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Massive Takedown of Anti-Scientology Videos on YouTube 6 Sep 2008, 2:49 am

Over a period of twelve hours, between this Thursday night and Friday morning, American Rights Counsel LLC sent out over 4000 DMCA takedown notices to YouTube, all making copyright infringement claims. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | eva

global minilinks for 2008-09-04 4 Sep 2008, 11:00 pm

Europe’s Privacy Czar Attacks Telecom Amendments in EUSays that they could allow over-reaching controls over Internet technology. Kremlin Web Critic Shot by Police in IngushetiaMagomed Yevloyev, owne. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | danny

Keep Wireless Broadband on Track at the FCC 4 Sep 2008, 12:26 am

Since Google’s announcement of the Free the Airwaves campaign, there has been renewed interest in wireless broadband, municipal wi-fi, white spaces — all long-standing efforts to bring more Internet. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | richard

minilinks for 2008-09-03 3 Sep 2008, 2:53 pm

AT&T Throws Blue Dog PartyAt the Democratic National Convention in Denver, AT&T threw a big party for Blue Dog Democrats who backed telecom immunity. Joe Biden’s Pro-RIAA, Pro-FBI RecordThe D. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | hugh

EFF IP Attorney Wins (Another!) Award 3 Sep 2008, 2:37 am

EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred Von Lohmann just won a much-prized acknowledgment from Public Knowledge, a public interest group based in Washington, DC whose mission to promote innovation and protect. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | hugh

Computers Seized from Berkeley Activist Space 29 Aug 2008, 1:14 am

Yesterday, the FBI, UC Berkeley police, and Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a raid on the Long Haul Infoshop, a community space that is home to a number of leftist and anarchist groups, in. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | hugh

EFF Urges Copyright Office to Fix Digital Music Mess, but Carefully 29 Aug 2008, 12:54 am

In comments filed today, EFF joined with other public interest and consumer groups in urging the Copyright Office to clarify the process for licensing digital music services, but to steer clear of lar. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | fred

Required Reading for "User-Generated Content" Sites: Io Group v. Veoh 28 Aug 2008, 5:03 pm

In an important ruling handed down yesterday, a federal district court threw out a copyright infringement suit brought by adult video producer Io Group against Veoh, concluding that the video hosting. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | fred

EFF and ACLU of Northern California to ISPs and Content Owners: Do Your Part to Protect Political Speech 25 Aug 2008, 7:00 pm

Coauthored by ACLU of Northern California Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Director Nicole A. Ozer On blogs, personal and political websites, and through user generated content sites, ordinary ci. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | corynne

The Secret Room: EFF Designer’s Cartoon on Illegal Spying 23 Aug 2008, 12:57 am

I was asked recently to create a mural-sized political cartoon (and to paint it live!) at a show of experimental drawings and cartoons at the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco. I chose as my su. […]

Source: EFF.org Updates | hugh