Press Releases: July, 2003
Pacific Bell Sues Recording Industry for Customer Privacy
Electronic Frontier Foundation Supports ISP Resistance
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation today
applauded a lawsuit brought by Pacific Bell Internet
Services against three organizations that are manipulating
copyright laws to violate the privacy of ISP customers.
The case concerns 97 subpoenas directed to Pacific Bell
over the past two weeks. The Recording Industry Association
of America (RIAA) has issued thousands of subpoenas to
various ISPs, seeking the identity of music fans who use
peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks.
File Sharers: See If the Recording Industry Is After You
Electronic Frontier Foundation Offers Subpoena Database
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
today offered important resources to those wondering
whether the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
has filed a subpoena seeking their identities in connection
with a crackdown on music file-sharing.
EFF is assisting Internet users by offering a mechanism for
people to check the username they use on a file sharing
service against a database of those usernames specified in
hundreds of subpoenas the RIAA issued this month to Internet
Service Providers (ISPs).
EFF on FCC's Order Regarding Implementation of Children's Internet Protection Act
The Federal Communications Commission today adopted measures to ensure that implementation of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), a law mandating the use of Internet blocking software in public libraries, complies with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding that law.
Security Researchers Discover Huge Flaws in E-Voting System
Electronic Frontier Foundation Supports E-Voting Law
San Francisco - In response to today's release of research
about critical security flaws in e-voting systems, the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged immediate passage
of e-voting legislation to prevent election fraud.
Security researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Rice
University announced today that they have discovered numerous
serious security flaws in what they believe is one of the
leading e-voting systems in the country -- the Diebold
Electron Systems' e-voting terminal.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Launches File Sharing Ads
Rolling Stone Ad Targets 60+ Million Sharing Files in U.S.
San Francisco - An ad from the Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF) intended for the more than 60 million U.S.
residents sharing music files online appeared in Rolling
Stone's August 9 issue, hitting the stands today.
Misguided "Anti-Piracy" Bill Introduced in Congress
Would Criminalize 60 Million Sharing Files in the U.S.
San Francisco - Members of the U.S. Congress yesterday
introduced the Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner
Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003, targeting for
criminal prosecution the 60 million Americans engaged in
Internet file sharing of music and movies.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today criticized
the measure as an overbroad and misguided attack on
peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing technology.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Issues E-Voting Alert
Supports Verifiable Voting Systems to Prevent Election Fraud
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued an
action alert this week warning that electronic voting
machines installed without a verifiable paper audit trail
and open source software programming are vulnerable to
election fraud.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Defends Printer Cartridge Co.
Opposes Printer Manufacturer's Broad Copyright Claims
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked a federal appeals court to rule that a company can examine a competitor's technology in order to manufacture printer toner cartridges compatible with Lexmark printers without facing a copyright lawsuit.
