Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Online All India Convention 'Make Knowledge Free, Not Private Property' | 9 January

Online All India Convention 'Make Knowledge Free, Not Private Property'

Date and time: 9 January 2021,  Saturday, 4 PM.

Speakers:
  • Prof. P Balaram, former Director, IISc Bangalore
  • Prof. S C Lakhotia, INSA Senior Scientist, Banaras Hindu University
  • Prof. Soumitro Banerjee, General Secretary, Breakthrough Science Society and Professor, IISER Kolkata
The recent lawsuit filed in the Delhi High Court by the publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society against Sci-hub and LibGen for copyright infringement has brought to the fore the debate between legality and ethicality of limiting access to knowledge. This discussion will address key concerns.

Register Online for the convention

We look forward to your participation in the convention.

Mr. Pratyush Sikdar
On behalf of
Breakthrough Science Society
8A Creek Lane, Kolkata-700014
www.breakthroughindia.org

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