SpicyIP TV: The Summer School Edn - Ep09 Kailash Nadh on Reimagining (C), Tech Sovern. & Open Source

The SpicyIP Podcast took the opportunity to sit with our distinguished faculty and guest speakers at the SpicyIP Summer School 2025 to launch our first set of interviews! In this episode (09), Sonisha Srinivasan speaks to Dr. Kailash Nadh (bio below), CTO at Zerodha and a self-described ‘hobbyist’ software developer. A major FOSS supporter, he discusses his thoughts on re-imagining Copyright in the world of Artificial Intelligence(AI), the true meaning of technology sovereignty and methods to achieve it, as well as role of lawyers in the open source movement. He also shares his take on software patents and the relationship between patents and innovation. About Dr. Kailash Nadh: Dr. Kailash Nadh has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence & Computational Linguistics from Middlesex University. He has been the CTO at Zerodha since 2013, where he co-founded its tech arm. Zerodha is now the largest stockbroker, and one of the largest fintech companies, in India. He has been a hobbyist software developer for close to two decades and writes code every day, building technology at Zerodha, and building and contributing to open source projects. He has co-founded FOSS United Foundation (2020), promoting open-source software in India; Rainmatter Foundation (2020), supporting ecological preservation and climate change initiatives; Indic Digital Archive Foundation (2022), focusing on Indic language computing and cultural artifact preservation; and Samagata Foundation (2023), backing projects in science, culture, art, technology, and education to create public commons and community spaces.------------------- Visit SpicyIP.com for the latest insights on the Indian IP ecosystem ------------------- Connect with us on our socials: https://x.com/spicyip https://www.linkedin.com/company/spicyip/ https://www.instagram.com/spicyipblog/ https://www.youtube.com/@SpicyIPTV More on the SpicyIP Summer School available here: https://spicyip.com/2025/07/event-report-of-the-inaugural-spicyip-summer-school.html https://www.instagram.com/spicyipacademy/ Credits: Sonisha Srinivasan: Host, Researcher, Editor Swaraj Paul Barooah: Producer, Researcher, Editor Praharsh Gour, Md Sabeeh Ahmad: Camera, Mic, Set Tanishka Goswami, Anjali Tripathi, Athreya Bhat: Graphics & Media Praharsh Gour, Yogesh Byadwal, Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan, Md Thahir Sulaiman: Research, Checks & General Setup