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SFLC.IN is a donor supported legal services organisation that  brings together lawyers, policy analysts, technologists, and students to protect freedom in the digital world. SFLC.IN promotes innovation and open access to knowledge by helping developers make great Free and Open Source Software, protect privacy and civil liberties for citizens in the digital world by educating and providing free legal advice and help policy makers make informed and just decisions with the use and adoption of technology. SFLC.IN is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, operating all over India.
by sflc_admin    |    October 17, 2015Though 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 Patent Office in...
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by sflc_admin    |    October 17, 2015Every 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...
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by sflc_admin    |    October 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,...
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by sflc_admin    |    October 5, 2015Mishi Choudhary on FOSS and the sharing economyMishi Choudhary says that Free and open source software (FOSS) is a technical and political movement that will make it possible that every brain on earth will...
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by sflc_admin    |    October 5, 2015 Mishi Choudhary on FOSS and the sharing economyMishi Choudhary says that Free and open source software (FOSS) is a technical and political movement that will make it possible that every brain on...
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by sflc_admin    |    September 15, 2015SFLC.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 Examination of Computer Related...
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by sflc_admin    |    September 4, 2015Croatian policy encourages open source adoptionEarlier this year, Croatian political party Sustainable Development of Croatia (ORaH) published a new policy that encourages the government to pursue open source solutions, addresses the dangers of vendor...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 31, 2015Indrani 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...
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Click here to find out here in this analysis of Facebook's T&Cs [documentcloud http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2301472-via-sflc-do-you-know-what-youre-agreeing-to-when.html Do you know what you're agreeing to when you sign up to Facebook?] First published here. Original author: sflc_admin...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 19, 2015New Version of FreedomBox Offers private, secure, Fault-Tolerant Internet AccessAt a time when privacy in internet is becoming  a concern world over, free software pioneer, futurist and activist Prof Eben Moglen says a ...
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by sflc_admin | August 14, 2015You 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...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 11, 2015 SFLC.IN in association with Open Invention Network is organizing the Second Asian Legal Network round-table at the Oberoi Hotel, Bangalore on Wednesday, 12th August 2015 from 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 4, 2015A leaked order from the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has revealed that Indian Internet Service Providers (ISP) have been directed to block access to a list of 857 porn websites as they “relate to...
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