Shubha Mudgal discusses with Newsclick how copyright and Internet are changing the music scenario. It might appear that Internet is making it easy for musicians to access the market directly, but it is also replicating some of the characteristics of the earlier music monopolies. She also talks about the problem of who owns the rights when a song is sung for record labels as music -- including ragas in public domain -- is sought to be privatised through this route.

Lawrence Liang discusses how the emergence of digital technology is creating a new ways of looking at culture. The form may appear to be that of a film, but the way its is viewed and consumed on YouTube may be more like searching an infinite database. Digital technology is only creating new forms but also new ways of relating to such forms.

Professor Edgar Whitley, London School of Economics (LSE) spoke in TISS on the UID scheme proposed in India with biometric data. Prof. Whitley was the lead author of the LSE report that showed that a nation-wide biometric scheme would not be feasible, would have huge costs and create risks of identity thefts. The LSE Report contributed to the UK project being finally dropped. He examines the basis of such UID projects and questions their techno-economic viability, apart from their dangers for privacy. (Part 1 Lecture in TISS)

Professor Edgar Whitley, London School of Economics (LSE) spoke in TISS on the UID scheme proposed in India with biometric data. Prof. Whitley was the lead author of the LSE report that showed that a nation-wide biometric scheme would not be feasible, would have huge costs and create risks of identity thefts. The LSE Report contributed to the UK project being finally dropped. He examines the basis of such UID projects and questions their techno-economic viability, apart from their dangers for privacy. (Part 2, Questions and Answers)