Press Releases: February, 2004
Court Overturns Ban on Posting DeCSS
The California Court of Appeal Sixth Appellate District today overturned a 1999 injunction against Andrew Bunner that prohibited him from posting DeCSS DVD decryption computer code, because it found that the DVD-Copy Control Association did not present evidence that CSS was still a trade secret.
European Parliament Considers Warped Intellectual Property Directive
Electronic Frontier Foundation Says Exclude Non-Commercial Infringement
San Francisco, CA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
today asked concerned Europeans to contact Members of the
European Parliament (MEPs) prior to a March 8 vote on a
controversial proposed directive on Intellectual Property
Enforcement. EFF is asking Europeans to seek an amendment
that would limit application of the directive to intentional
commercial infringements of intellectual property rights.
Trademark Law Shouldn't Prejudice Internet Ads
1-800 Contacts Can't See the Big Picture
New York, NY - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) yesterday asked a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court decision involving the right to provide online advertisements during web browsing.
