The House of Commons Science and Tech Committee has published its report on the draft Investigatory Powers Bill, influenced by comments submitted by 50 individuals, companies, and organizations, including EFF. The report is the first of three investigations by different… Read More ›
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Medium’s Sitewide Encryption Confronts Censorship in Malaysia
Blogging platform Medium is now blocked in Malaysia, apparently in an effort to censor an investigative news outlet critical of the government. The Sarawak Report has mirrored its articles on Medium at least since its own site was blocked in… Read More ›
Transparent and Participatory Processes Are Vital to Creating Copyright Rules that Work for Everyone
If copyright is to succeed in promoting the creation and dissemination of culture, then it needs to address the diverse needs of creators, fans, and critics. Copyright law achieves this in some jurisdictions through policies such as fair use, but… Read More ›
House Grills State Department Over Wassenaar Arrangement
Congressional Representatives grilled the parties responsible for the U.S. implementation of controversial changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement in a joint hearing before subcommittees of the House Oversight and Homeland Security Committees today. Witnesses included officials from the Department of Commerce,… Read More ›
Your Apps, Please? China Shows how Surveillance Leads to Intimidation and Software Censorship
Xinjiang, home of the China’s muslim Uighur minority, has long been the world’s laboratory for Internet repression. Faced with widespread local unrest, and online debate, China has done everything it can to enforce its vision of the Net in the… Read More ›
A Ban on CD Ripping Marks This Year’s Lowest Point in International Copyright: 2015 in Review
2015 has been quite an interesting year for copyright law around the world—at least in the sense of that apocryphal Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times.” That is to say that most of this year’s copyright developments have… Read More ›
We Threw a Wrench in the White House’s TPP Fast Track Plan: 2015 in Review
Our campaign to fight the anti-user Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement was a rollercoaster this year. Our mobilization against the Fast Track trade bill resulted in some major twists and turns before the sudden conclusion of the negotiations in the Fall,… Read More ›
Cómo el TPP Te Afectará a Tus Derechos Digitales
Gracias a Hiperderecho por la traducción. Internet es un ecosistema diversificado entre actores de origen público y privado. Mediante la exclusión de distintas comunidades -como desarroladores de herramientas de seguridad, artistas, bibliotecas y grupos protectores de derechos de usuarios- los… Read More ›