http://en.redtram.com/ eff.org Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:41:30 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 65826 | Computers Seized from Berkeley Activist Space http://en.redtram.com/go/149091069/top100/ 149091069 Yesterday, the FBI, UC Berkeley police, and Alameda County Sheriff's deputies conducted a raid on the Long Haul Infoshop, a community space that is home to a number of leftist and anarchist groups, including a newspaper and a radio station. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:21:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149091069/top100/ 65826 | EFF Urges Copyright Office to Fix Digital Music Mess, but Carefully http://en.redtram.com/go/149091070/top100/ 149091070 In comments filed today, EFF joined with other public interest and consumer groups in urging the Copyright Office to clarify the process for licensing digital music services, but to steer clear of larger digital copyright controversies. The comments were filed Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:21:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149091070/top100/ 65826 | Required Reading for "User-Generated Content" Sites: Io Group v. Veoh http://en.redtram.com/go/148992181/top100/ 148992181 In an important ruling handed down yesterday, a federal district court threw out a copyright infringement suit brought by adult video producer Io Group against Veoh, concluding that the video hosting site qualifies for the DMCA safe harbor. The ruling Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:43:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148992181/top100/ 65826 | EFF and ACLU of Northern California to ISPs and Content Owners: Do Your Part to Protect Political Speech http://en.redtram.com/go/148037971/top100/ 148037971 Coauthored by ACLU of Northern California Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Director Nicole A. OzerOn blogs, personal and political websites, and through user generated content sites, ordinary citizens in extraordinary numbers are recreating a public sphere and reinvigorating the democratic Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:09:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148037971/top100/ 65826 | The Secret Room: EFF Designer's Cartoon on Illegal Spying http://en.redtram.com/go/147018576/top100/ 147018576 I was asked recently to create a mural-sized political cartoon (and to paint it live!) at a show of experimental drawings and cartoons at the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco. I chose as my subject the NSA's "secret room" Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:20:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/147018576/top100/ 65826 | minilinks for 2008-08-21 http://en.redtram.com/go/146578232/top100/ 146578232 Senators: FBI Rules Could Target Innocent PeopleFour Democrats criticized proposed attorney general guidelines thatthe Senators say would allow the FBI to spy on innocent Americans.Watch-Listed Fliers Can SueAn appeals court ruled that passengers can sue the government to havetheir names Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:18:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146578232/top100/ 65826 | Appeals Court Remands Gov't Appeal in Hepting v. AT&T http://en.redtram.com/go/146578237/top100/ 146578237 Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit returned the Hepting v. AT&T case to the District Court. In a two sentence order, the court wrote:In light of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:18:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146578237/top100/ 65826 | Order Against Comcast Issued, FCC Credits EFF http://en.redtram.com/go/146472112/top100/ 146472112 The FCC has finally published its order (adopted on August 1) directing Comcast to stop blocking BitTorrent traffic. The 34-page ruling makes for surprisingly enjoyable reading, at least as FCC publications go. The order follows the basic outline that was Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:36:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146472112/top100/ 65826 | The FCC and Regulatory Capture http://en.redtram.com/go/146170975/top100/ 146170975 Earlier this month, Internet users welcomed the FCC's ruling against Comcast for interfering with BitTorrent uploads, celebrating the action as a victory for net neutrality. Reigning in Comcast's dishonest behavior was the right thing to do in this case, but Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:16:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146170975/top100/ 65826 | Judge Rules That Content Owners Must Consider Fair Use Before Sending Takedowns http://en.redtram.com/go/146170973/top100/ 146170973 A judge's ruling today is a major victory for free speech and fair use on the Internet, and will help protect everyone who creates content for the Web. In Lenz v. Universal (aka the "dancing baby" case), Judge Jeremy Fogel Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:16:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146170973/top100/ 65826 | Judge Lifts Unconstitutional Gag Order Against MIT Students http://en.redtram.com/go/145825156/top100/ 145825156 Boston - Today, a federal judge lifted an unconstitutional gag order that had prevented three Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students from disclosing academic research regarding vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system. The court found that the Massachusetts Bay Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:18:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145825156/top100/ 65826 | Victory for MIT Students in MBTA Lawsuit Hearing http://en.redtram.com/go/145725659/top100/ 145725659 Today, Judge George O'Toole lifted the gag order on three MIT students who were sued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for discovering a security vulnerability in the MBTA's fare payment system. The Court found that the MBTA was not Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:17:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145725659/top100/ 65826 | MIT Coders' Free Speech At Stake http://en.redtram.com/go/145725660/top100/ 145725660 As regular Deeplinks readers know, EFF's Coders' Rights Project is defending the rights of three MIT students who were prevented from presenting their research on security vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system. The students were hit with a temporary Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:17:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145725660/top100/ 65826 | What If the Kindle Succeeds? http://en.redtram.com/go/145473342/top100/ 145473342 The news recently has been full of reports that Amazon's e-book reader, the Kindle, is doing better than expected. Analyst Mark Mahaney from Citibank says Amazon is on track to sell about 380,000 Kindles this year, and says the Kindle Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:16:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145473342/top100/ 65826 | Innocent Customers Potentially Dragged Into Legal Battle Over Satellite TV http://en.redtram.com/go/145353124/top100/ 145353124 San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked a federal court Friday to reject efforts by Echostar to get the names and addresses of every customer that purchased a free-to-air satellite receiver. Echostar claims that the receiver can be Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:07:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145353124/top100/ 65826 | DRM for Streaming Music Dies a Quiet Death http://en.redtram.com/go/144219002/top100/ 144219002 Yet another nail has been driven into DRM's coffin, this time for streaming audio (PCPro has a nice overview of the state of DRM for digital music). Two of the leading on-demand streaming music sites, iMeem and LaLa, are not Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:26:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/144219002/top100/ 65826 | MBTA Transit Official Supports MIT Students' Story http://en.redtram.com/go/144218842/top100/ 144218842 Today, Richard Sullivan, a Sergeant Detective in the Transit Police of the Massachusetts BayTransportation Authority (and the liaison to the FBI), filed a Supplemental Declaration. In his declaration, Det. Sullivan said:the MIT Undergrads reiterated that they did not exploit the Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:25:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/144218842/top100/ 65826 | MIT Students Still Gagged by Federal Court http://en.redtram.com/go/144124905/top100/ 144124905 A federal court judge in Boston Thursday refused to lift an unconstitutional gag order against three students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who uncovered vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system. In an editorial today, the Boston Globe Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:23:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/144124905/top100/ 65826 | minilinks for 2008-08-14 http://en.redtram.com/go/143745396/top100/ 143745396 Oops! FBI Sorry For Spying on Journalists FBI Director Robert Mueller called the NY Times and the Washington Post to express regret for a breach of reporters' phone records.Google Comes Clean On Targeted AdvertisingThe Internet giant confessed to using DoubleClick Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:39:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/143745396/top100/ 65826 | Olympic Committee Takedown Shows Risks of Ill-Timed Take-Downs http://en.redtram.com/go/143514728/top100/ 143514728 It’s never OK to use improper copyright claims to take down legitimate, non-infringing content, but such takedowns are particularly galling when they are timed to directly interfere with the impact of a political message. That’s what happened this week to Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:17:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/143514728/top100/