Is Every Orc an Author? On Rehearing, Judges Challenge 5-Second Copyright in Garcia v. Google
A panel of eleven Ninth Circuit federal judges heard oral arguments yesterday in Garcia v. Google, a copyright case arising from the notorious "Innocence of Muslims" video that was associated with violent protests around the world. The appellant, Cindy Lee Garcia, argues that she holds a copyright in her...
EFF in Court to Argue NSA Data Collection from Internet Backbone Is Unconstitutional
Oakland - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue on Friday before a federal court that the National Security Agency (NSA) is violating the Fourth Amendment by copying and searching data that it collects by tapping into the Internet backbone. The hearing on a motion for partial summary judgment in...
The Faulty Logic at the Heart of Microsoft Ireland Email Dispute
Microsoft has been battling with the federal government over the Department of Justice's high profile attempt to get access to emails stored abroad in Ireland for the better part of 2014. The US government has claimed a US warrant is sufficient to get emails even when stored in another country,...
EFF Statement on the 2015 Intelligence Authorization Bill
On Wednesday of last week, the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2015 passed in the US House of Representatives. The bill, H.R. 4681, contains Section 309, which imposes guidelines for when the intelligence community can keep some communications collected under Executive Order 12333 (EO 12333). President Reagan wrote...
EFF to Challenge Podcasting Patent Before USPTO
Alexandria, Va. - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue at a public hearing Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) should invalidate key claims of a patent used by notorious patent troll Personal Audio to shake down podcasters.
Personal Audio claims it owns a patent that...
Ley de Retención de Datos de Tráfico en Paraguay: ¿La Pieza Clave del Sistema de Vigilancia Masiva?
En una audiencia pública en el Congreso Paraguayo el mes pasado, desde la Electronic Frontier Foundation junto con nuestros aliados paraguayos, la ONG TEDIC (líderes en el tema de derechos digitales en Paraguay y quienes nos invitaron a la audiencia), dejamos claro nuestro rechazo a la...
Important "Innocence of Muslims" Copyright Case To Be Re-Argued Monday
A panel of eleven Ninth Circuit federal judges will hear oral arguments Monday in a rehearing of Garcia v. Google, a copyright case arising from the notorious "Innocence of Muslims" video that was associated with violent protests around the world. The appellant, Cindy Lee Garcia, argues that she holds...
Libraries Face Off Against Publishers and the European Union at WIPO
“It is disturbing to learn that African governments support copyright exceptions”, said author Elinor Sisulu, in a pamphlet distributed by the International Authors' Forum to delegates at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva this week. At a side event organized by IFFRO (the International Federation of...
Federal Court Agrees with EFF, Throws Out Six Weeks of Warrantless Video Surveillance
Update: On December 15, Judge Edward Shea issued his written opinion in United States v. Vargas, which you can read here.
The public got an early holiday gift today when a federal court agreed with us that six weeks of continually video recording the frontyard of someone's home...
