   July 2006 ArchiveJuly 31, 2006California's Copyright Curriculum
Ars Tecnica reports on our work to clarify a local copyright education bill.
July 27, 2006New GPL v3 Draft Released
DRM sections clarified.
Kazaa Settlement Has Merely "Symbolic Importance"
Ovum analyst Jonathan Arber also concludes, "in terms of actually reducing piracy, people migrated to other file-sharing networks a long time ago."
Welcome to Telco Land
An instructive essay on telcos' inability to innovate.
Carr on Web Pro-Ams
Nick Carr offers some meta-commentary on the blogosphere and the shifting roles of amateurs.
The Other OSS
Scientists employ the open source model.
India's Overbroad Content Blocking
Indian official says, "Because of a technological error, the Internet providers went beyond what was expected of them, which in turn resulted in the unfortunate blocking of all blogs."
July 21, 2006Audio Interview Update on DRM Mandates
EFF's own Fred von Lohmann gets you up to speed on the broadcast and audio flags in an interview with eHomeUpgrade.
What's the DMCA Good For? Platform Monopolies
Tim Lee argues against the efficiency of the iTunes-iPod tie and other such restrictions enabled by the DMCA and DRM.
Burn Your Own DRMed DVDs!
Nothing so empowering as wrapping movies in DRM yourself.
Rumor: MS xPod Won't PlayForSure
Report says that Microsoft's new portable music device will be "incompatible with other Windows Media services."
Pew Study on Bloggers
Pew presents stats on the diverse demographics of bloggers and reasons for blogging.
July 11, 2006Digital Rights in Ireland
The youthful Digital Rights Ireland lays out its manifesto -- the Broadcast Treaty, Flag, and DRM are highlighted as Irish concerns.
Sony Patents the End of the First Sale Doctrine
Sony adds another paragraph to its suicide letter to consumers, with a patent that would prevent console game rental, borrowing, or resale.
New Law Proposed to Bring CALEA to the Net
All routers to include law enforcement backdoors in bill rumored to be proposed by FBI and put forward by Senator DeWine.
San Francisco's Mayor Backs Investigation of NSA AT&T Link
Asks City Attorney to conduct fact-finding on the company.
Hao Wu Released
Chinese cyber-dissident is now with his family after nearly five months in prison.
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The Copyright Code in Verse
Mask copyright lasts /For only ten years / The same length to which all / Other ones should be sheared/
July 10, 2006Irish Challenge EU Data Retention
It's only procedural (Ireland was one of the first countries to introduce compulsory data collection for its ISPs), but it might delay European implementation of logging.
Douglas County Sheriffs To Spend Tax Dollars Lecturing Wi-Fi Owners
Police department gets Wi-Fi tags and instructions to hunt down and caution those running open access points.
Parody of the MPAA "You Wouldn't Steal A Handbag" Campaign
"The video cost about $65, including the font, a few sandwiches, and a domain name -- we lose that much in an hour at the dog track."
July 07, 2006ABC Adman: Let's Block Ad-Skipping
ABC wants to get cable companies to disable ad-skipping in their DVR packages. And these people want a say in how new technology is implemented.
File Sharing From a Musician's Point of View
Subtle and fascinating insight from a professional musician, Will Sheff, who used to work for Audiogalaxy.
Why You Don't Need Quality-of-Service
Dan Bricklin explains why the QoS argument against net neutrality does not apply.
July 06, 2006Will AOL Drop Subscription Charges?
AOL will be looking for other revenue sources -- including certified mail senders -- if AOL CEO's proposal to drop subscription fees is put in place
Schneier and Others on the Security of Voting Systems
The Brennan Center runs a threat analysis on US voting systems, concluding that many "have significant security and reliability vulnerabilities."
Can't Compete With Ownership
Restrictions on use are one of the reasons services like Napster are stumbling in attracting college students. Bill Patry comments on a WSJ article.
July 05, 2006EFF Legal Director in Law Journal's Most Influential Lawyers in America
Cindy Cohn is "rushing to the barricades wherever freedom and civil liberties are at stake online."
Will Bono Sign Against DRM?
FSF's Defective by Design campaign aims a petition at Bono's conscience.
A Year After Grokster, File Sharing More Popular Than Ever
Shutting down peer-to-peer networks was like taking a half-course of antibiotics every six months.
Guns Don't Kill People - At Least Not Without A Valid EULA
Bruce Schneier describes a patent covering access control for bullets.
The Rio Declaration on DRM
Attendees of the iCommons summit call for exceptions to anti-circumvention laws.
Government Accountability Office Leaks Personal InfoDid AT&T's Assistance With Domestic Wiretaps Precede 9/11?
Bloomberg reports on claims the NSA asked AT&T Inc. to set up a domestic call monitoring site in June 2000.
Bypassing the Great Firewall By Pretending It's not There
Richard Clayton shows how Chinese censorship systems can be simply ignored.
AP on EFF
The Associated Press reviews our last 0x10 years.
Recording Industry Goes International
Sues Yahoo China, seeks out AllofMP3.com in, of all places, the British courts.
Google Lists "Privacy Concerns" as Threat to Future Profitability
Its 10-Q statement includes the worry between proprietary document formats, spammers, and clickfraud.
Bruce Perens on Software Patents: Told You So
We've warned you for a decade. Now the monster has finally arrived: attacks against Open Source developers by patent holders, big and small.
ISPs to Scan all Mail, Match Attachments with Hash Database
It all starts with child pornography.
Extended Range RFID Skimmer for less than $100
Snoop on RFIDs from 25cm, over double the official distance.
EFF in Business 2.0's People Who Matter
Next time we'll beat Oprah...
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