Press Releases: November, 2004
Libel Case Could Chill Speech Online
EFF, ACLU Ask California Supreme Court to Restore Free Speech Protections for Internet Users and Service Providers
Court Blocks Movie Studios' Bulldozer Legal Strategy
Northern California - A federal judge in California has put a roadblock in front of the movie studios' lawsuits targeting filesharers.
Last week, members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) filed eleven lawsuits against hundreds of people they accused of using file-sharing networks to share infringing copies of movies. They sued groups of "Does"
EFF Fights for Justice at WIPO
New "Pseudo Copyright" for Broadcasters Will Harm the Global Public Interest
Geneva - This week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold a committee meeting to debate the merits of its proposed "Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations." The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will be there to urge delegates to reject aspects of the treaty that would impoverish the public domain and thwart innovation.
Public Interest Groups Support Cox in Protecting User Privacy
Georgia - Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Citizen, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU Georgia filed an amicus brief yesterday supporting Cox Communication, Inc.'s efforts to protect the rights of its Internet customers. Cox moved to quash a subpoena from several record companies in a case called Arista Records, Inc. v. Does 1-100, which seeks the identities of Cox subscribers. Cox does not provide Internet service in Georgia, where the 100 Does were sued.
Election Verification Project Press Conference
Washington, DC - A national coalition of voting rights and computer security experts will hold a post-election press conference to provide a preliminary analysis of electronic voting problems and solutions, and their implications for increasing voters' confidence in the legitimacy of elections.
Speakers will be:
- Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation
- Lillie Coney, National Committee for Voting Integrity/Electronic Privacy Information Center
- David Dill, Ph.D., Verified Voting Foundation
- Will Doherty, Verified Voting Foundation/Election Incident Reporting System
EFF Continues Push for Access to Secret Court Order
Government Claims Need for Secrecy, Rebuffs Call for Open Access
San Antonio, TX - Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a reply brief in a federal court in Texas supporting its motion to unseal a secret court order. That order had led to the seizure of two servers hosting several websites and radio feeds belonging to Indymedia, a global collective of Independent Media Centers (IMCs) and thousands of journalists.
EFF Urges FCC Not to Mandate Surveillance Regime on Internet
Expanded Powers for Law Enforcement Are Dangerously Vague, Invasive
Earlier this week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) objecting to the agency's plan to expand the reach of a law that forces communications service providers to build surveillance backdoors into their networks.
EFF Files Brief in Support of Email Privacy
Boston, MA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in a case that could have a profound effect on the privacy of Internet communications.
Anti-Spam Measures Block Free Speech
EFF White Paper Reports on Collateral Damage to Free Expression in the Fight Against Spam
EFF, Nonprofits Challenge Secret Government Blacklists
Funding for Charities Should Not Be Tied to Screening
StreamCast and Grokster File Supreme Court Brief
Judicial Restraint Urged at High Court
Washington, DC - Peer-to-peer (P2P) software companies StreamCast Networks and Grokster Ltd. today filed a joint brief urging the US Supreme Court to leave undisturbed the landmark MGM v. Grokster ruling handed down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year.
Movie Studios to Sue File Sharers
Hollywood Joins Music Industry in Misguided Crusade
Today the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced that the major Hollywood motion picture studios would be filing hundreds of lawsuits against individuals using peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing software to access movies online. In so doing, Hollywood follows in the footsteps of the music industry, which has filed more than 6,000 lawsuits against file sharers since September 2003.
EFF Appeals Anti-Competitive BnetD Ruling
EULAs, DMCA Should Not Trump Right to Reverse Engineer
St. Louis, MO - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has appealed a District Court decision in St. Louis that held that programmers are not allowed to create free software designed to work with commercial products.
Presidential Votes Miscast on E-voting Machines Across the Country
Voters from at least half a dozen states reported that touch-screen voting machines had incorrectly recorded their choices, including for president.
