Press Releases: May, 2004
FBI's "National Security Letters" Threaten Online Speech and Privacy
EFF Urges Court to Find USA PATRIOT Act Powers Unconstitutional
EFF Argues That Californians Can Have Secure Voting by November
Amicus Brief and White Paper Support Shelley's Plan for Secure, Accessible E-Voting
Electronic Frontier Foundation Announces $50,000 Grant from The Parker Family Foundation
Donation to Support Patent-Busting Project
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the leading civil liberties organization working to defend freedom in the digital world, has received a $50,000 grant from The Parker Family Foundation of Lexington, Massachusetts, for EFF's Patent-Busting Project.
EFF at DMCA Reform Hearing
After Daylong Debate, the Future of H.R. 107 Looks Bright
Washington, D.C. - Today at 10:00 AM., the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Trade, Commerce and Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 107, also known as the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA). Introduced by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA), the DMCRA aims to reform the DMCA and require the recording industry to label CDs containing technological barriers that restrict consumers' rights.
EFF is Invited to Attend WIPO Meeting on Broadcasting Treaty
The World Intellectual Property Organization of the United Nations (WIPO) has accredited EFF to attend and observe the 11th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva on June 7-10, 2004.
EFF Comments in FCC "Cognitive Radio" Proceeding
EFF this week filed comments (PDF) in the FCC's "Cognitive Radio" proceeding (ET Docket No. 03108) asking the Commission to answer empirically the question of what spectrum is actually in use (as opposed to simply allocated to a licensee), and to uphold its duty under the First Amendment by creating opportunities for flexible, software-defined radios to thrive on open hardware and in open systems.
