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EFF: (Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, www.eff.org) A non-profit civil liberties organization founded in 1990 by Mitchell Kapor and John Perry Barlow. It works in the public interest...; Full EFF Definition >>

'Insane' $1.9 million verdict could prove RIAA's downfall: So Jammie Thomas-Rasset is a thief - a willful copyright infringer - who uploaded 24 songs to the Internet. At least, the jury in her second trial so found in delivering a $1.9 million verdict: $80,000 per song. Under the law the jury...; Tags: Damage, RIAA, Public Relations, Government, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-06-19
Wiretapping ruling protects carriers - not you: Should companies be punished for letting the government wiretap your phone line? The courts don't think so. US District Court dismissed 46 civil suits filed against several of the major carriers, such as AT&T and Verizon,Â for allowing the National Security Agency to wiretap their networks without a court-issued wiretap....; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Carrier, Government, Vertical Industries, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2009-06-08
Judge rejects telecom cases but Al-Haramain moves forward: Judge rejects telecom cases but Al-Haramain moves forwardI thought obama was going to kill this crap.I guess he is not. I am all for hunting down terrorists... but this "states secret" crap and other stupid laws that only stomp all over the constitution need to go.BTW, the next time...; Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Al-Haramain, NSA, telecom case, telecommunications; Discussion threads 2009-06-04
Judge rejects telecom cases but Al-Haramain moves forward: Bad news for the EFF's and ACLU's attempts to sue telephone companies for cooperating with the NSA. Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker rejected the groupsâ€™ lawsuits because Congress had passed the FISA amendment giving telecoms immunity. The groups plan to appeal on constitutional grounds. While...; Tags: Court, Statute, Obama Administration, House, Government, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Vertical Industries, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-06-04
MPAA vs. Real: Five reasons why Hollywood will win: MPAA vs. Real: Five reasons why Hollywood will winHere are five reasonsmoney, money, money, money and more moneyThat why we have Blu-RayHarder to rip and you need a 50gb disc. They lost on the DVD front."Confident" not "confidant"Sorry for being a bit anal here, but the word you wanted towards...; Tags: Consumer electronics, MPAA, DVD; Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Apple is being accused of stifling free speech; again: In November 2008 Virginia-based OdioWorks, operator of BluWiki a non-commercial wiki that promises publishing without censorship, received a takedown notice from Apple demanding that it remove user postings about how to â€œwrite software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone...; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Hash, Digital Media, Digital Music, Wiki, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-04-28
Wiki sues Apple over DMCA claims: Last year, Apple lawyers contacted OdioWorks, the operator of BluWiki.com, claiming that certain user postings violated the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and copyright law. Apple threatened to sue Odioworks if the documents weren't removed and OdioWorks complied. Now, with the assistance of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, OdioWorks...; Tags: DMCA, Apple Inc., OdioWorks, Wiki, E-mail, Digital Media, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-04-27
At MPAA request, judge kicks public out of RealDVD court: In an unusual development, Judge Marilyn Patel kicked out the public from the RealDVD injunction hearing, saying that details of DVD encryption were trade secrets that need to be protected. Real and Cnet objected strenuously, as News.com reports. "I find that this does meet the requirements for...; Tags: MPAA, CNET Networks Inc., Courtroom, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-04-24
Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston College: Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeAre "they" sure it was Linux?It could have been DOS. ;-)RE: Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeChris writes another blog where he whines about how linux doesn't get any respect. And there is good reason why it doesn't....; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Boston College, illegal activity; Discussion threads 2009-04-15
News to know: Windows 7; Twitter; Satyam; Apple: Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.Â For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate? ...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Satyam, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Open Source, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Internet, Management; Blog posts 2009-04-13
News to know: Neeris, Sun-IBM, Storm 2, Sprint ad: Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.Â For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IM Sam Diaz: Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive...; Tags: Apple Xserve, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sprint Communications, IBM Corp., 3G, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-04-08
EFF's von Lohmann: YouTube worse than DMCA for fair use: EFF's von Lohmann: YouTube worse than DMCA for fair useyou tube?You Tube is so yesterday.They are blowing themselves up right along with the corporation rent seekers.RE: EFF's von Lohmann: YouTube worse than DMCA for fair use"A way for people to get this taken seriously is to boycott YouTube in favor...; Tags: You-Tube, fair use, YouTube Inc., von Lohmann, Lohmann, DMCA, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Discussion threads 2009-04-07
EFF's von Lohmann: YouTube worse than DMCA for fair use: I passed Jason's post about getting DMCA'd by Warner Music onto Fred von Lohmann at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. You'll recall that Jason and his wife put up on Vimeo a reunion slideshow with several tracks of music and that Warner Music Group promptly filed a DMCA take-down notice. Fred's...; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, YouTube Inc., DMCA, Warner Music Group Corp., Fred, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-04-07
Radiohead: Filesharing good for music biz: The trial of Joel Tenenbaum is rapidly shaping up as a referendum on the harm of file-sharing, or lack thereof. Thus the star witness in Harvard law prof Charles Nesson's defense of Tenenbaum will be Radiohead manager Brian Message, MediaPost reports (via Ray...; Tags: Nesson, Sales Strategy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Sales, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-04-02
Is Mozilla after Apple’s halo?: Is Mozilla after Apple’s halo?Shooting yourself in the foot.I don't buy the whole Apple is evil and their walled garden hurts consumers line. I enjoy being in the Apple garden and I am willing to pay a bit extra for it because everything just works well together, viruses are kept...; Tags: Web browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Operating systems, Digital media, Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., App Store, halo, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2009-02-19
Is Mozilla after Apple's halo?: Yesterday I came across an interesting piece on AppleInsider which mentioned how Mozilla and Skype now supports the EFF's request for an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act related to iPhone jailbreaking. Is Mozilla after Apple's halo? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., Public Relations, Web Browsers, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2009-02-19
News to know: HP, Hulu, IE 8; SOA; Citrix; Bearing Point: Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To KnowÂ via email alertÂ andÂ RSS daily.Â For continuous updates see BNETâ€™sÂ around-the-Web tech coverage Larry Dignan:Â Citrix to offer free XenServer; Takes shot at VMware HP's mixed bag: Sales weak across all units, earnings on target; Outlook weaker...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Citrix Systems Inc., Bearing Point, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2009-02-19
Mozilla, Skype join EFF in supporting jailbreakers: Mozilla, Skype join EFF in supporting jailbreakersApple Makes the best Smart Phone. Now...... it needs to make the most open Smart Phone.The backlash against Apple is growingPeople are slowly beginning to realize that Apple, the multi-national, multi-billion $$$/year mega corporation, does [b]not[/b] have consumer rights in mind. They are...; Tags: Web browsers, Strategy, Cellular phones, Mozilla Corp., Apple Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Electronic Frontier Foundation; Discussion threads 2009-02-18
Mozilla, Skype join EFF in supporting jailbreakers: Software titans Mozilla and Skype have thrown their support behind the EFF and the iPhone jailbreaking community. A new filling with the US Copyright Office seeks an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DCMA related to iPhone jailbreaking. The exemption would strip Apple of its ability to charge...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Exemption, Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-02-18
Copyright battle over iPhone jailbreaks: Nice piece from Saul Hansell in the Times around Apple's copyright claims on iPhone jailbreaking. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, in a filing PDF with the Copyright Office, urged an exception to copyright law that would allow customers to jailbreak the iPhone. Apple responded PDF, urging no exception. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Copyright Law, U.S. Congress, Apple Inc., Saul Hansell, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-02-15