Electronic Frontier Foundation Helps Dive Shop Resist Feds -
Prevents "Fishing Expedition" into Privacy of Scuba Divers
[EFF media release]
(October 21, 2002)
Hollywood Loses Bid to Limit Representation in ReplayTV Case -
Electronic Frontier Foundation Gains Access to Lawsuit Docs
[EFF media release]
(October 15, 2002)
Electronic Frontier Foundation Supports Digital Media Bills -
Legislation Balances Copyright Owner and Consumer Rights
[EFF media release]
(October 3, 2002)
Hollywood Slams Electronic Frontier Foundation -
Tries to Limit Legal Representation in ReplayTV Case
[EFF media release]
[Recent court filings]
[Newmark case archive]
(October 3, 2002)
Internet Community Supports Verizon's User Privacy Defense -
Recording Industry Tries to Subvert Online User Rights
[EFF media advisory]
(October 1, 2002)
Digital Bookmobile Tour Gives Free Internet Books to Kids
- Goal Is One Million Public Domain Books Online
[Internet Archive media advisory]
[Internet Archive party]
(September 24, 2002)
Rights Groups Urge Secret Appeals Court to Reject Ashcroft's -
Radical Bid For Broadly Expanded Powers To Spy on U.S. Citizens
UPDATE: NACDL files amicus brief
[EFF media release]
[Court documents]
(September 19, 2002)
Draft TV Mandate Bill Freezes Innovation -
Electronic Frontier Foundation Opposes Consumer Threat
[EFF media release]
[Draft legislation]
[EFF Fair Use FAQ]
(September 19, 2002)
Internet Filtering Software Wrongly Blocks Many Sites -
Damages Educational Opportunities for Public School Students
[EFF media advisory]
(September 18, 2002)
School Communities Give Internet Filtering Law Failing Grade -
Speak Out in San Francisco, New York, and Boston
[EFF media release]
(September 18, 2002)
School Communities Give Internet Filtering Law Failing Grade -
Research Reports Thousands of Sites Incorrectly Blocked
[EFF media advisory]
(September 16, 2002)
Motions Filed in Morpheus Peer-to-Peer Case -
Judge to Consider Legality of Gnutella Software
[EFF media release]
[Court briefs]
(September 9, 2002)
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Verizon Guard Client Privacy
- Consumers v. Recording Industry on Peer-to-Peer Anonymity
[EFF media release]
[RIAA v. Verizon case documents]
(August 30, 2002)
Recording Industry Withdraws Internet Attack
- Great Internet Firewall Remains in China
[EFF media advisory]
[RIAA dismissal]
(August 21, 2002)
Recording Industry Attacks Internet to Stop Chinese Pirates
- Lawsuit Would Extend Great Internet Firewall of China to US
[EFF media relase] [Court filings]
(August 19, 2002)
Judge Grants Consumer Voice in ReplayTV Lawsuit
- Hollywood Tries to Skip Over Consumers' Concerns
[EFF media release]
[Court order]
[EFF Fair Use FAQ]
(August 16, 2002)
Musician Disputes Industry's Stance on Music Sharing
- Janis Ian Urges Artists Speak Out, Support Free Downloads
[EFF media release]
(August 15, 2002)
ReplayTV Owners Defend Right to Digital VCRs
- Hollywood Tries to Skip Over Customers' Concerns
[EFF media advisory]
(August 9, 2002)
Paper Explains Flaw in Videogame Security System
- Researcher Escapes Chilling Effect of Digital Copyright Law
[EFF media advisory]
[Huang's paper (pdf)]
(August 8, 2002)
FCC to Announce Hollywood's Controversial "Broadcast Flag" -
Anti-Competitive Proposal Undermines Adoption of Digital TV
[EFF media advisory]
[EFF letter to FCC Chairman]
(August 7, 2002)
Court Grants Access to Net Regulatory Corp Records
- Director Successful in Challenge to ICANN's Obstruction
[EFF media release]
[Court ruling]
(July 29, 2002)
Court Hearing in Net Regulatory Corp. Director Case
- ICANN's Actions Illegal and Hampering Reform
[EFF media advisory]
[Case archive]
(July 25, 2002)
Electronic Frontier Foundation Joins Wireless Crusade
- New Project Tracks Wireless-Friendly Service Providers
[EFF media release]
[Wireless friendly ISP list]
(July 25, 2002)
Commerce Dept. Considers Digital Rights Management
- Electronic Frontier Foundation Submits Fair Use Comments
[EFF media advisory]
[EFF DRM comments]
(July 18, 2002)
Director Demands Disclosure From Net Regulatory Corp.
