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1st IJLT-SFLC Law & Technology Essay Competition 2013; Submit by March 1Share 2 JANUARY 2013 6 COMMENTSThe Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT) and the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) are proud to announce the 1st IJLT-SFLC Law & Technology Essay Competition 2013.
Open to undergraduate law students across India, this essay competition seeks to encourage creative thinking and promote research and writing about crucial legalissues in the field of information technology and the internet.The IJLTThe Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT), is a student-run law journal published by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
Apart from being India’s only law journal devoted exclusively to the interface between law and technology and featuring articles from distinguished authors such as Hon. Justice Mr. Kirby, Raymond T. Nimmer, Donald S. Chisum, Lawrence Liang among others; the journal also organises several events such as a lecture series in association with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), a broadband policy course with LIRNEAsia and research assistance to academics for projects that they are engaged in.
The SFLCThe Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) provides legal representation and other law-related services to protect free, libre and open-source software.
Founded in 2005, the Center has represented many of the most important and well-established free software and open source projects, including the Free Software Foundation, the Apache Software Foundation, the Gnome Foundation, Joomla! among others.
In India since 2010, SFLC has aimed at preparing litigation defenses, filing patent oppositions to fight software patents and engaging in policy work to promote Open Standards, Open Access and ensure digital freedoms.
Themes for Submissions
Intellectual Property : Software Patent Litigation – A Waste of Time and Money? Internet Governance : Network Neutrality – Can Competition Law in India Ensure
a Level Playing Field? Openness and Accessibility : Governmental Support for Open Source and Open
Access – Need for Legal Framework to Ensure Access to Knowledge. Privacy : ‘If You’re Not Paying For It, You’re the Product Being Sold’ – Privacy
Issues on the Internet.JudgingThe winning law essays shall be determined through a blind review by a panel of eminent academicians in the field of law and technology.
There will be two judges from each of the aforementioned areas.
Prizes Ist Prize – Rs. 10,000 IInd Prize – Rs. 7,500 IIIrd Prize – Rs. 5,000 Best First Year Student Essay – Rs. 2,500
The winning law essay shall also be considered for publication in the next issue of IJLT, in accordance with the Editorial Policy.
DeadlineEssays must be e-mailed [email protected]; [email protected] by January 30, 2013 at 11.59 pm (IST) in a .doc/.docx/.odf/.pdf format. Detailed submission guidelines are attached.In case of any queries, please visit www.ijlt.in or feel free to drop in a mail to [email protected] or contact Manasa at +91-9844352464 or Tarun at +91-9632745323
