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Journey Through “Mays” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

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We aimed to explore SpicyIP’s history, which began in October 2005, ‘from the sprawling cornfields of Illinois, Champaign,’ by our beloved Professor Shamnad Basheer. I began the series with a sense of Sankofa —aiming to fetch what was left behind (if any) and see how we can take things forward.

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Some Strengthening of the Right to Information Act, 2005 From the Judicial Side

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Image from studio tdes here Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 has been in the news for the last few days, especially for its dilution at the hands of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 which takes away the public interest test while exempting personal information from the RTI Act. See here and here for more on this).

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Best of 2005: Culture Killers or Pains in the Neck?

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First posted on February 17, 2005. Says the review in Wired: To prove his point that the commons is under attack, Bollier has filled Bullies with example after example of […] The post Best of 2005: Culture Killers or Pains in the Neck?

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Journey Through “Augusts” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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In this post, let’s continue the journey and sift through SpicyIP’s “August” pages from 2005 to the present and see where we have arrived after all these years. If you have missed the previous posts of this series or want to follow it, please check SpicyIP Flashbacks !

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Journey Through “Julys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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Now, once more, guided by Sankofa sense, I set out to sift through the SpicyIP pages, starting from 2005 and journeying through the “Julys” of years past, to see what we have got or lost over the years.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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So, before 2023 turns into yesteryear, let’s see what the past Novembers on SpicyIP (2005 to present) have offered. Image from here November has passed. We stand on the cusp of bidding farewell to 2023 with just 10 days remaining! As you may know, this is part of our monthly series “ Sifting Through SpicyIP Pages.”

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Best of 2005: Reversal Strummed Up in Gibson Guitars Case

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The post Best of 2005: Reversal Strummed Up in Gibson Guitars Case appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Nashville-based Gibson Guitar Corporation has lost a legal battle. A federal appeals court has ruled that a competitor‘s copy of Gibson’s popular Les Paul model.

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