The New Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions Are a Big Win for FOSS in India!
[CIS India, Link (CC-BY)] India is one of the few countries which permits patenting of software – a monopolization that…
Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012 — India Report
[Post from cis-india.org] India’s Copyright Act is a relatively balanced instrument that recognises the interests of consumers through its broad…
Centre for Internet and Society Statement at SCCR 24 on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
This was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright…
Analysis of the Indian Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012
[Reposted from CIS-India.org] There are some welcome provisions in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012, and some worrisome provisions. Pranesh Prakash…
Invisible Censorship: How the Government Censors Without Being Seen
The Indian government wants to censor the Internet without being seen to be censoring the Internet. This article shows how…