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Sita Sings The Blues: A ...

Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Cartoon Art Museum for a special evening with Nina Paley as we screen her award-winning animated feature film ” Sita Sings the Blues ,” described by the creator as “the greatest breakup story ever told.” Paley...
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Just Days Left to Win the Defcon 18 Getaway Contest!

Just Days Left to Win th...

With less than two days left, the Defcon 18 Getaway Contest has raised over $5,000 to help EFF protect digital civil liberties! But it’s not over yet. Contestants have until 11:59:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to raise as much as they can through their...
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Bilski v. Kappos: The Su...

Ending months of anticipation, yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court finally issued a ruling in Bilski v Original post: Bilski v. Kappos: The Supreme Court Declines to Prohibit Business Method Patents
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EFF Argues Against Mass ...

Washington, D.C. More:  EFF Argues Against Mass Copyright Infringement Lawsuits in Wednesday Hearing
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Another Bad Week for Fre...

Yet another country has decided to shut down key parts the Internet. Kathleen Reen at Internews reports that, as of this past Thursday, the Afghan Ministry of Communications mandated that all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Afghanistan filter websites falling under the following...
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Apple, Give Us a "F...

With the new iPhone 4 hitting stores this week, it seems like a good time to take a look at the impact Apple’s business model has had on the stuff EFF cares about most – innovation and your digital rights and expectations. But first, a little historical perspective. From...
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YouTube Wins Summary Jud...

Today Judge Louis Stanton of the federal court in the Southern District of New York granted YouTube’s Motion for Summary Judgment in the Viacom v. Read more from the original source: YouTube Wins Summary Judgment in Viacom DMCA Lawsuit
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IPEC Releases "Stra...

Yesterday, the Obama Administration’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Victoria Espinel, released the ” Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement ” that Congress ordered up when it created the IPEC position. The plan lays out...
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It’s Your Data, It...

Can public websites decide who is and is not a criminal through their terms of service? Excerpt from: It’s Your Data, It’s Your Bot: It’s Not A Crime
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Sign the ACTA CommuniquÃ...

As we now know, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement — allegedly conceived to reduce the flow of fake physical goods across borders — could cut people off of the Internet, turn Internet intermediaries into copyright cops, and create a global framework that puts severe...
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