Thanks to Cards Against Humanity Comedy for Hosting Fundraiser
We've been thrilled to work with members of EFF's amazing community to find new ways to reach out, collaborate, and celebrate digital rights. Recently, the fine folks at Cards Against Humanity in Chicago showed just how awesome the ORD geeks are by hosting a comedy fundraiser for EFF.
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Australian Court Bans “Surreal” Copyright Demands from Dallas Buyers Club, Case Shows Need For Reform of US Copyright Law
Last week, an Australian court issued an encouraging ruling pushing back against extreme copyright demands. A company called Dallas Buyers Club LLC (DBC) has been chasing thousands of alleged file sharers around the world. In the United States, these cases often lead to Internet users being shaken down for...
Deep Dive: Why We Need Venue Reform to Restore Fairness to Patent Litigation
Back in 2011, This American Life toured an office building in Marshall, Texas, and found eerie hallways of empty offices that serve as the ‘headquarters’ of patent trolls. For many, that was the first introduction to the strange world of the Eastern District of Texas, its outsized role in...
TPP's Copyright Term Extension Isn't Made for Artists—It's Made By and For Big Content Companies
The following comment was written by Canadian filmmaker, Andrew Hunter, sent to party leaders asking them to come out against the 20-year copyright term extension in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and stand for fair and balanced innovation policy. He emailed this comment as part of our ...
EFF Sues Justice Department for Records About FBI’s Plans for Rapid DNA
San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI to gain access to documents revealing the government’s plans to use Rapid DNA. The FBI said it found no records responsive to EFF’s FOIA requests, even though...
Was the NSA Trying to Outsource Responsibility for Its Fourth Amendment Violations?
New Documents and Reports Confirm AT&T and NSA’s Longstanding Surveillance Partnership
Reports today in the New York Times and ProPublica confirm what EFF’s Jewel v. NSA lawsuit has claimed since 2008—that the NSA and AT&T have collaborated to build a domestic surveillance infrastructure, resulting in unconstitutional seizure and search of of millions, if not hundreds...
South African Copyright Review is Overdue, Pioneering, and in Parts Completely Absurd
In our campaign against the TPP's Copyright Trap, we are fighting back against a proposal to extend the term of copyright in six countries around the Pacific rim from 50 to 70 years after the death of the author. But there is one country that is currently proposing to...
Deep Dive into Crypto “Exceptional Access” Mandates: Effective or Constitutional—Pick One
Readers of these pages will be familiar with the debate going on between government officials and technologists around the world about law enforcement’s perceived need to access the content of any and all encrypted communications....
San Diego’s Facial Recognition Program Shows Why We Need Records on Police Use of Mobile Biometric Technology
The New York Times has a story out on how San Diego police use mobile facial recognition devices in the field, including potentially on non-consenting residents who aren’t suspected of a crime. One account from a retired firefighter is especially alarming:
Stopped by the police after a dispute...
