FOSS News - December 2015

Jan 06, 2016
Mozilla Wants To Split Off Its Thunderbird Email/Chat Client The Mozilla Foundation looks like it’s about to take another step in its bid to sharpen its focus on development around its Firefox…

SFLC.in At Global IP Congress 2015

Jan 06, 2016
SFLC.in was represented on two of the panels on Global IP Congress 2015 held at National Law School, New Delhi between 15th and 17th of December 2015.

CRI Guidelines kept in abeyance - #NoSoftwarePatents

Dec 19, 2015
On 14th December 2015, the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Mr. Om Prakash Gupta, ordered that the recently released 2015 "Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related…

Workshop on 'What are people's rights in the digital world?'

Dec 11, 2015
'What are people's rights in the digital world? - Moving towards a digital social contract' (Bengaluru, 4-5 December, 2015) SFLC.in participated in a 2 day workshop organized by IT for Change in…

On the TRAI Consultation Paper on Differential Pricing on Data Services

Dec 11, 2015
The Telecom regulatory Authority of India has issued a Consultation Paper on Differential Pricing for Data Services on November 9, 2015 and invited public comments to be sent by December 30, 2015.…

Info-graphic on Internet censorship in India (2012 - 2015)

Dec 10, 2015
A record of instances of Internet censorship in India between 2012 and 2015 is depicted in this info-graphic. Details of these instances can be accessed here. View/Download the info-graphic

FOSS News- November 2015

Dec 07, 2015
The Rise of the Open-Source Platform The success of closed-source companies (like Microsoft in the early days of the digital revolution) made it easyto write off open source as a niche movement with…

How Have Internet Shutdowns Impacted Your Life? - The Huffington Post

Dec 03, 2015
With the advent of the internet, the global communications landscape has undergone a number of dramatic changes. Not only has the internet made communications technology more universal and affordable…

International Conference on Evolving Regime in Intellectual Property Protection held at JNU Convention Centre, 2-4 Nov'15

Dec 01, 2015
On 3rd November 2015, SFLC.in participated in a panel on Intellectual Property Enforcement at the International Conference on Evolving Regime on Intellectual Property, where we spoke about the recent…

Interventions in the Internet Governance Forum 2015 by SFLC.in

Nov 30, 2015
Implementing Core Principles in the Digital Age Mishi Choudhary on the panel talking about privacy, surveillance and its role in a free democracy. She also discusses self assigned innovation by…

SFLC.in's comments on the draft outcome document of the WSIS+10 review

Nov 24, 2015
The draft outcome document of the "United Nations General Assembly's High-Level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society"…

Debate on "Do Indians have a Constitutional Right to Privacy?" at OP Jindal Global University

Nov 16, 2015
SFLC.in organized a debate and panel discussion on"Do Indians have a Constitutional Right to Privacy?" in collaboration with National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)at O.P Jindal Global University…