The Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will be giving a DEF CON keynote address this year. Those attending this weekend’s hybrid event will have a unique opportunity to “engage” with the man who heads the department responsible for surveillance… Read More ›
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Utilities Governed Like Empires
Believe the hype After decades of hype, it’s only natural for your eyes to skate over corporate mission-statements without stopping to take note of them, but when it comes to ending your relationship with them, tech giants’ stated goals take… Read More ›
Standing With Security Researchers Against Misuse of the DMCA
Security research is vital to protecting the computers upon which we all depend, and protecting the people who have integrated electronic devices into their daily lives. To conduct security research, we need to protect the researchers, and allow them the… Read More ›
If Not Overturned, a Bad Copyright Decision Will Lead Many Americans to Lose Internet Access
This post was co-written by EFF Legal Intern Lara Ellenberg In going after internet service providers (ISPs) for the actions of just a few of their users, Sony Music, other major record labels, and music publishing companies have found a… Read More ›
Free as in Climbing: Rock Climber’s Open Data Project Threatened by Bogus Copyright Claims
Rock climbers have a tradition of sharing “beta”—helpful information about a route—with other climbers. Giving beta is both useful and a form of community-building within this popular sport. Given that strong tradition of sharing, we were disappointed to learn that… Read More ›
Rewriting Intermediary Liability Laws: What EFF Asks – and You Should Too
Rewriting the legal pillars of the Internet is a popular sport these days. Frustration at Big Tech, among other things, has led to a flurry of proposals to change long-standing laws, like Section 230, Section 512 of the DMCA, and… Read More ›
Cops Using Music to Try to Stop Being Filmed Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Someone tries to livestream their encounters with the police, only to find that the police started playing music. In the case of a February 5 meeting between an activist and the Beverly Hills Police Department, the song of choice was… Read More ›
Section 1201’s Harm to Security Research Shown by Mixed Decision in Corellium Case
Under traditional copyright law, security research is a well-established fair use, meaning it does not infringe copyright. When it was passed in 1998, Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act upset the balance of copyright law. Since then, the… Read More ›
Let’s Stand Up for Home Hacking and Repair
Let’s tell the Copyright Office that it’s not a crime to modify or repair your own devices. Every three years, the Copyright Office holds a rulemaking process where it grants the public permission to bypass digital locks for lawful purposes…. Read More ›
RIAA Abuses DMCA to Take Down Popular Tool for Downloading Online Videos
“youtube-dl” is a popular free software tool for downloading videos from YouTube and other user-uploaded video platforms. GitHub recently took down youtube-dl’s code repository at the behest of the Recording Industry Association of America, potentially stopping many thousands of users, and other programs… Read More ›