Guwahati, July 18 -- In a major boost to the preservation of indigenous languages through technology, software engineer Bikram Rai has officially transferred the copyright of the Magar digital font to the All Sikkim Magar Association (ASMA), nearly 19 years after developing the software.

The copyright assignment agreement, signed on Saturday, grants ASMA full ownership and intellectual property rights over the digital font, which Rai created in 2007. With the transfer, the association now has exclusive authority over the software's use, reproduction, modification, publication and distribution, ensuring long-term community control over the resource.

Addressing the programme organised by ASMA, Rai recalled that he developed the font short...