European Parliamentarians to Vote Tomorrow: Fix Our Broken Copyright Law!
Hungarian artist Paul Mutant's This Painting is Not Available In Your Country is one of the artworks that adorns the wall of EFF's office in San Francisco. To many Americans, the significance of the piece is somewhat obscure. But almost every European Internet user recognizes it instantly—they encounter a...
House Deals Major Blow to Obama's Secret Anti-User Trade Agenda
The Senate's Fast Track bill package failed in the House today, following a landslide vote to reject a piece of the legislation that was necessary to send the bill to the President for approval. The White House has been working alongside powerful corporate lobbyists and sympathetic lawmakers to win enough...
Commerce Department FAQ on Proposed Wassenaar Implementation Gives Answers, Raises More Questions
Confusion over the Department of Commerce’s proposed implementation of the latest changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement’s export controls continues. For those of you who are new to the debate over Wassenaar and would like to know just what it is and why you might care about it, click here...
Damn the Equities, Sell Your Zero-Days to the Navy!
Noted eagle eye and EFF Investigative Researcher Dave Maass happened on an interesting item from earlier this week on FedBizOpps, the site for government agencies to post contracting opportunities. The Navy put up a solicitation explaining that the government wants “access to vulnerability intelligence, exploit reports and...
Canadian Court Affirms Global Takedown Order to Google
In a dangerous ruling yesterday, a Canadian appeals court upheld an order requiring Google to edit the Internet and effectively “disappear” websites selling a product that allegedly infringed trade secret rights. Google had challenged the order as an improper overreach: a Canadian court shouldn't be using its authority to...
House Vote on the TPP Fast Track Bill Is Tomorrow—Call Your Representative Now
The House will hold the final vote tomorrow on Fast Track, a bill (H.R. 1314) that would rush approval for secret anti-user trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) by limiting full congressional debate and prohibiting any changes to their text....
Members-Only Speakeasy: Bay Area
Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation staff for a drink and riveting digital freedom discussion on Tuesday, June 16! Twice a year, EFF invites Bay Area donors and colleagues to connect with one other and to meet the people behind the world's leading online civil liberties organization. This is...
Australian States Consider Internet Ban For "Potential Jihadists"
Judges in Texas Unfairly Impose New Requirements on Patent Defendants
One of the best weapons a patent troll has in extorting an undeserved settlement is the cost of litigation. If a defendant knows that a case will drag on for several months, or even years, and will require her to spend significant resources to prevail, she is more likely to...
