Press Releases: June 2018

Press Release | June 28, 2018

New Lawsuit Challenges FOSTA – The Federal Law Sparking Website Shutdowns

San Francisco – Two human rights organizations, a digital library, an activist for sex workers, and a certified massage therapist have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to block enforcement of FOSTA, the new federal law that silences online speech by forcing speakers to self-censor and requiring platforms to...

Press Release | June 27, 2018

Stephanie Lenz and Universal Music Publishing Group Settle 'Dancing Baby' Case

SAN FRANCISCO - Stephanie Lenz and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced they have amicably resolved Lenz v. Universal, the widely followed litigation sometimes referred to as the “Dancing Baby” case. Lenz filed her complaint in 2007, after UMPG requested the removal of a video in which Lenz’s then-toddler...

Press Release | June 20, 2018

Victory: California Overhauls Police Database Oversight Procedures in Wake of EFF Investigations

San Francisco - Responding to years of investigations and pressure from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the California Attorney General's Office has overhauled and improved its oversight of law enforcement access to a computer network containing the sensitive personal data of millions of state residents, which police abused 143 times...