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Deeplinks Blog by Gwen Hinze | May 30, 2007

Exporting Bad IP Laws Through Free Trade Agreements

South Korea has just signed a bilateral free trade agreement with the US that will put severe restrictions on its ability to innovate. This is exactly the kind of arrangement that James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds, wrote about in the May 14 issue of the...

Deeplinks Blog by Fred von Lohmann | May 29, 2007

Major League Baseball Rattles Sabre at Slingbox

We've all heard about the Slingbox, the innovative product that lets you enjoy the TV you've paid for from where ever you might be. Well, here's what Michael Mellis, senior VP and general counsel for Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), had to say about the Slingbox in this...

Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | May 25, 2007

Effective Technological Measures: It Means What It Says, Says Finnish Court

Effective Technological Measures: It Means What It Says, Says Finnish Court It's the phrase that rules over both the DMCA and Europe's equivalent, the European Copyright Directive EUCD. Under both it's illegal to circumvent "effective technological measures" used by rightsholders to restrict access to their works. But what happens when...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | May 24, 2007

California Senate Clears Groundbreaking RFID Bill

Today, a landmark bill that would require tough privacy and security safeguards for Radio Frequency Identification tags in state-issued IDs sailed through the California Senate on a 33-2 bipartisan vote. Without proper protections, RFIDs in IDs can broadcast your private information to anyone and leave you vulnerable to tracking...

Deeplinks Blog by Matt Earp | May 24, 2007

Worrying Developments in the Keith Henson Case

We've been watching with concern the latest turns in the long-running battle between Keith Henson and the Church of Scientology, arising in part due to online criticism of the Scientologists by Henson and others on the alt.religion.scientology newsgroup. As it stands now, Henson, an engineer, programmer and long time Church...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | May 24, 2007

House Intel Committee to Investigate NSA Spying

Today, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes announced [PDF] plans for hearings on the NSA spying program. Investigations of this still-shadowy surveillance are long overdue, and we're hopeful that this is only the beginning of vigorous Congressional oversight. In particular, Reyes' stated intention to dig into the telecommunications companies...

Press Release | May 23, 2007

Novell and EFF Team Up to Reform Software Patents

Organizations Will Jointly Lobby Governments and International Organizations Novell to Support EFF 'Patent Busting' Initiative San Francisco (Open Source Business Conference) - Novell and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today announced they are teaming up to work on reforms to software patents worldwide. "It is increasingly obvious that software patents...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | May 23, 2007

Windows Media Center DRM - Now With More Bugs!

There was some Slashdot buzz earlier this week about Microsoft Windows Media Center users suddenly facing restrictions forbidding playback of recorded analog cable TV content. Was DRM smuggled along with an "update" into unsuspecting users' machines? In fact, Windows Media Center has always obeyed CGMS-A, a...

Deeplinks Blog by Seth Schoen | May 22, 2007

Neuros: We Work For You, Not For Hollywood

In recent weeks a community of enthusiasts has developed a useful, and impressive, set of unauthorized enhancements to the Apple TV. These enhancements make this product work better for end users, and they exist in a great tradition of user innovation in which users who care about...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | May 22, 2007

Action Alert: Fight the Justice Department's Copycrime Proposal!

Should ordinary Americans face jail time for attempted copyright infringement? Should the sort of property forfeiture penalties applied in drug busts also threaten P2P users, mixtape makers, and mash-up artists? Of course not, but the Department of Justice (DoJ) has drafted [PDF] an outrageous legislative proposal that applies these...

Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | May 22, 2007

minilinks for 2007-05-22

State Censorship of the Net Is GrowingOut of 41 countries surveyed by the Open Net Initiative, 25 showed evidence of content filtering. Register of Copyrights Says: Limit Betamax Claims that the Betamax doctrine should only apply to "free, over-the-air television for time-shifting." David Weinberger Says: Limit Copyright...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | May 22, 2007

Music Webcasting Still in Danger, After Small Stations Get Temporary Reprieve

Responding to Congressional pressure, the major label-backed licensing authority SoundExchange has offered small webcasters a temporary reprieve from the Copyright Royalty Board's outrageous royalty rate increase. This is a step in the right direction, but it still doesn't solve any of the underlying problems with the current licensing...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | May 22, 2007

Leahy, Specter Tell Gonzales to Stop Stonewalling on NSA Spying Program

On the heels of a letter from House Judiciary Committee leaders, Senate Judiciary Committee's heads Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter wrote to the Attorney General demanding information about the illegal NSA domestic spying program: "The Committee on the Judiciary is charged with overseeing and legislating on constitutional protections, civil...

Press Release | May 22, 2007

'Electric Slide' Creator Calls Off Online Takedown Campaign

Agreement Ends Copyright Threats Over Non-Commercial Use of Popular Dance San Francisco - The man who claims to have created "The Electric Slide" has agreed to call off his online video takedown campaign and to stop threatening people using the popular line dance for non-commercial purposes. Instead, he's making the...

Deeplinks Blog by Hugh D'Andrade | May 21, 2007

Every Move You Make: Location Tracking and the Law

Can the government keep track of your whereabouts through your cell phone? Do they need a warrant or not? Location tracking by law enforcement is already becoming routine, and EFF has been fighting to make sure your privacy is protected. This week, EFF Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston will be...

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Exporting Bad IP Laws Through Free Trade Agreements

Major League Baseball Rattles Sabre at Slingbox

Effective Technological Measures: It Means What It Says, Says Finnish Court

California Senate Clears Groundbreaking RFID Bill

Worrying Developments in the Keith Henson Case

House Intel Committee to Investigate NSA Spying

Novell and EFF Team Up to Reform Software Patents

Windows Media Center DRM - Now With More Bugs!

Neuros: We Work For You, Not For Hollywood

Action Alert: Fight the Justice Department's Copycrime Proposal!

minilinks for 2007-05-22

Music Webcasting Still in Danger, After Small Stations Get Temporary Reprieve

Leahy, Specter Tell Gonzales to Stop Stonewalling on NSA Spying Program

'Electric Slide' Creator Calls Off Online Takedown Campaign

Every Move You Make: Location Tracking and the Law

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