A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the controversial website DontDateHimGirl.com, ruling that he did not have jurisdiction over the Florida-based site.
But the jurisdiction question was not the only problem with this suit. Dontdatehimgirl is a forum created for women to share information about men, and...

If you missed out on the fun of EFF's 16th annual Pioneer Awards held at ETech, check out these videos from the event recorded by Divx's Stage6. We've uploaded copies to YouTube:
* Mark Cuban debates EFF's Fred von Lohmann's on YouTube and the future of copyright:...

A few years ago, EFF debunked an anti-P2P packet filtering technology sold by Audible Magic. Twice. The notion that universities can just buy a piece of software to end file sharing on their networks forever is false. But it keeps coming back.
The latest product of this...

EFF?s Patent Busting Project fights back against bogus patents by filing requests for reexamination against the worst offenders. We've successfully pushed the Patent and Trademark Office to reexamine patents held by Clear Channel and Test.com. Now we need your help to bust one more.
A company called Acceris...

Apple and EMI announced today that the iTunes Music Store will begin offering DRM-free downloads from EMI's catalog.
EFF welcomes this development wholeheartedly. Of course, we've been saying for years that DRM is bad for consumers, innovators, and artists. DRM on music does nothing to prevent "Internet...

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is an amazingly powerful federal law, protecting interactive computer services by ensuring that the soapbox is not liable for what the speaker has said. Section 230's immunity to state law claims (typically defamation, but including all other lawsuits based on...

Last night, three Internet superheroes received awards, and one even got a cape.
EFF presented the 16th annual Pioneer Awards to Bruce Schneier, Yochai Benkler, and Cory Doctorow (in cape at right, source: Scott Beale/Laughing Squid and Wired). The event was kicked off...