   May 29, 2005 - June 04, 2005 ArchiveJune 03, 2005PATRIOT Subpoena - or Just Use Google?
In the wake of reports that there was a handwritten threat in the margin of a library's copy of a book about Osama bin Laden, the FBI demanded from the library the names of everyone who borrowed it. The library refused to give up the records, but the library counsel thought to search for the words using Google, which revealed that the notes may simply have been copied from a widely read bin Laden interview.
When You Search with Google, Google Searches You
Speaking of Google and privacy, CNN has an apropos piece on Google's endless data retention policy.
Three Notes Bad
Sixth Circuit Appeals Court denies a rehearing for its maverick decision that sampling three notes of a song is still "infringement."
June 02, 2005TV Industry Gets Flagged Over Another Evil Plan
Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun-Times on the Broadcast Flag and "the same idiots who swore that cable television and VCRs would destroy the entertainment industry."
Tor Named One of PC World's 100 Best Products of 2005
The EFF-sponsored anonymizer is one of the seven security products that made the list. We're honored.
June 01, 2005ICANN Gives Preliminary Go-Ahead to .XXX Domain
Any bets on how long it'll take governments to attempt to ghettoize adult content?
Cameras to Scan for Bootleg DVD Sales
The MPAA has donated $186,000 for ten CCTV cameras to monitor for movie piracy in Los Angeles, an effective way to move the problem elsewhere.
May 31, 2005Grokster Editorial War Kicks Off in Tampa
We've heard P2P users called thieves, pirates - but music rustlers? If you're a Tampa reader, you might want to step in and point out the other side.
Texas Municipal Wi-Fi Saved!
SaveMuniWireless, a coalition of public interest groups including EFF-Austin and Common Cause, succeeded in stopping heavily lobbied legislation that would have placed heavy regulatory restrictions on city-funded wireless.
Patent Hit Squad in Europe
EFF's Jason Schultz talks Thursday to those involved in the Euro software patents battle about EFF's Patent Busting Project.
Fair Use -- and Fairly Useful
Google Print launches, with a hundred books containing the phrase "fair use," the banner under which Google proposes to scan copyrighted works.
An Email Provider's Take on FTC's "Zombie" Crackdown
Don't block ports; correctly identify dialup pools in DNS instead. Best of all, go after those who make the money.
May 30, 2005The Hard Life of Andrew Lack
Mike Resnick gives Andrew Lack, Sony Music's CEO, the snark for blaming bad DRM, his own music's fans, and now Steve Jobs for his poor performance. Not quite as harsh as Glenn Case's musical critique, but still...
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