   July 04, 2004 - July 10, 2004 ArchiveJuly 09, 2004Plot Hole Discovered in Hollywood's Story on Piracy and Profits
A new study from Tinseltown says that movie piracy is on the rise. But last week they also announced that the industry is healthier - and more profitable - than ever before.
Ask Not for Whom These Copyright Bills Toll, 'Cuz They Toll for You
PC World examines this year's crop of copyright bills and finds that business interests are trouncing the public's rights. What was that about a balance?
Who's Really Looking Out for Artists Online?
P2P companies are developing ways to pay artists - without the support of record labels.
House Fails to Limit PATRIOT Powers
The latest attempt to reform the USA PATRIOT Act - this time regarding government access to library records and reading habits - was foiled after a round of voting chicanery.
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July 07, 2004Aussie Faces Extradition for Copyright Infringement
This is the first that we've heard about extradition for copyright offenses, but it probably won't be the last.
EU Software Patents Under Seige
Several countries are now stepping forward with concerns about the proposed law, and we couldn't be happier.
CA E-Voting Machine Ban Upheld
A federal judge recently ruled to uphold California's ban on e-voting machines that do not meet the state's security standards.
Hollywood Rolls Out New Piracy-Resistant Screeners
Will it work? We think this quote from Academy President Frank Pierson might turn out to be accidentally prescient: "It certainly looked foolproof to us."
VoIP Running the Regulatory Gauntlet
The budding Internet telephony industry is under a number of government microscopes. Declan McCullagh wonders if it will survive the scrutiny.
U.N. Targets the "Disease" of Spam
Underneath the icky mixed metaphors, they're basically saying that unsolicited commercial email is bad, and that the U.N. is on the case.
Squatters Leave Kerry-Edwards Campaign Homeless on the Web
Domain name speculators have snapped up the most obvious choices for the Democratic ticket's web presence.
Leaky California Email System Sends Employee Data to... Sweden?
The strange story of a Swedish company that's been randomly receiving sensitive emails - employee salary data and financial info, for instance - from a California county for two years.
Middle School to Use Biometric Roll-Call
A Florida middle school is planning to implement biometric hand-scanners to take attendance and monitor who gets on and off the school bus.
More on the Law v. Email Privacy
Wired on the Councilman case, Gmail, and email privacy.
The Law v. Email Privacy
The New York Times weighs in on recent court ruling demonstrating the vulnerability of email privacy.
July 05, 2004KaZaA's Aussie Trial Gets a Date
But what about the evidence that the record companies seized in SWAT-style raids? The answer to that question is still up in the air.
China to Filter Billions of Text Messages
Chinese citizens use "texting" to spread forbidden information on issues like SARS and democracy, so the government is setting up a system to sanitize billions of messages every day.
Holland Rejects Software Patents
The Dutch Parliament recently voted to pull its support for the EU Directive on Software Patents.
Bidding Record Labels Goodbye
Some artists are doing it right now, and their Internet-enabled approach to selling records could be the harbinger of many good things to come.
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EFF Patent Busting in the NY Times
Today's New York Times has a short profile of our new patent busting project.
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