EFF Busts Podcasting Patent, Invalidating Key Claims at Patent Office
San Francisco - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) invalidated key claims in the so-called “podcasting patent” today after a petition for review from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)—a decision that significantly curtails the ability of a patent troll to threaten podcasters big and small.
“We’re grateful for...
Crypto & Privacy Village is Heading to Tribeca Film Festival
Crypto & Privacy Village is Heading to Tribeca Film Festival
EFF, Tony Arcieri, Justin Culbertson, Whitney Merrill, and Peter Teoh are excited to announce that we’ll be bringing the Crypto & Privacy Village to the Tribeca Film Festival. The Crypto & Privacy Village is a place to pick up tips and tricks about computer...
The Federal HTTPS-Only Standard: Necessary and Overdue
El Debate En Favor De La Retención de Datos En Paraguay Apela A La Sensibilidad Pública
Tras el rechazo unánime en la Cámara de Diputados del proyecto de retención de datos que obliga a los ISPs y telcos locales a almacenar por 12 meses los metadatos de las comunicaciones de todos los internautas en Paraguay, la difusión masiva de unas fanpages que divulgaban materiales de...
Human Rights Watch Sues DEA Over Bulk Collection of Americans’ Telephone Records
Bringing Transparency to Patent Law
Much of EFF’s transparency work centers around government activities in the executive and legislative branches. But transparency in the courts is also important. That’s why yesterday we sent a letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit asking for greater free public access to orders issued by...
New Coalition Site Fight215.org Launches to Amplify Opposition to the NSA’s Mass Surveillance
A coalition of 34 organizations from across the political spectrum is launching Fight215.org today to help concerned individuals contact lawmakers and demand an end to NSA’s unconstitutional mass surveillance under the Patriot Act.
The launch coincides with the countdown to the expiration of Section 215 of the...
Fight 215
Videogame Publishers: No Preserving Abandoned Games, Even for Museums and Archives, Because All "Hacking" is Illegal
The Entertainment Software Association doesn’t want anyone to restore the functionality of older videogames that are no longer supported by their publisher, because, says ESA, this is “hacking,” and all hacking is “associated with piracy.”
EFF, along with law student Kendra Albert, is asking the Copyright Office to...
