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[Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University is running the Dirty Picture project that reviews blockbuster Bollywood films from a feminist perspective. This particular review is by law students, but anyone who would enjoy th is and is capable of carrying the work out is welcome to...
The author was one of 35 international participants selected by the ITU and the city of Busan to attend this event. The three day Young ICT Leaders’ Forum jointly organised by the city of Busan, South Korea and the International Telecommunications Union came to a close on Friday, the 11th of Decembe...
by sflc_admin | December 19, 2015 On 14th December 2015, the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Mr. Om Prakash Gupta, ordered that the recently released 2015 “Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs)” shall be kept in abeyance till discussions with stakeho...
Under the government’s flagship initiative, Digital India, healthcare has been flagged as a sector awaiting reformation through enabling digital access. Across the world, the internet has increasingly come to serve as a platform for organized public healthcare delivery and has also demonstrated its ...
In a recent decision [In Re: KK Mishra @ Balram], the Allahabad High Court found an advocate guilty of contempt of court. The Court sentenced the advocate to six months in simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2000. The accused advocate was charged on the basis of a series of transgressions, against...
The agreed text draft of the outcome document of the WSIS+10 Review has been released. The agreed text is a product of the final negotiations between Member States over the past few days. This draft will be adopted at the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Overall Review of the Implem...
This past year has seen a lot of discussion on enhancing ICANN accountability, especially in the context of the IANA Transition. The Cross Community Working Group on Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) has been working on various proposals, which were developed to propose reforms to ICANN’s account...
by sflc_admin | December 11, 2015 ‘What are people’s rights in the digital world? – Moving towards a digital social contract’ (Bengaluru, 4-5 December, 2015) SFLC.in participated in a 2 day workshop organized by IT for Change in Bengaluru on the theme of the changing nature of human rights in the di...
by sflc_admin | December 11, 2015 The Telecom regulatory Authority of India has issued a Consultation Paper on Differential Pricing for Data Services on November 9, 2015 and invited public comments to be sent by December 30, 2015. The paper discusses issues related to differential tariff plans of th...
The co-facilitators recently conducted a briefing at the United Nations Headquarters in New York where they gave an update on the negotiations and discussed the Draft Outcome Document of the General Assembly Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes released on 7th December 2015. Thi...
by sflc_admin | December 7, 2015 The Rise of the Open-Source Platform The success of closed-source companies (like Microsoft in the early days of the digital revolution) made it easy to write off open source as a niche movement with little real-world relevance. But the concept of open source is almo...
The post originally appeared in Scroll.in on 29th November 2015. While hacktivists help limit the presence and effect of militant groups online, their operations are marred by legal, ethical and privacy concerns. article-afhcxhrzyj-1448713203 Photo: Roslan Rahman/ AFP The Islamic State of Iraq and S...
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition to block websites of dominant social media platforms, on the ground that they were used to spread videos of gang rapes and to facilitate a market for child prostitution. The two Judge bench of Justices UU Lalit and Madan B Lokur reasoned that blocking ...
Post image for How Have Internet Shutdowns Impacted Your Life? – The Huffington Post by sflc_admin | December 3, 2015 With the advent of the internet, the global communications landscape has undergone a number of dramatic changes. Not only has the internet made communications technology more univers...
Taking inspiration from Apple’s Siri, Mattel alongwith its technology partner ToyTalk, launched Hello Barbie this year. The Barbie, available through online purchase, is a wi-fi enabled, interactive doll, equipped to hold a conversation at the press of a button on its belt. The audio files processed...
Standard Essential Patents - Overview by sflc_admin | December 1, 2015 On 3rd November 2015, SFLC.in participated in a panel on Intellectual Property Enforcement at the International Conference on Evolving Regime on Intellectual Property, where we spoke about the recent litigation around Standard Es...
Internet Governance Forum 2015, Brazil by sflc_admin | November 30, 2015 Implementing Core Principles in the Digital Age Mishi Choudhary on the panel talking about privacy, surveillance and its role in a free democracy. She also discusses self assigned innovation by technologists which the example o...
The recent state elections in Bihar witnessed the return of Lalu Prasad Yadav as a key political player in the state. However, the elections were also notable for the bitter exchanges between the contesting parties in their election rallies and advertisements. On November 7, a day before the results...