Comcast Appeals FCC Web Traffic-Blocking DecisionAs expected, Comcast is challenging the FCC's authority to regulate the ISP's web traffic blocking behavior.
Judge: Harry Potter Lexicon is Not Fair UseA fan's reference text to the Harry Potter series has been found to be infringing.
Judge: Law...

Last week, we sent out a call to action over the “white spaces” issue soon to be addressed by the FCC. Let’s take a closer look at why this issue matters.
It ought to be a no-brainer to say that the airwaves belong to everyone. We use the...

Europe's Privacy Czar Attacks Telecom Amendments in EUSays that they could allow over-reaching controls over Internet technology.

Kremlin Web Critic Shot by Police in IngushetiaMagomed Yevloyev, owner of the ingushetiya.ru site, and vocal critic of Ingushetia regional administration, was shot by a police officer, and died from his...

EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred Von Lohmann just won a much-prized acknowledgment from Public Knowledge, a public interest group based in Washington, DC whose mission to promote innovation and protect consumer rights often complements our mission at EFF.
Public Knowledge each year hands out the IP3...

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 in a rulemaking...

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 debate at the core of our political system. 46% of...

Senators: FBI Rules Could Target Innocent PeopleFour Democrats criticized proposed attorney general guidelines that
the 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 have
their names removed...