EFF filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its class-action lawsuit against AT&T today. However, much of the evidence that was to be included in the motion—as well as the legal arguments based on that evidence—was held back temporarily at the request of the Department of Justice (DOJ)....

In a terrific article at DesignTecnica, audio editor of Home Theater and the author of Practical Home Theater Mark Fleischmann has a stark warning for fellow "gadget lovers" looking forward to the newest crop of audio and video devices:
"What was once legal and "fair use" of existing...

On April 20, a California Court of Appeal will hear arguments in Apple v. Does, a case with broad implications for all journalists. EFF is fighting to ensure that bloggers and other online writers get the same rights as offline journalists and can protect the confidentiality of their sources.
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On Thursday, the Copyright Office held the first in a series of hearings on its triennial DMCA Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking in Palo Alto, CA. Every three years, the Copyright Office solicits proposals to exempt specified classes of works from the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control...

The content industry likes to say that opposing the DMCA means opposing the free market. The libertarian Cato Institute, whose mission includes limiting government intrusion into the free market, released an excellent paper today taking aim at this faulty economic reasoning. In "Circumventing Competition: The Perverse Consequences...

The momentum against AOL's misguided pay-to-send email scheme continues to grow. Our DearAOL coalition has grown to over 500 organizations and more than 300,000 email users have signed petitions opposing the plan. A California state senator is scheduling hearings, and many prominent consumer protection groups have...