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EFF reaction to breaking news events will be posted in this area by EFF staff. With regard to particular matters in which EFF is directly involved, information will be supplemented by press releases at a later time. For additional information and interview requests please contact our Media Coordinator/Policy Analyst Annalee Newitz at press@eff.org or +1 415.436.9333 x131


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The Patent Office Can?t Do It All Alone: Public Participation Is Key to Ensuring Patent Quality

Posted Friday June 13, 2008, 2:54 am, Over one day old
The data shows that in over three-fourths of ex parte reexaminations, the patent examiners narrow or cancel the patent claims in question, meaning that the prior art introduced during reexam usually has a dramatic effect on the scope of the patent.

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Judges Urged to Curtail Random Searches of Travelers' Laptops

Posted Thursday June 12, 2008, 7:04 am, Over one day old
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) urged an appeals court today to review a flawed decision allowing random and invasive searches of travelers' computers at the U.S. border.

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Judge Shoots Down Universal's Bogus Infringement Allegations

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
Troy Augusto, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and law firm Keker & Van Nest, was sued by UMG last year in the United States District Court for the Central District of California for 26 auction listings involving promo CDs.

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Liberation Day for Promo CDs: Victory in UMG v. Augusto

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
EFF and the San Francisco law firm of Keker & Van Nest took Augusto's case to fight for the proposition that a copyright owner can't take away a consumer's first sale rights just by putting a "promotional use only, not for resale, remains the property of UMG" label on a CD.

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Tell Congress "No Deal on Telecom Immunity!"

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
A new FISA bill is being drafted behind closed doors. EFF Deeplinks: Senators Dodd and Feingold Criticize Bond's False FISA "Compromise" EFF Deeplinks: Debunking Republican Spin on Fake Telecom Immunity "Compromise" in Today's NYT EFF Deeplinks: What Will Happen to Surveillance in August 2008

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Minilinks for 2008-06-10

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
ISP Plan to Block Child Porn -- Will There Be Chilling Effects? The New York Attorney General says 3 major ISPs have agreed to block child porn -- but the plan could set a precedent that challenges the Communications Decency Act's protections for online content hosts. Movies on Cable Before DVD?

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What Will Happen to Surveillance in August 2008

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
Given the Bush Administration?s stance on surveillance, it would be shocking if the Administration did not re-issue orders in February 2008, as it became clear that the Protect America Act would expire.

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Debunking Republican Spin on Fake Telecom Immunity "Compromise" in Today's NYT

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
It does not, as the article claims, "allow the FISA court to review the administration?s requests and determine by a 'preponderance of the evidence' whether the requests [from the Government to the telecoms to allow spying] were valid."

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Three Media Mistakes on Warrantless Wiretapping

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
Judy Woodruff is a few shades more accurate than Brooks here, but her mistake is in the word "international". The government has not only been intercepting international communications — they've also been intercepting communications that begin and end inside the USA.

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Senators Dodd and Feingold Criticize Bond's False FISA "Compromise"

Posted Wednesday June 11, 2008, 2:03 am, Over one day old
Information declassified in the committee report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the FISA Amendments Act, S. 2248, confirms that the companies received exactly these materials....

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