July 10th marks EFF's 20th anniversary! To thank you for your support over these two decades, please enjoy this new animation created especially for us by celebrated cartoonist and free culture activist Nina Paley. This short cartoon highlights some of the reasons why EFF is here:%3Cobject%20width%3D%22600%22%20height%3D%22474%22%20classid%3D%22D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000%22%20allow%3D%22autoplay%22%3E%3Cparam%20value%3D%22true%22%20name%3D%22allowfullscreen%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20value%3D%22always%22%20name%3D%22allowscriptaccess%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20value%3D%22high%22%20name%3D%22quality%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20value%3D%22true%22%20name%3D%22cachebusting%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20value%3D%22%23000000%22%20name%3D%22bgcolor%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22movie%22%20value%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fflow%2Fflowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20value%3D%22%27%23%24aa4baff94a9bdcafce8%27%2C%27playlist%27%3A%5B%27format%3DThumbnail%3F.jpg%27%2C%7B%27autoPlay%27%3Afalse%2C%27url%27%3A%27Nina_Paley_tribute-to-EFF_512kb.mp4%27%7D%5D%2C%27clip%27%3A%7B%27autoPlay%27%3Atrue%2C%27baseUrl%27%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fdownload%2FEffanAnimatedThankYouFromEffAndNinaPaley%2F%27%2C%27scaling%27%3A%27fit%27%2C%27provider%27%3A%27h264streaming%27%7D%2C%27canvas%27%3A%7B%27backgroundColor%27%3A%27%23000000%27%2C%27backgroundGradient%27%3A%27none%27%7D%2C%27plugins%27%3A%7B%27controls%27%3A%7B%27playlist%27%3Afalse%2C%27fullscreen%27%3Atrue%2C%27height%27%3A26%2C%27backgroundColor%27%3A%27%23000000%27%2C%27autoHide%27%3A%7B%27fullscreenOnly%27%3Atrue%7D%7D%2C%27h264streaming%27%3A%7B%27url%27%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fflow%2Fflowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.1.swf%27%7D%7D%2C%27contextMenu%27%3A%5B%7B%7D%2C%27-%27%2C%27Flowplayer%20v3.2.1%27%5D%7D%22%20name%3D%22flashvars%22%20%2F%3E%3Cembed%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fflow%2Fflowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf%22%20type%3D%22application%2Fx-shockwave-flash%22%20width%3D%22600%22%20height%3D%22474%22%20allowfullscreen%3D%22true%22%20allowscriptaccess%3D%22always%22%20cachebusting%3D%22true%22%20bgcolor%3D%22%23000000%22%20quality%3D%22high%22%20flashvars%3D%22%27%23%24aa4baff94a9bdcafce8%27%2C%27playlist%27%3A%5B%27format%3DThumbnail%3F.jpg%27%2C%7B%27autoPlay%27%3Afalse%2C%27url%27%3A%27Nina_Paley_tribute-to-EFF_512kb.mp4%27%7D%5D%2C%27clip%27%3A%7B%27autoPlay%27%3Atrue%2C%27baseUrl%27%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fdownload%2FEffanAnimatedThankYouFromEffAndNinaPaley%2F%27%2C%27scaling%27%3A%27fit%27%2C%27provider%27%3A%27h264streaming%27%7D%2C%27canvas%27%3A%7B%27backgroundColor%27%3A%27%23000000%27%2C%27backgroundGradient%27%3A%27none%27%7D%2C%27plugins%27%3A%7B%27controls%27%3A%7B%27playlist%27%3Afalse%2C%27fullscreen%27%3Atrue%2C%27height%27%3A26%2C%27backgroundColor%27%3A%27%23000000%27%2C%27autoHide%27%3A%7B%27fullscreenOnly%27%3Atrue%7D%7D%2C%27h264streaming%27%3A%7B%27url%27%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fflow%2Fflowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.1.swf%27%7D%7D%2C%27contextMenu%27%3A%5B%7B%7D%2C%27-%27%2C%27Flowplayer%20v3.2.1%27%5D%7D%22%20allow%3D%22autoplay%22%3E%3C%2Fembed%3E%3C%2Fobject%3E...

Monday evening, EFF's Cindy Cohn squared off against conservative pundit, talk-show host and astronaut Stephen Tiberius Colbert. In a hard-hitting in-depth interview, Stephen and Cindy sparred over the most important issues facing the Internet today, including Hitler jokes, the Second Amendment, and Beer Cat.

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This week EFF joined the Progress & Freedom Foundation and the Center for Democracy and Technology in comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), urging the FTC not to turn the law into an age-verification mandate for the...

p>The competition was stiff and the battle for supremacy in any hacker arena is hard fought, yet one person emerged victorious. Congratulations to First Place winner Shawn Merdinger! Shawn and company raised $2,560 for EFF! He will receive the grand prize including two Defcon 18 Human badges, a room at...

UPDATE (Monday, July 19, 2010): Thank you so much for your support of EFF and the Cartoon Art Museum! Unfortunately, Nina will not be able to appear in person as originally planned. However, she will join us via Skype immediately following the film for the Q&A session.
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p>With less than two days left, the Defcon 18 Getaway Contest has raised over $5,000 to help EFF protect digital civil liberties! But it's not over yet. Contestants have until 11:59:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to raise as much as they can through their...

In Henley v. DeVore, a federal court recently held that senatorial candidate Charles DeVore’s two political advertisements featuring the songs "The Hope of November" and "All She Wants to Do Is Tax" infringed Don Henley’s "The Boys of Summer" and "All She Wants to Do Is...