[Fsf-india] Re: RMS talk in Bangalore (fwd)

[Ranjit Babu]

Here' details for RMS in Bangalore....

Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 17:13:03 +0500 (GMT)
From: K Gopinath <gopi@csa.iisc.ernet.in>

Sun    10 Public talk at IISc (Faculty Hall IISc) (11am) on
          "Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks"

Sat     9 Talk at Seminar Hall, CSA Dept, IISc, 6:30pm on
          "Free software and its relationship to free dissemination of
           scientific information"

Tue    12 Workshop (see below) 10am-3pm

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Workshop on "Copyrights & Patents and Free SW Movement in India:
challenges and opportunities", Choksi Hall, 10am-3pm, Mar 12.

Tentative Program:

0: Free SW in Govt. and implications of patenting for "e-governance"
and for low-cost IT through community level efforts in rural areas

1: WTO/WIPO: overview of curr status with respect to patents and copyright

2: Proposed amendments to Indian Patent Act (Patents (Second Amendment
1999) Bill): analysis and changes

3: Curr status of Free SW and allied movements: Richard Stallman
   "The Danger of Software Patents": Richard Stallman

4: Development of Free SW in Developing Countries: Status, Concrete efforts,
Problems and Solutions

PL. see http://agni.csa.iisc.ernet.in/rms/ for any updates to the
above program.