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Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn, Dia Kayyali | June 2, 2014

The Top 5 Claims That Defenders of the NSA Have to Stop Making to Remain Credible

Over the past year, as the Snowden revelations have rolled out, the government and its apologists have developed a set of talking points about mass spying that the public has now heard over and over again. From the President, to Hilary Clinton to Rep. Mike Rogers, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and...

Deeplinks Blog by Vera Ranieri | June 2, 2014

Supreme Court Overrules Federal Circuit Again. And Again.

The Supreme Court issued two unanimous patent opinions today, both overruling the Federal Circuit. The cases are Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. and Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc.
In Nautilus, the Supreme Court rejected the Federal Circuit’s test for determining whether a patent claim...

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | June 2, 2014

"Six Strikes" Copyright Alert System Can't Be The Future of Copyright Enforcement Without More Transparency and Accountability

Last week, the group behind the copyright monitoring and enforcement system commonly known as "Six Strikes" released some data about its operations for the first time. The Center for Copyright Information (CCI), a group created and funded by major...

Deeplinks Blog by Mark Jaycox | June 2, 2014

A Primer on Executive Order 12333: The Mass Surveillance Starlet

Many news reports have focused on Section 215 of the Patriot Act (used to collect all Americans' calling records) and Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act (FAA) (used to collect phone calls, emails and other Internet content) as the legal authorities supporting much of...

Press Release | June 2, 2014

Dating Site Fights Outrageous Trademark Claim from Mormon Church

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged a federal judge to quickly resolve a dispute over the use of the term "Mormon" in an online dating site, arguing that extended litigation based on a frivolous claim could bury a small business in its infancy.
Intellectual Reserve, Inc.,...

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Eller v. Intellectual Reserve

EFF is urging a federal judge to quickly resolve a dispute over the use of the term “Mormon” in an online dating site, arguing that extended litigation based on a frivolous claim could bury a small business in its infancy. Intellectual Reserve, Inc., which manages intellectual property rights for The...

Event | July 3, 2014

Bitcoin Finance 2014

Join EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman at Bitcoin Finance, a conference which brings together the brightest minds in payments, finance, business, banking and Bitcoin. Over two days in Dublin, the participants will "tackle the big questions and host fearless debates on the opportunities and risks involved with decentralized currencies." Reitman...

Press Release | May 30, 2014

EFF to Court: There's No Doubt the Government Destroyed NSA Spying Evidence

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal court today that there was no doubt that the government has destroyed years of evidence of NSA spying – the government itself has admitted to it in recent court filings. In a brief filed today in response to this...

Deeplinks Blog by Dia Kayyali | May 30, 2014

Join Us on June 5th to Reset the Net

The NSA has corrupted the Internet. On June 5, we will Reset the Net. We hope you’ll join us.
June 5 is the one-year anniversary of the first documents leaked by Edward Snowden. While EFF has been fighting NSA surveillance for years, 2013 marked a new...

Event | June 2, 2014

First Sale Under Title 17: Post-Hearing Discussion

The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on first sale under Title 17 in the New York Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse. After the hearing, join EFF Special Counsel Jason Schultz and EFF Activist Parker Higgins for a follow-up discussion that will include several of the testifying witnesses and other...

Press Release | May 29, 2014

Court Hearing in EFF Lawsuit to Uncover Secret Court Opinions Authorizing NSA Spying

Oakland - At a hearing on Tuesday, June 3, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Staff Attorney Mark Rumold will argue before a judge that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) must release key legal opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) regarding Section 215 of the Patriot Act—the law the...

Deeplinks Blog by David Greene, Katitza Rodriguez | May 28, 2014

Unnecessary and Disproportionate: How the NSA Violates International Human Rights Standards

Even before Ed Snowden leaked his first document, human rights lawyers and activists were concerned about law enforcement and intelligence agencies spying on the digital world. One of the tools developed to tackle those concerns was the development of the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights...

Press Release | May 28, 2014

Free Speech Groups Issue New Guide to the International “Necessary & Proportionate Principles”

San Francisco and London – As the global debate over the intelligence programs revealed by Edward Snowden approaches its first anniversary, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and ARTICLE 19 today published a new legal analysis of the Necessary & Proportionate Principles, a guiding framework for countries to apply international...

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | May 27, 2014

Major Victory Over Copyright Trolls: A Deeper Look

As we announced this morning, a federal appeals court handed copyright trolls a major defeat today by taking away one of their most powerful tactics: the ability to sue large groups of John Doe defendants together with minimal evidence. Now that...

Event | June 3, 2014

FOIA Hearing on USA Patriot Act

On June 3rd, Electronic Frontier Foundation Staff Attorney Mark Rumold will argue that documents describing the NSA's and CIA's bulk collection of Americans' personal records must be publicly disclosed. This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit deals with still-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's rulings interpreting Section 215 of...

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The Top 5 Claims That Defenders of the NSA Have to Stop Making to Remain Credible

Supreme Court Overrules Federal Circuit Again. And Again.

"Six Strikes" Copyright Alert System Can't Be The Future of Copyright Enforcement Without More Transparency and Accountability

A Primer on Executive Order 12333: The Mass Surveillance Starlet

Dating Site Fights Outrageous Trademark Claim from Mormon Church

Eller v. Intellectual Reserve

Bitcoin Finance 2014

EFF to Court: There's No Doubt the Government Destroyed NSA Spying Evidence

Join Us on June 5th to Reset the Net

First Sale Under Title 17: Post-Hearing Discussion

Court Hearing in EFF Lawsuit to Uncover Secret Court Opinions Authorizing NSA Spying

Unnecessary and Disproportionate: How the NSA Violates International Human Rights Standards

Free Speech Groups Issue New Guide to the International “Necessary & Proportionate Principles”

Major Victory Over Copyright Trolls: A Deeper Look

FOIA Hearing on USA Patriot Act

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