Joint letter to the Department of Commerce expressing concerns over software-patent-friendly clauses in the RCEP
Indian law on patentability of computer programmes is abundantly clear in that Section 3(k) of the Patents Act 1970 explicitly excludes computer programmesper se, mathematical…
Internet Shutdown Tracker – India (2013-2016)
The number of internet blackouts in India is on a rise over the last few years. Most of these orders for internet shut down are…
Without rules, Sahibs may own your data
Now that the inevitable death of Free Basics by Facebook has happened and the dust has settled, the real outlines of the government of India’s…
How Parliament Debated the Aadhaar Bill, 2016
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial & Other Subsidies, Benefits & Services) Bill, 2016 (hereinafter Aadhaar Bill) was discussed, voted and passed in the Lok…
Evaluating the Aadhaar Bill against the National Privacy Principles
The Aadhaar scheme originated as an operation of the Unique Identification Authority of India that was established in 2009 as an executive body under the…
Junior Counsel
SFLC.in is inviting applications for the post of Junior Counsel at our office in New Delhi, India. Job description As a Junior Counsel, you will…
Senior Counsel
SFLC.in is inviting applications for the post of Research Fellow at our office in New Delhi, India. Those who have keen interest in civil liberties,…
Research Fellow
SFLC.in is inviting applications for the post of Research Fellow at our office in New Delhi, India. Those who have keen interest in civil liberties,…
A quick history of CRI Guidelines in India
On February 19 2016 the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade marks (Indian Patent Office or IPO) issued a revised set of…
Press Release: Indian Patent Office Says No to Software Patents
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has issued an order dated February 19, 2016 publishing the revised Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions. The…
Updated: Internet Shutdowns In India Infographic
We have updated the infographic on Internet Shutdowns in India. It was previously published in the Huffington Post with the piece on ‘How are Internet…
Legality of Internet shutdowns under Section 144 CrPC
India has seen numerous Internet shutdowns for various reasons in this year, all under the same provision of law – Section 144 of the Code…