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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609563502-13122008>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>We had to do a lot
of last minute stuff as IISc centenary celberations is on.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>We have the big guys
coming the same day including : </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609563502-13122008>Assistant managing director of Microsoft Research India
- speaks @ IISc - 11.30 a.m - 1.00 p.m, 14th Dec : </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>India - A Knowledge Power:
Opportunities and Challenges</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=609563502-13122008><SPAN
class=609563502-13122008><A
href="http://www.iisc.ernet.in/centenary-conf/kentaro.html"><FONT
size=2>http://www.iisc.ernet.in/centenary-conf/kentaro.html</FONT></A><FONT
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class=609563502-13122008><A
href="http://www.iisc.ernet.in/centenary-conf/program.shtml">http://www.iisc.ernet.in/centenary-conf/program.shtml</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>We have Choksi hall
fixed at 5.p.m Sunday 14th. This got confirmed only last night.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>If we didnt
get the hall we were planning to have a open air session with hand mike
considering the importanct of the topic.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>We have Eben moglen
- speaking on The Knowledge Power of the Community :: Danger of Patents
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>1) <A
href="http://notoimp.wordpress.com/">http://notoimp.wordpress.com/</A> -
its important for civil society to debate the quote IP unquote policy of a
institute of national importance</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609563502-13122008>2) Its also
important in the light of the national debate on software
patents.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609563502-13122008>thanks</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609563502-13122008>senthil</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<LI><B>harish k singh</B> </LI></UL>
<DD>Can you look at the article at <A class="external free"
title=http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/11/global-patent-troll-comes-to-india.html
href="http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/11/global-patent-troll-comes-to-india.html"
rel=nofollow>http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/11/global-patent-troll-comes-to-india.html</A>.
The patents subsidized by our belowed govt is now in the hands of these
trolls. Maybe we need to address these issues when the meeting in IISc happens
next month.Incidently, this company's major investor is none other than
microsoft. See <A class="external free"
title=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=1
href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=1"
rel=nofollow>http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=1</A>.
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<LI><B>Rehat Venky </B></LI></UL></DD></DL>
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<DD>"Software patents are an important issue in India right now because there
is a heated debate over how to interpret Section 3(k) which says that, "A
mathematical or business method or a computer programme per se or algorithms
are not patentable." </DD></DL>
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<DD>How "computer programme per se" is interpreted is of vital importance to
the FOSS community. Therefore a talk by RMS on software patents would be
relevant at this point in time and would help raise awareness of how patents
prevent independent invention and restrict the freedom of software
developers." </DD></DL></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>