Among the many reactions to the September 11 tragedy has been a renewed attention to biometrics. The federal government has led the way with its new concern about border control. Other proposals include the use of biometrics with ID cards and in airports, e.g. video surveillance enhanced by facial-recognition technology....
In this news release Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF urges New Zealand to avoid adopting copyright laws similar to the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. In the U.S. the DMCA has proven dangerous to free speech, scientific research, and technical innovation. The EFF filing in New Zealand is part of...
Since they were enacted in previous years, the "anti-circumvention" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), codified in section 1201 of the Copyright Act, have not been used as Congress envisioned. Congress meant to stop copyright pirates from defeating anti-piracy protections added to copyrighted works, and to ban "black...
The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property has requested public comment on digital music & copyright issues. Let people's voice be heard on the "management" of their rights to digital music. It is crucial that Congress hear from them on these important issues in order...
The future of peer-to-peer file-sharing is entwined, for better or worse, with copyright law. Copyright owners have already targeted not only the makers of file-sharing clients like Napster, Scour, Audiogalaxy, Aimster and Kazaa, and Morpheus, but also companies that provide products that rely on or add value to public P2P...
OSPs Online Service Provider need to understand their legal risks and obligations when codifying their logging practices. They must adopt a reasonable internal data retention policy and follow this policy consistently. Being strict about deleting all PII on servers will protect OSPs from many hidden costs. By taking proactive technical...
The current battles surrounding peer-to-peer file sharing are a losing proposition for everyone. The record labels continue to face lackluster sales, while the tens of millions of American file sharers?American music fans?are made to feel like criminals. Every day the collateral damage mounts?privacy at risk, innovation stymied, economic growth suppressed,...
Since they were enacted in 1998, the "anti-circumvention" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), codified in section 1201 of the Copyright Act, have not been used as Congress envisioned. Congress meant to stop copyright pirates from defeating anti-piracy protections added to copyrighted works, and to ban "black box"...
The paper discusses about the copyright issues in music industry. The RIAA has proposed as its "solution" to file sharing: an "amnesty" for file-sharers. Just delete the MP3s you've downloaded, shared those CD-R copies, confess your guilt and, in return, the most change-resistant companies in the nation will give you...
The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA has finally launched its campaign of lawsuits against the 60 million Americans who file-share. And already, we've seen the first casualties, a 12-year-old girl and her mother in New York must pay $2,000 they don't have in a hastened settlement; a 71-year-old grandfather...
As part of their attack on file sharing, the recording and motion picture industries are hammering universities with warnings about copyright infringement. Movie and music companies are asking academic institutions to assume the role of cop, judge and jailer, calling on college administrators to snoop on their students and cut...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-4 July 2008-Google ordered to hand over YouTube logs - reportC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com A US court ruled on Tuesday 1 July, in a copyright infringement case brought against the Google-owned YouTube website, that YouTube must release a 12 terabyte log containing information identifying which video clips...
Two associations - the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF and the Open Rights Group ORG, both defenders of the rights of internet consumersa- have launched an online petition against EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy's project to extend the copyright terms of European artists from 50 years...
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Julius Baer & Company LTD on Wednesday abandoned, for now, its legal quest to shut down whistleblower website Wikileaks. Lawyers for the Swiss bank filed a motion to dismiss the case five days after a federal judge in San Francisco ruled the website's postings...
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Researchers said Friday they found a way to sidestep encryption technology commonly used to protect sensitive data in computers. A "major security flaw" in several types of popular encryption software exposes supposedly safeguarded information, provided a savvy data thief can get hold of the...
SAN FRANCISCO -- On Monday, February 4th, 2008, Chief Judge, Vaughn R. Walker, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit that the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF filed against Uri Geller. In his 25 page opinion, Judge Walker decided the United States District...
THE NEXT time you travel through airport security, make sure to pack a spare Sean Hannity book. According to a September report from Wired News, the Department of Homeland Security DHS is storing and aggregating information on international flyers in a massive database--including a card catalog of information on our...
Businesses, political candidates, public figures and private individuals become victims of so-called cybersmears, online defamation, flamers and cyber bullies. Here are resources for fighting back. Defamation FAQ. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group advocating civil liberties online, provides this list of frequently asked questions that is aimed at helping bloggers...
Tele-News Conference -- Thursday, Nov. 8 - 11:00 AM Call-in Number - 866.211.5938 WASHINGTON -- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington CREW, in conjunction with a coalition of government watchdog groups, is launching a new online government document database, governmentdocs.org, at a tele-news conference, tomorrow,...
Documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation have provided disturbing details about the extent of the FBI's ability to monitor the communications of American citizens. According to Wired News reporter Ryan Singel, "The FBI has quietly built a sophisticated, point-and-click surveillance system that performs instant wiretaps on almost any communications...
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