Mar 18th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Calls for International Co-operation
The Central Bureau of Investigation, calling for international cooperation
to counter cyber crimes, Monday stressed a three-pronged strategy of
focusing on tools, technology and skills. Speaking at the sixth
Interpol Conference for law enforcement officers from Asia Pacific
region at the CBI
Academy here, CBI special director M.L. Sharma said: “There has to be a
legal framework which takes into account all the nuances of IT crimes.
There has to be international cooperation for effective counter
measures,, preferably through treaty-mediated regime and also based on
police-to-police cooperation.â€
Sep 7th, 2007 | Uncategorized | No Comments
The ANTA’s Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement Committee (ACEC) has requesated the Board of Directors to urge the Government to approve ANTA’s resolution for setting out its position for harmonization and improvements with regard to criminal sanction to apply minimum level of deterrence all over the world. The resoslution also points out TRIPS Agreement’s deficiencies to deal with trademark counterfeiting for both private and public sector shareholders. In this respect, the ACEC has suggested the following steps which Government should take by:
* recognising counterfeiting as a transnational organized crime,
* criminalizing laundering of proceeds of crime resulting from counterfeing,
* Removing jurisdictional gaps over counterfeiting offences, and
* ensuring international harmonization of sanctions against counterfeiting.
Aug 29th, 2007 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Cyber bullies has become a growing problem. Threats move from playgrounds to computers. A fenced-in schoolyard just might be safer than the borderless realm of cyberspace when it comes to bullying these days. It’s more common than most people think. Most often it is noted people calling each other names while using online instant messages. It’s usually people that know them but wouldn’t have the guts to do it in person and hence do it over the computer.
The pervasive problem of “cyber bullying†which also comes in the form of text messages on cell phones, social networking sites and other Web sites has prompted schools to create policies to address a problem that largely exists outside of school. As the school year begins, administrators statewide must begin implementing a bully policy in accordance with Senate Bill 68, signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in May. It requires school districts to adopt policies prohibiting bullying on school property, in a school vehicle or at a school-sponsored activity by January. The law also requires each school district to implement a plan to address bullying that must include provisions for training and education for staff and students. Since the law doesn’t cover cyber bullying, just to implement a policy that includes consequences, the Lawrence school district is ahead of the game. Months before Senate Bill 68 was passed, the district’s policy committee was working on plans to deal with bullying, including hazing and cyber bullying. Bruce Passman, deputy superintendent of schools, said when harassment occurs off campus, it becomes a matter for the community and the police department. However, he added, if reports are made to principals, they follow up and try to mediate to reduce the number of occurrences even if the incidents occur off campus. We know that there is a direct link between academic achievement, learning and mental health, Passman said. If a student is distressed in school, mental health personnel, counselors and administrators may intervene, he said. However, incidents of cyber bullying often go unreported. Some victims of bullying are scared to tell a teacher or a parent, because they think the bully would be told and they also don’t think the teacher would be able to help, so what’s the point?
According to Elaine Johannes, Kansas State University research and extension youth development specialist, the target of cyber bullying is often hesitant to report because parents could take away the cell phone or computer. Teens have to have connections; it’s the nature of the beast. One of the specialist’s recommendations is for bystanders to intervene, whether it’s on the playground or in a chat room. Johannes said a bully uses aggression to control an individual and a group. Even in a chat room, they succeed if no one speaks up. The Senate bill is a good opportunity for a community to discuss and deal with the issue of aggression in children. My concern is that if it has no real bearing to the lives of our kids outside of the classroom laden with policies adults have to enforce, in schools already overburdened with policies, it’s going to mess up things worse, Johannes said. With hopes of learning from young students, he is hitting the road next month to feature an anti-bullying workshop at four regional schools.
The Lawrence school district also will continue its work to keep up with changes. We are taking these issues of bullying seriously as we know it has ill effects on students in schools today, but also in the future as they grow into adults we want to make sure we do everything we can so that they aren’t experiencing any bullying or cyber bullying while they are in the district.
Jun 22nd, 2007 | Uncategorized | No Comments
WIPO ASIA SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) BY SME SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF COMPETITIVENESS OF SMEs IN THE FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR was organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) in association with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) and With the assistance of The Japan Patent Office (JPO) Lahore, June 5 and 6, 2007.
Mr. Amarjit Singh Advocate, Senior Partner, Amarjit & Associates, New Delhi addressed the audience about “THE ROLE OF COLLECTIVE MARKS, CERTIFICATION MARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS”.
Full version of the article can be read here.
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