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Perhaps you’ve been admiring our range of handsome t-shirts, hoodies and bags for some time, but you haven’t yet got round to buying one? Well, delay no longer! Shipping is free this weekend, 30th July to 1st August, on all items from our SpreadShirt store Excerpt from:  Free...

Breaking Down the 2009 D...

Now that the dust has settled on the long-awaited announcement of new DMCA circumvention exemptions, it’s time for an explanation of what these exemptions will (and will not) do for consumers and creators. We’ll start with a tremendously important exemption that we fear was somewhat...

DOJ Pushing to Expand Wa...

This morning’s Washington Post reveals that the Department Of Justice has been pressuring Congress to expand its power to obtain records of Americans’ private Internet activity through the use of National Security Letters (NSLs) . NSLs, you may remember, are one of the...

Last chance to respond t...

Tomorrow, the 30th July , is the deadline for submitting responses to OFCOM about their consultation on the Initial Obligations Code for the Digital Economy Act (DEA). The draft Code that was sent out for consultation has several serious flaws, not least? of which is its failure...

Last chance to respond t...

Tomorrow, the 30th July , is the deadline for submitting responses to OFCOM about their consultation on the Initial Obligations Code for the Digital Economy Act (DEA). The draft Code that was sent out for consultation has several serious flaws, not least? of which is its failure...

House Committee to Exami...

Tomorrow afternoon, legislators from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding a hearing on the topic of “Public Access to Federally-Funded Research.” The hearing will be a perfect opportunity for key representatives to look into supporting...

In Perfect 10 v. Google,...

Copyright owners, take note: If you’re going to use the streamlined Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) process to require a service provider to remove allegedly infringing content, you’d better make sure you actually comply with the DMCA notice requirements....

LIGATT Security Tries to...

LIGATT Security, a controversial Georgia-based computer security firm, is embroiled in an ongoing flame war with its online detractors, who question the firm’s legitimacy and stock prospects. Earlier this month, LIGATT upped the ante by filing suit in a Georgia court , threatening...

Project Postcard returns...

At ORGCON this weekend we launched our new and improved general campaigning flyer. Thanks to the hard work of Andrew Tindall, the Member Communications Officer, we now have a fantastic design, including amazing and innovative features such as spelling, grammar, and a striking blue...

Recording Industry Giant...

San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of nonprofit groups have asked a federal appeals court to protect the “safe harbor” rules for online video service providers that encourage free expression and innovation on the Internet. In...