FOSS news- October 2015
Nov 06, 2015
Free and open source Android framework attempts to replace Google Play Services
Google’s Android operating system may be open source software, but some of the most popular Android apps including…
Conventional Debate and Panel Discussion: Do Indians have a Constitutional Right to Privacy? (November 1, 2015 @ JGLS, Sonipat, Haryana)
Oct 30, 2015
SFLC.in, in association with the National Internet Exchange of India and the DebSoc and IPSoc of the O.P.Jindal Global Law School, is organizing a conventional debate and panel discussion on "Do…
Infographic: Timeline of Software Patent Law in India
Oct 17, 2015
Though computer programs per se are excluded from patentability as per Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970, the "Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions" issued by the Indian…
New patent guidelines may spell trouble for Indian software developers
Oct 17, 2015
Every city or town, big or small, is seeing a spurt of startups that do path-breaking work in the area of software products, mobile apps and embedded products. However, these firms could soon be…
Notes from proceedings before the Supreme Court on IAs filed in the matter of K.S. Puttaswamy & Ors. v. UOI (Aadhaar petitions) on 6th October, 2015
Oct 10, 2015
The Aadhaar - privacy debate witnessed a heated battle of words in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 6, when the Union of India, along with the State Governments of Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya…
Joint letter to the PMO expressing concerns over the "Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs)"
Sep 15, 2015
SFLC.in, along with several civil society organizations and citizens, penned a joint letter to the Prime Minister of India on September 15, 2015 expressing concerns over the "Guidelines for…
FOSS news - August 2015
Sep 04, 2015
Croatian policy encourages open source adoption
Earlier this year, Croatian political party Sustainable Development of Croatia (ORaH) published a new policy that encourages the government to pursue…
How the news media is accessing Indrani Mukherjea's entire virtual life..
Aug 31, 2015
Indrani Mukherjea is on the cover page of every news website today, in pictures where she is hugging her husband, Peter Mukherjea, or posing solo, or in a selfie. Her entire virtual life is flashing…
A closer look at Facebook's Terms of Service
Aug 28, 2015
Do you know what you're agreeing to when you sign-up to use Facebook? Find out here
Solution to online privacy issues soon
Aug 19, 2015
New Version of FreedomBox Offers private, secure, Fault-Tolerant Internet Access
At a time when privacy in internet is becoming a concern world over, free software pioneer, futurist and activist Prof…
Lecture on "Software and the law"
Aug 14, 2015
You want to build a business and Software Law for you, seems to be about avoiding danger.
Could the law of software really be a subject that could make you save money instead of cost you money?
