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Say No To Software Patents
A campaign to stop the introduction of Software Patents in India. Software patents are rejected by Indian Parliament in 2005 (Patent Amendment bill 2005). But Indian Government is now trying to push it through back door by bringing a Patent manual. Public consultations on this draft manual is going on in various metros in India. Bangalore Consultation is scheduled for the last week of August.
Candle Light Vigil
The Candle light vigil to "Say No To Software Patents" is a occasion to raise civil society voice against this back door trojan to Indian patent system.
Software Patents kills innovation & competition. Patents turn software publishing into the privilege of a few.
Software is a key technology that is important to every company, every public administration, and every household. Therefore, everything that makes the software industry ill has effects on the entire organism, on all aspects of the economy and society.
On 23rd August 2008 at 5.30 pm in front of Town Hall near Corporation Circle, Bangalore. Publicity campaigns will be hosted in various places on 22nd.
- Facebook Event page - Invite your facebook friends
- Yahoo Upcoming
Bengaluru Meetup
When: 10am, Saturday 16th August 2008
Where: BMS College of Engineering, Basavanagudi
Agenda: Indian Patents office has called for a meeting of stakeholders in Bengaluru on 27th August (date still to be confirmed). We should submit a written appeal to stop introducing software patents in India. We will prepare this document here.
join online at #bmslug in freenode
Chat log of the meeting is described here
Email your appeal now !
Please email your appeal letter to (delhi-patent AT nic.in) and send a cc to Dr. W. M. Dhumane (wmdhumane AT rediffmail.com) who is Joint Controller of Patents & Designs and Incharge of Patent Manual
Coordination: FSUG-Bangalore
Campaigners
Add your names below if would like to Stop Software Patents in India
- Anivar Aravind anivar at movingrepublic dot org 080 23435606
- Praveen A - pravi dot a at gmail dot com - nine nine eight six three four eight five six five
- Renuka Prasad B
- Ravi Surulikamu
- Afthab
- Santhosh 12:17, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
- Vikram Vincent vincentvikram AT swatantra DOT org 094488 10822
- Shyam K mail at swathanthran dot in 11:15 20 August 2008 (UTC)
Background
- Draft Patent manual
- Red Hat's comments on the Manual
- Why software patents are harmful
- 2004Nath Ordinance,2005 Amendment & related news
- 2005 swpat News Archive India
Discussions
- Software Patents Meeting in Bangalore foss.in Aug 13 2008
- report on the stake holders meeting - FSUG-Bangalore Aug 8 2008
- Software Patents in India - ILUG-BOM Aug 4 2008
- Software Patents in India - ILUG-BOM July 29 2008