- ICANN's Actions Illegal and Hampering Reform
[EFF media release]
[Reply brief]
(July 15, 2002)
Privacy Groups Demand Protection of Users' Anonymity Online
- Urge Internet Providers Shield Clients From Spurious Suits
[EFF media release]
[cyberSLAPP]
(July 11, 2002)
Court Censors Tax Site, Restricts Searches - Electronic Frontier Foundation Asks Court to Reconsider
[EFF media release]
[Amicus brief]
(July 10, 2002)
2600 Magazine Won't Seek Supreme Court Review in DVD Case -
Activists Vow to Continue Digital Copyright Fight
[EFF media release]
[2600 release]
[DMCA report card (pdf)]
(July 3, 2002)
The Quest for Tunes: Carabella Trades Rights for Music -
Video Game Spotlights Threats to Online Privacy and Freedom
[Play the game] [EFF media release]
(June 19, 2002)
Biometrics, Surveillance, National ID Threats to
Privacy - Electronic Frontier Foundation Releases
Reports
[EFF media release]
(June 13, 2002)
Electronic Frontier Foundation Opposes "Broadcast
Flag" -
Proposed Technology Mandate Will Harm
Consumers
[EFF media relase] [Letter
to Rep. Tauzin]
(June 11, 2002)
ReplayTV
Users: "We Are Not Thieves"
ReplayTV customers represented by the EFF have filed a lawsuit against
the entertainment industry to protect their rights to skip over
commercials and record television programs for later viewing using
digital video recorders.
[EFF
media release]
[EFF case page]
Organizations
Wary of Plan to Restrict Digital Television -
Electronic Frontier Foundation Rejects Non-Consensus Report
[EFF
media
release]
[Summary EFF
comments]
[EFF BPDG weblog]
(June 4, 2002)
Federal
Court Declares CIPA Unconstitutional - A federal appeals court
ruled that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is unconstitutional
because it requires libraries to violate the First Amendment rights of their
patrons.
[ACLU press
release]
[Court
opinion]
(May 31, 2002)
Hollywood Wants to Plug the "Analog Hole" -
Electronic Frontier Foundation Analyzes Industry Report
[EFF
media advisory] [EFF BPDG weblog]
(May 24, 2002)
California Supreme Court Hears DVD Trade Secret Case -
Civil liberties groups seek Internet publication protection
for DeCSS code.
[EFF
media release] [Legal brief]
(May 22, 2002)
ICANN Director Seeks Court Order to Review Records -
Internet Regulatory Agency Obstructs Board Access
[EFF
media release] [Support memorandum]
(May 21, 2002)
EFF Submits Alternate BPDG Consensus Report -
Asks Broadcast Protection Discussion Group Co-Chairs to adopt digital television report.
[EFF BPDG weblog]
(May 10, 2002)
Supreme Court Maintains Ban on Internet Censorship Law -
Supreme Court asks lower court to revisit ruling in ACLU v Ashcroft
(COPA case - Formerly ACLU v. Reno)
[ACLU press release]
(May 13, 2002)
Judge Rejects Challenge to eBook Case -
A federal judge today denied a Russian
software vendor's request to dismiss criminal charges
against the company for violations of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
[EFF media advisory]
[Judge Whyte's order]
(May 8, 2002)
Unintended Consequences -
Some early bad results from the DMCA - a white paper by EFF
IP Attorney Fred von Lohmann.
(May 3, 2002)
Copyright
Office Threatens Internet Radio Privacy -
EFF, EPIC and Broadcasters Comment - UPDATE: Hollywood backing down
[updated EFF media release]
[joint comments]
(updated Apr. 12, 2002)
EFF
Honors Pioneer Award Winners -
San Francisco Ceremony for Dan Gillmor, Beth Givens, DeCSS Writers
[EFF media release]
(Apr. 11, 2002)
Blizzard Freezes Bnetd
Gaming Platform, Sues Own Customers -
EFF Defends Gamers' Rights.
[EFF media release]
[case documents]
(Apr 6, 2002)
Valenti: broadcast protection a
major $
John Borland of CNET has published an interesting interview with Jack Valenti of the MPAA
[EFF article]
[more on SSSCA/CBDTPA]
(Apr 5, 2002)
Interim BPDG report to be
presented at
The group's member companies are invited to a Congressional hearing this week to give a presentation on
the BPD$
of digital TV
[EFF advisory]
[more on BPDG]
(Apr 4, 2002)
Constitutional
Challenge in Russian eBook Formatter Case -
Federal Court Debates Dismissal Under Digital Copyright Law. San Jose,
California
[EFF media release]
[case documents]
(Mar. 28, 2002)
Calif.
Supreme Court to Review E-mail Pamphleteer Case -
Lower Court Decision in Intel v. Hamidi Threatens Internet Commerce & Speech
[EFF media release]
[case documents]
[Intel v. Hamidi site]
[FACEIntel site]
(Mar. 27, 2002)
Censorware
Trial Begins Monday -
EFF, ACLU, ALA & Others Challenge "Children's Internet Protection Act"
[EFF/ACLU joint media release]
[case documents]
(Mar. 22, 2002)
Director Sues
Organization that Oversees Internet -
ICANN Broke Law, Refused to Disclose Documents
[EFF media release]
[case documents]
(Mar. 18, 2002)
Media
Conglomerate Threatens Suit Against Gamer Community -
Condemns Copyright Abuse as Vivendi/Blizzard Tries to Shut Down bnetd
[EFF media release]
[related documents]
(Mar. 12, 2002)
Judge Ponders
Jurisdiction in Russian eBook Formatter Case -
Adobe Assists U.S. Government in Elcomsoft Prosecution
[EFF media release]
[case documents]
(Mar. 6, 2002)
Court Sets Jury Trial in Morpheus
Peer-to-Peer Software Case -
Judge Delays Decision on Betamax VCR Defense.
[EFF media release]
[case documents]
(Mar. 4, 2002)
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