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2013-05-22 23:29:30 (1 comments, 9 reshares, 26 +1s)

Appellate court fumbles on a "publicity rights" opinion in Hart v. EA, and it's free speech that ends up getting tackled.

2013-05-22 22:14:00 (1 comments, 39 reshares, 59 +1s)

Our new cartoon explains why the Trans-Pacific Partnership might be the biggest threat to the Internet — even if you've never heard of it.

2013-05-22 20:51:28 (0 comments, 12 reshares, 57 +1s)

The drum beat continues: A new bill from Sen. John Cornyn to take on patent trolls.

2013-05-22 18:58:25 (3 comments, 19 reshares, 76 +1s)

A lawsuit and a bill?

Vermont is mad as hell at patent trolls and is not going to take it anymore.

2013-05-22 16:04:32 (0 comments, 8 reshares, 43 +1s)

Twitter takes a big step to empower engineers and curb bad patent suits with the Innovator's Patent Agreement

2013-05-21 01:04:28 (6 comments, 31 reshares, 90 +1s)

The draconian leak investigations into the AP and Fox News have rightly caused outrage across the country. But the importance of a free press is not the only lesson to draw from the controversy. Here, we discuss five more:

2013-05-20 23:32:32 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Resistance is futile! Or wait—actually it's voltage over current. Anyway, buy SparkFun electronics today and help out EFF.

2013-05-20 22:49:00 (9 comments, 15 reshares, 90 +1s)

Patent trolls often hide behind a nasty web of shell companies. Rep. Ted Deutch's new bill aims to fix that.

2013-05-20 22:34:01 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 18 +1s)

An EFF dispatch from the pro-user picket line outside the closed-door Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Lima, Peru.

2013-05-20 18:40:11 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 38 +1s)

Work at a startup? Have five minutes? Tell us about your experience with patents: https://defendinnovation.org/startups

2013-05-20 17:30:33 (0 comments, 7 reshares, 28 +1s)

SparkFun is donating 10% of today's sales to EFF. Hackers and makers, now's the time to stock up on electronics.

2013-05-17 20:52:17 (1 comments, 18 reshares, 70 +1s)

EFF joins a new global coalition of organizations demanding a fair deal in #TPP negotiations.

2013-05-17 17:23:46 (3 comments, 25 reshares, 89 +1s)

We’re happy to announce that @EFF will now be accepting Bitcoin donations through our website. Here's why:

2013-05-16 00:43:34 (12 comments, 35 reshares, 102 +1s)

Starting today, negotiators from 11 countries are meeting in Lima, Peru to take part in the latest round of negotiations for TPP, a sprawling international treaty that could impact copyright and innovation on the Internet. EFF got there first, sending two staff members to Lima to organize a massive campaign against the TPP.

2013-05-15 20:14:33 (10 comments, 19 reshares, 73 +1s)

Will the sky fall if we get rid of software patents? Courts are tackling the question, and the answer is no.

2013-05-15 01:05:20 (4 comments, 13 reshares, 56 +1s)

Exactly how weak are current Do Not Track proposals? Check out our graphic and blog post.

2013-05-14 21:49:18 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 23 +1s)

Today, we've updated our "Who Has Your Back?" report to give Myspace three well-deserved stars.

2013-05-15 04:29:55 (5 comments, 27 reshares, 70 +1s)

Copyright law shouldn't keep you from unlocking your phone. Urge Congress to support this smart fix today.

2013-05-13 19:15:38 (4 comments, 16 reshares, 62 +1s)

Sen. Chuck Schumer's new bill to help fight patent trolls is an important step toward real reform of our broken patent system #fixpatents

2013-05-10 22:02:40 (2 comments, 31 reshares, 107 +1s)

Will the Supreme Court revisit software patents after today's thorny Federal Circuit decision? #fixpatents

2013-05-10 19:26:30 (4 comments, 44 reshares, 70 +1s)

Hackers, makers, and tinkerers: here's how TPP would hurt you.

2013-05-10 17:41:31 (0 comments, 24 reshares, 65 +1s)

Gatsby hits the big screen today, but he won't hit the public domain until (at least) 2021.

2013-05-10 17:24:31 (4 comments, 21 reshares, 86 +1s)

EFF wins appeal by copyright troll Righthaven! The Ninth Circuit has affirmed the decision finding that Righthaven had no right to sue for its campaign to shakedown hundreds of individuals and bloggers for cost-of-defense settlements, effectively ending this breed of troll.

2013-05-09 22:44:37 (31 comments, 41 reshares, 102 +1s)

Shame on the W3C: today's standards decision paves the way for DRM in the fabric of the open web.

2013-05-09 17:53:00 (4 comments, 48 reshares, 114 +1s)

This is big: a new bipartisan bill could actually fix some major problems with U.S. copyright. Check out H.R. 1892, the "Unlocking Technology Act."

2013-05-08 22:26:39 (0 comments, 16 reshares, 35 +1s)

A special trademark taste test, live from "EFF's Kitchen."

(Yeah, we've got a cooking show.)

2013-05-08 00:52:07 (34 comments, 24 reshares, 71 +1s)

Syria's Net blackout: the country needs its connectivity more than ever.

