Aereo Can't Be Bound by Secret Interpretations of Copyright Law
Here's what the Deputy Solicitor General of the United States had to say during Tuesday's Aereo Supreme Court argument when asked directly whether a ruling might throw the United States out of line with international agreements:
We haven't made that argument. We we believe that existing U.S....
Without IP Day
Without Intellectual Property Day
Today, April 26, is the day marked each year since 2000 as "Intellectual Property Day" by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). There are many areas where EFF has not historically agreed with WIPO, which has traditionally pushed for more restrictive agreements and served as a venue for ...
TPP Is Right Where We Want It: Going Nowhere
President Obama is on a diplomatic tour of Asia this week and one of his top priorities is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement that includes restrictive copyright enforcement measures that pose a huge threat to users’ rights and a free and open Internet. In particular, he's seeking...
Campus Activism Against NSA Spying is Growing Fast
EFF has been on the road, traveling to cities and towns across the country to bring our message of digital rights and reform to community and student groups.
And while we had the tremendous opportunity to talk about our work and our two lawsuits against the NSA, the best...
EFF at LinuxFest Northwest 2014
Join EFF at the 15th annual LinuxFest Northwest! This free, public event is open to seasoned free and open source software users and novices alike. Check out the wide array of talks on the schedule and be sure to catch EFF Senior Staff Technologist...
Human Rights Are Not Negotiable: Looking Back at Brazil's NETMundial
At the start of her opening address to the NETmundial conference in Sao Paolo this Tuesday, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff ceremonially signed the Marco Civil, Brazil's long fought-for Internet Bill of Rights, into law. Even as she did so, activists from the floor below waved Ed Snowden...
Designing a Prize for Usable Cryptography
A privacy-friendly Do Not Track (DNT) Policy
This page provides a copy of EFF's DNT Policy, a text file that domains can post in verbatim form to unilaterally commit to respecting a meaningful version of Do Not Track, in such a way that other software can tell they have done so. A human readable summary is available, and there are frequently asked questions below.
FCC's New Rules Could Threaten Net Neutrality
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating a proposal for new FCC rules on the issue of network neutrality, the idea that Internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks equally. Unfortunately, early reports suggest those rules may do more harm than good.
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