Policy outputs

Reports, submissions, and blog posts

Reports and submissions

Research reports, whitepapers, and submissions.

Date Title Publisher
August 2019 Improving India’s parliamentary voting and recordkeeping New America
March 2019 Improving the processes for disclosing security vulnerabilities to government entities in India Centre for Internet and Society
January 2019 Response to the draft of the Information  Technology [Intermediary Guidelines  (Amendment) Rules], 2018 Centre for Internet and Society
July 2018 The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the Personal Data  Protection Bill Centre for Internet and Society
January 2016 CIS submission to TRAI consultation on differential pricing Centre for Internet and Society
September 2015 CIS submission on CCWG-Accountability 2nd draft proposal on work stream 1 recommendations Centre for Internet and Society
July 2015 Regulatory perspectives on net neutrality Centre for Internet and Society
March 2015 Response to TRAI consultation paper on regulatory framework for over-the-top (OTT) services IIM Ahmedabad & Centre for Internet and Society
March 2015 Response to TRAI consultation paper on regulatory framework for over-the-top (OTT) services Centre for Internet and Society
March 2015 Background paper to CIS submission for TRAI consultation on regulatory framework for over-the-top (OTT) services Centre for Internet and Society
January 2015 Response by CIS to the draft proposal to transition the stewardship of the IANA functions from the U.S. commerce department’s NTIA to the global multistakeholder community Centre for Internet and Society
January 2012 Counter proposal by CIS to the draft IT (Intermediary Due Diligence and Information Removal) Rules 2012 Centre for Internet and Society
January 2012 IP Watch List 2012 Consumers International
January 2011 IP Watch List 2011 Consumers International
October 2010 The online video environment in India: a survey report iCommons, Open Video Alliance & Centre for Internet and Society
January 2010 Open government data study: India Transparency and Accountability Initiative
January 2010 IP Watch List 2010 Consumers International
January 2010 Civil society submission on Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 Centre for Internet and Society
January 2009 IP Watch List 2009 Consumers International
January 2009 India Report - IP Watch List 2009 Consumers International
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Blog posts on CIS website

Blog posts written while at the Centre for Internet and Society.