2013-05-07 22:23:06 (16 comments, 10 reshares, 40 +1s)

And the Raspberry Beret Lifetime Aggrievement Award for abuse of the DMCA takedown process to silence legitimate speech goes to…

2013-05-07 21:29:29 (11 comments, 39 reshares, 169 +1s)

Kudos to Mozilla for fighting back against surveillance malware sold to governments. A report released last week showed how many countries are now using dangerous products like FinFisher.

2013-05-07 21:21:21 (10 comments, 11 reshares, 40 +1s)

The patent system is broken. How should we fix it? Help us defend innovation: https://eff.org/r.5bQW

2013-05-07 20:56:41 (14 comments, 30 reshares, 36 +1s)

Breaking: Internet traffic disappears in Syria.

2013-05-07 20:44:08 (19 comments, 25 reshares, 75 +1s)

Even though F. Scott Fitzgerald died 73 years ago (and is therefore unlikely to be incentivized to produce more work), The Great Gatsby is still restricted by copyright. Modern copyright policy is robbing the public of great, historical works—which is why we need to fix it.

2013-05-07 18:03:42 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 9 +1s)

Dark Heather EFF member t-shirts are here and they look amazing. Get one when you join or renew!

2013-05-07 00:54:43 (3 comments, 31 reshares, 81 +1s)

The intellectual property chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) lifts and exports some of the worst parts of the U.S. copyright regime to the rest of the world.

Here, we highlight just a few ways that those TPP provisions could debilitate the very people they supposedly meant to benefit: innovators and artists.

2013-05-06 21:27:57 (10 comments, 19 reshares, 58 +1s)

As Los Angeles law enforcement agencies record drivers' license plates, EFF and the ACLU of Southern California sue for transparency.

2013-05-06 20:13:50 (1 comments, 8 reshares, 26 +1s)

Trademarked desserts, customer service gripe sites, and Cory Doctorow novels, oh my! Three new additions to our Takedown Hall of Shame.

2013-05-03 19:33:26 (10 comments, 9 reshares, 51 +1s)

EFF celebrates World Press Freedom Day by fighting for the rights of all Internet users.

2013-05-03 00:12:19 (3 comments, 8 reshares, 32 +1s)

Have you managed to convince all your friends to become digital freedom supporters? We're looking for a smart, enthusiastic, outgoing person to be the Donor Relations Coordinator on our development/fundraising team! https://www.eff.org/donorrelations

2013-05-02 23:47:11 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 22 +1s)

In the SF Bay Area this Saturday, May 4th?
Come to Noisebridge for the Hack+Remix Party to fight the TPP! 

2013-05-02 23:24:22 (4 comments, 26 reshares, 68 +1s)

You trust online companies with your data every day. Who has your back when the government wants access?

2013-05-02 21:09:52 (1 comments, 21 reshares, 55 +1s)

Yesterday, the Ethiopian Supreme Court upheld Eskinder Nega's unwarranted 18 year prison sentence. Nega is a blogger whose writings have provided a window into the realities of life on the ground in Ethiopia and served as inspiration for people in Ethiopia and around the world. His continued imprisonment denies the world of a unique and powerful journalistic voice from an area of the world that is hungry for accurate, fair, and multifaceted reporting. EFF is calling on the US government to use its political force to champion the cause of Nega and other imprisoned Ethiopian bloggers.

2013-05-02 19:25:39 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 23 +1s)

Hey current SF Bay Area EFF members! Check your inbox for an invite to our spring Speakeasy & housewarming.

2013-05-01 21:34:57 (35 comments, 56 reshares, 122 +1s)

With some simple supplies and a few minutes time, you can protect yourself against the effects of spying through your laptop camera, whether from government surveillance or malicious hackers. We show you how in a step-by-step guide.

2013-05-01 21:23:19 (5 comments, 31 reshares, 63 +1s)

CISPA passes out of the House without any fixes to core concerns, but the fight continues in the Senate https://eff.org/r.b9Qy 

2013-05-01 19:50:59 (0 comments, 16 reshares, 44 +1s)

One major front to our fight to protect a free and open Internet is ensuring that trade agreements do not trump our rights in the name of copyright enforcement.

2013-05-01 16:29:37 (6 comments, 19 reshares, 58 +1s)

Tomorrow, the Justice Department will brief the Senate Judiciary Committee staff on the prosecution of the late Aaron Swartz. Though the briefing is closed to the public, here are questions we'd like to see asked:

2013-05-01 00:33:23 (31 comments, 35 reshares, 106 +1s)

Today's ruling in craigslist v. 3Taps means that craigslist could sue you for reposting that used car ad you wrote last summer, and its policies could be backed up by criminal hacking law. EFF asks craigslist to stop making the law worse in copyright and the draconian Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

2013-04-30 23:11:35 (14 comments, 13 reshares, 138 +1s)

New EFF member t-shirts are on the way!

2013-04-30 20:22:00 (1 comments, 11 reshares, 49 +1s)

Are you a software engineer in the Bay Area? Care about patent reform? Well, we're throwing a party with Mozilla.

2013-04-29 20:22:21 (12 comments, 66 reshares, 136 +1s)

The content industry can and will continue to buy and lie to get their way to get laws that protects their interests, and what they want more than anything is for us to remain passively ignorant. They did it with SOPA, ACTA, and now it's TPP.