“Loaded” Kodi set-top boxes are back in the copyright news again this week. (If you’re wondering what Kodi boxes are, and what they have to do with copyrights, here’s a backgrounder.) The CJEU has decided BREIN v. Wullems, a case involving the rights of communication to the public and reproduction.
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Duncan Green at LSE Impact Blog: “The case for partnership between international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) and academia to advance development knowledge is strong. INGOs bring presence on the ground – through their own operations or long-term local partnerships – and communication and advocacy skills (not always academics’ strong point).
Anne Glusker at Smithsonian: “…Grimsson’s group felt that due to changes in information technology and social transformations, the large organizations and structures that used to be necessary to effect change were now not needed.
Book edited by Alois A. Paulin, Leonidas G. Anthopoulos and Christopher Reddick: “… examines the role of bureaucracy in modern technologically advanced societies, the traditional models of governance, and the potential of information technology to fundamentally change and improve governance. In the area of public-domain governance, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have empowered public agencies to improve their activities and to strengthen the efficiency of their operations.
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An inside look at the challenges facing women, human rights defenders, and other internet users in Pakistan, from online harassment to privacy and free expression.
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The Taiwanese civic tech community g0v held their ‘g0v hackath22n’ on December 17, a bimonthly event where citizens propose and present projects aimed at promoting civic participation and government transparency. “G0v is a vibrant community where you can actually meet new people and work on projects offline,” g0v co-founder Chia-liang Kao said.
Barbara Fister at Inside HigherEd: “Of all of our cultural institutions, the public library is remarkable. There are few tax-supported services that are used by people of all ages, classes, races, and religions. I can’t think of any public institutions (except perhaps parks) that are as well-loved and widely used as libraries.
This week mySociety held TICTeC 2017 in Italy, a conference to present and debate the impact of civic technology. The programme was well curated, convening high-quality talks from theory and practice, while striking a balance between discussing fundamental questions and looking at practical solutions.
In the on-going case challenging the constitutionality of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act (‘IT Act’), the petitioners concluded their arguments today. Our coverage of the arguments made over the last two days can be found here and here. Today, the petitioners’ counsel elaborated on the concept of informational self-determination, as propounded by the […]
Despite an increase in research output and international collaboration, chemistry research, "the central science", in India is "still not in the big league", an analysis has revealed.
Originally published by IANS on April 24, 2017, the news was carried on the India Online news portal
Indian Government Plans Ambitious Data Protection Legislation Rollout by October
The blog post by Suparna Goswami and Varun Haran was published by Info Risk Today on April 26, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.
Relatório apresenta dados sobre o impacto do fim do foro privilegiadoA Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV Direito Rio) lança o 5º Relatório do Supremo em Números: O Foro Privilegiado e o Supremo. O projeto produz relatórios temáticos detalhados, uma vez por ano, mostrando diferentes facetas da atuação do Supremo Tribunal Federal sob o ponto de vista estatístico.
Con una rogativa conducida por las machis María Colipe y Juana Chauquepan y una clase magistral de Maribel Mora, directora de la Oficina de Equidad e Inclusión, se realizó la recepción de estos 148 estudiantes, encuentro encabezado por el Rector Ennio Vivaldi y el director nacional de la Corporación Nacional de Desarrollo Indígena (Conadi), Alberto Pizarro Chañilao.
Con la participación del Rector Ennio Vivaldi, el prorrector Rafael Epstein, la vicerrectora de Asuntos Académicos, Rosa Devés; el vicerrector de Asuntos Estudiantiles y Comunitarios, Juan Cortés; y las cuatro autoridades máximas de Campus Sur, se inauguró el presente año académico.Este lunes 17 de abril se realizó la ceremonia con la que la comunidad del Campus Sur de la U.
Revisar el impacto de intervenciones de educación financiera sobre el endeudamiento y comportamiento de pago de los hogares en el país es el objetivo de un estudio que esta entidad, dependiente de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios, realizará durante dos años con el apoyo de la Asociación de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras (ABIF), BancoEstado y el Grupo BID, a través de la Corporación Interamericana de Inversiones (CII).Con la finalidad de identificar acciones de educación financiera que tengan alto impacto, la Asociación de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras (ABIF), Ban
A new CJEU decision deals with copyright restrictions on hyperlinking and streaming. It may also become relevant for the current EU copyright reform and the so-called value gap proposal for... MORE