[FSF India] Violation of Fundamental Rights.

M Balakrishna Pillai fsf-india@gnu.org.in
Wed, 08 Aug 2001 22:11:42 +0530


Dear brothers and sisters

Sorry for disturbing you.  Is it legitimate to teach softwares that
requires a license to practice? - at least in schools. It actually
violate the Fundamental Rights.  Folowing are my argumnents. 

1. (i) Right to freedom of speach and expression .  The word
"expression" is a method of communicating your feelings and thought to
others.  I can use a pen and paper to write this letter. I can also user
a computer and printer to write this letter. These things are taught at
school level. The main difference between these two methods is that the
later one requires a license (if tools taught in schools are used) from
somebody else - a clear cut violation of our Fundamental Rights.

2.  Cultural and Educational Rights.
3.  Right to Constitutional Remedies
	Students are not informed of the fact that they require a license from
a third party to use and practice what they are learning.  They are kept
in dark about this part. 

M.Balakrishna Pillai