Date Title
April 2017 Killing of Yameen Rasheed Reveals Worsening Human Rights Situation in the Maldives
December 2016 CIS submission to TRAI consultation note on model for nation-wide interoperable and scalable public wi-fi networks
June 2016 CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Free Data
June 2016 List of Blocked ‘Escort Service’ Websites
June 2016 CIS’s Comments on the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016
May 2016 Accessible ICT Procurement
March 2016 Aadhaar: Still Too Many Problems
January 2016 CIS’s Comments on the CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal
October 2015 How India Regulates Encryption
October 2015 The ‘Global Multistakholder Community’ is Neither Global Nor Multistakeholder
September 2015 Comments on the DoT Panel Report via MyGov
September 2015 Software Freedom Pledge
August 2015 Response by the Centre for Internet and Society to the Draft Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration
August 2015 DOT Order Blocking 857 Websites on Grounds of Decency and Morality
July 2015 Clearing misconceptions: what the DoT panel report on net neutrality says (and doesn’t)
March 2015 What does Facebook’s Transparency Report tell us about the Indian government’s record on free expression & privacy?
December 2014 Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS (2014-12-17, plaintext version)
December 2014 Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act
April 2014 NETmundial Transcript Archive
March 2014 CIS Statement at ICANN 49’s Public Forum
March 2014 NTIA to give up control of the Internet’s root
December 2013 Misuse of Surveillance Powers in India (Case 1)
October 2013 Tweets from Bali IGF 2013
June 2013 CIS’s Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the Blind
June 2013 India’s Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the Blind
June 2013 Primer on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired
April 2013 CIS Intervention on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR/SS/GE/2/13
March 2013 WGIG+8: Stock-Taking, Mapping, and Going Forward
March 2013 CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
March 2013 Comments to the MHRD on WIPO Broadcast Treaty (March 2013)
January 2013 Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in Bangladesh
January 2013 No Civil Society Members in the Cyber Regulations Advisory Committee
January 2013 Response to RTI on Decisions of the Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee
November 2012 Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act
November 2012 Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray’s Death
November 2012 Will The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) Impact Internet Governance? A Multistakeholder Perspective
November 2012 Statement of Civil Society Members and Groups Participating in the “Best Bits” pre-IGF meeting at Baku in 2012
November 2012 Indian Government’s Submission to ITU
November 2012 Submission on India’s Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU’s ITRs
November 2012 Submission by Indian Civil Society Organisations on Proposals for the Future ITRs and Related Processes
September 2012 Feedback to Draft Copyright Rules, 2012
September 2012 Counter-proposal by the Centre for Internet and Society: Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Due Diligence and Information Removal) Rules, 2012
August 2012 India’s Internet Jam
August 2012 Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)
August 2012 Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012 — India Report
July 2012 CIS’s Statement at SCCR 24 on Exceptions & Limitations for Libraries and Archives
July 2012 Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 24
July 2012 CIS’s Statement at SCCR 24 on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
July 2012 CIS’s Statement at SCCR 24 on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired
July 2012 India’s Opening Statement on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR 24
May 2012 Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012
April 2012 India’s Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
March 2012 Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
February 2012 Comments on Technical Standards for Interoperability Framework for E-Governance in India (Phase II)
January 2012 How India Makes E-books Easier to Ban than Books (And How We Can Change That)
December 2011 Invisible Censorship: How the Government Censors Without Being Seen
December 2011 Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row
December 2011 Online Pre-Censorship is Harmful and Impractical
December 2011 CIS Intervention on Future Work of the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement
December 2011 Comment by CIS at ACE on Presentation on French Charter on the Fight against Cyber-Counterfeiting
November 2011 Statement of CIS on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 23rd SCCR
November 2011 Sources of CIS Funding
October 2011 CIS Comments on the Draft National Policy on Electronics
October 2011 Analysis of DIT’s Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking
October 2011 Text of DIT’s Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking
October 2011 India’s Statement Proposing UN Committee for Internet-Related Policy
October 2011 CIS-TWN Analysis of WIPO Treaty for the Print Disabled (SCCR/22/15)
September 2011 Calling Out the BSA on Its BS
July 2011 Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Speech on Intermediary Liability at 22nd SCCR of WIPO
June 2011 Comments on the draft National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy
May 2011 Killing the Internet Softly with Its Rules
May 2011 Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011 — India Report
May 2011 Rebuttal of DIT’s Misleading Statements on New Internet Rules
April 2011 CDT Provides Answers to Questions on Internet Neutrality
April 2011 DIT’s Response to RTI on Website Blocking
March 2011 Comments to the Ministry on WIPO Broadcast Treaty (March 2011)
March 2011 RTI Applications on Blocking of Websites
February 2011 CIS Para-wise Comments on Intermediary Due Diligence Rules, 2011
February 2011 Engaging on the Digital Commons
February 2011 Exhaustion: Imports, Exports and the Doctrine of First Sale in Indian Copyright Law
February 2011 CIS Comments on the Interoperability Framework for e-Governance (Phase I)
February 2011 Thomas Abraham’s Rebuttal on Parallel Importation
February 2011 Indian Law and “Parallel Exports”
January 2011 Why parallel importation of books should be allowed
January 2011 The Online Video Environment in India : A Survey Report
January 2011 New Release of IPR Chapter of India-EU Free Trade Agreement
December 2010 Problems Remain with Standing Committee’s Report on Copyright Amendments
December 2010 CIS Submission on Draft Patent Manual 2010
July 2010 Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
May 2010 The 2010 Special 301 report is more of the same, slightly less shrill
April 2010 Technological protection measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
February 2010 Arguments against software patents in india
February 2010 Report on the fourth Internet Governance Forum for Commonwealth IGF
February 2010 CIS statement on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at SCCR 19
February 2010 Short note on IT Amendment Act, 2008
February 2010 Arguments Against the PUPFIP Bill
January 2010 Proposed Copyright Amendments from 2006
November 2009 Open Standards Workshop at IGF ’09
November 2009 IPv6 in India: The promises and challenges
October 2009 PUPFIP Resources
September 2009 World IT Forum 2009
August 2009 Fallacies, Lies, and Video Pirates
July 2009 Primer on the New IT Act
July 2009 Comments on the Draft Rules under the Information Technology Act
July 2009 Letter to ICANN on NCSG
July 2009 Second Response to Draft National Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance
July 2009 Second Response to Draft National Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance
June 2009 Letter on South Africa’s IPRs from Publicly Financed R&D Regulations
May 2009 WIPO Broadcast Treaty and webcasting
March 2009 RTI Application to Visvesvaraya Technological University
December 2008 Lecture by Eben Moglen and Mishi Choudhary
December 2008 Workshop on reforming the international ICT standardization system
December 2008 DCOS Agreement on Procurement
October 2008 The National Public Meeting on Software Patents
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