments on the proposed WIPO draft proposal to facilitate access to copyrighted works for persons who are blind or have other reading …
22 Dec 2009
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Statement of CIS on the Matter of the Treaty for the BlindPresented by Nirmita Narasimhan at the 19th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva on 18th December 2009.
21 Dec 2009
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Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective – A G3ict White PaperG3ict Publishes International Survey of Web Accessibility Policies White Paper by the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, India
21 Dec 2009
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Open Content and Access in the Knowledge SocietyOpen Content and Access: Democratising and Disruptive Impacts on the Knowledge Society - by Madanmohan Rao, Editor, The KM Chronicles - Bangalore; Dec 16, 09
19 Dec 2009
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Breaks and Ruptures: In the midst of ITIn this first story, Nishant looks at the ways in which internet technologies shape multiple imaginations. In the narration of the story, the contextualisation and the responses that the story-tellers make apparent, he located the internet …
17 Dec 2009
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Re:wiring Bodies: Call for ReviewDr. Asha Achuthan's research project on "Rewiring Bodies" is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. From her vantage position, straddling the disciplines of medicine an Cultural …
10 Dec 2009
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Privacy, pornography, sexuality (a video)The video is an attempt to use the material collected for purposes of provoking a discussion around privacy, pornography, sexuality and technology. It focuses largely on an Indian context, which most viewers would be familiar with. The …
10 Dec 2009
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Open Video SummitThe Open Video Summit: A one-day workshop to explore issues of intellectual property and telecom policy for video is being organized by The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), iCommons, Open Video Alliance and Magic Lantern on December …
10 Dec 2009
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A provisional definition for the Cultural Last MileIn the first of his entries, Ashish Rajadhyaksha gives his own spin on the 'Last Mile' problem that has been at the crux of all public technologies. Shifting the terms of debate away from broadcast problems of distance and access, he …
8 Dec 2009
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ICT, transaction cost and development: The flip sideProf. Pradoshnath from NISTADS was at CIS, Bangalore on Nov 25th, 2009 and gave a presentation on ICT, transaction cost and development: The flip side. His bio and the abstract of the talk are given in this blog.