While we at EFF have been critical of the overbreadth of the Induce Act, some have asked "what would you suggest that would target P2P while leaving things like the iPod intact?"
Answer: It's not a question of more laws, it's a question of new business models.
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Our own Cory Doctorow counts the ways in a recent speech at Microsoft.Here, a snippet; below, the whole shebang:Here's what I'm here to convince you of:1. That DRM systems don't work2. That DRM systems are bad for society3. That DRM systems are bad for business4. That DRM systems are...

Thanks to the smart reporting of JD Lasica, you may know that the RIAA is asking the FCC to lock down digital radio with content protection (echoes of the "broadcast flag" for digital television). EFF, joined by the Brennan Center, filed its comments today explaining why this...

On the heels of our announcement yesterday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that DirecTV cannot sue individuals for "mere possession" of technology that is capable of intercepting DirecTV's satellite signal. This is a major victory, since this legal theory has been one of the fulcrums...

This just in: satellite television giant DirecTV has decided at last to stop suing or threatening to sue people for merely possessing smart card devices. Instead, it will pursue lawsuits against only those people it suspects of actually using the devices to illegally intercept the company's satellite signal.
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