EFFector - Volume 18 - 2005

EFFector Online 18.44 - December 16, 2005

• PATRIOT Act Renewal Blocked in Senate!
• Huge E-voting Victory in Volusia County, Florida
• Evidentiary Hearing Set for North Carolina E-Voting Certification
• EFF Defends Prisoners' First Amendment Rights
• Good News for Music/Lyrics Fans After All?
• Help EFF Fight for Your International Digital Rights!
• Summer Legal Internships at EFF
• miniLinks (6): Who Owns Your CD/DVD Collection?
• Staff Calendar
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.43 - December 9, 2005

• Help EFF Fight for Your Digital Rights!
• Security Questions Remain in New Sony BMG Security Patch
• North Carolina Sued for Illegally Certifying Voting Equipment
• Government Still Pushing for Cell Phone Tracking Without Probable Cause
• New Canadian Voice in Digital Rights Issues
• PATRIOT Reauthorization Slogs On
• Help Us Bust the Goldberg Online Gaming Patent
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2006 Pioneer Awards!
• miniLinks (12): Musicians Against DRM
• Staff Calendar
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.42 - December 2, 2005

• Action Alert: Tell California to Investigate Sony's DRM
• North Carolina Illegally Certifies Diebold E-voting System
• DMCA Triennial Rulemaking: Failing Consumers Completely
• Smart Card Research Threatened in DirecTV Case
• Location Privacy: 3, Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking: 0
• Blogging WIPO: The New Internet Treaty
• Help Us Bust the Test.com Patent
• Blog of the Month - Ed Foster's GripeLog
• miniLinks (8): Sony BMG's Costly Silence
• Staff Calendar
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.41 - November 25, 2005

• EFF Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony BMG
• FCC Urged to Suspend new Internet Wiretap Rules
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2006 Pioneer Awards!
• miniLinks (11): Intimidating the Internet
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.40 - November 18, 2005

• Announcement Monday on EFF's Plans re: Sony BMG
• Revolt in Congress Against PATRIOT "Compromise"
• Diebold Attempts to Evade Election Transparency Laws
• Guide for Student Bloggers Helps Kids Speak Out
• Join Our Bloggers' Campaign - Help EFF Help You
• Help Us Bust the Clear Channel Patent
• CopyNight Reminder - Tuesday, November 22
• TV Networks say Digital Recorders Raise Viewership
• Staff Calendar
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.39 - November 11, 2005

• Are You Infected with Sony-BMG's Rootkit?
• Sony-BMG Rootkit: EFF Collecting Stories, Considering Litigation
• News Website Can Keep Domain Name After Trademark Fight
• PATRIOT Alert: A Battle Won, but Urgent Action Still Needed
• Passing the Buck: or, the Printer as a Fine French Wine
• Anti-Cell Phone Tracking Judicial Revolution Spreads to NYC
• Non-Profit Coalition Wins Challenge to Federal Watch-List Policy
• miniLinks (9): DRM This, Sony!
• Staff Calendar
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.38 - November 4, 2005

• Action Alert: Horror Triple Bill for Digital Technology
• File-Sharing Lawsuits Fail to Deter P2P Downloaders
• Justice Department Not Appealing Cell Phone Surveillance Cases
• Uproot Sony-BMG's Invasion of Your Privacy and Your Computer
• Report from Hearing on National Security Letters
• miniLinks (6): What Would Justice Do? Clues on Alito
• Staff Calendar
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.37 - Oct 27, 2005

• Court Issues Surveillance Smack-Down to Justice Department
• Plan for Internet "Backdoors" Draws Coordinated Attack
• Want to Take a Bite Out of the DMCA? Now's the Time
• First Annual P2P Litigation Summit, November 3
• The Patent System of the Future?
• Spring Legal Internships at EFF
• Stanford Center for Internet and Society Mailing List
• miniLinks (10): Open Letter to Yahoo's Jerry Yang
• Staff Calendar
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.34 - Oct 6, 2005

• Delaware Supreme Court Protects Anonymous Blogger
• EFF Defends Right to Access Public Web Pages Without Getting Sued
• Europe's Coming Broadcast Flag: A Stealth Attack on Innovation and Consumer Rights
• EFF Partners with Craigslist for Nonprofit Boot Camp - October 8
• ACLU Freedom Files: "The Supreme Court" - October 13
• miniLinks (16): Declaration of InDRMpendence
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.33 - Sep 29, 2005

• Feds Unable to Search Own Anti-Terrorism Database
• Trusted Computing Group to Lock Down Mobile Phones
• FCC Mandate Forces "Backdoors" for Broadband ISPs and VoIP Services
• Cell Phones Used to Track People Without Probable Cause
• EFF Asks Supreme Court to Consider Controversial Patent Case
• EFF in Canada: Protect Your Northern Rights!
• Come Celebrate EFF's 15th Anniversary, Sunday, Oct. 2
• miniLinks (8): More Rights Are Wrong for Broadcasters
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.32 - Sep 23, 2005

• Action Alert: Don't Let Congress Ignore the Broadcast Treaty!
• Google's Card Catalog Should Be Left Open
• EFF Hosts 15th Anniversary Party, October 2
• Election Reform Commission Urges Secure E-voting
• EFF, Florida Disability Rights Advocates Fight to Avert E-voting Debacle
• EFF in Canada: Protect Your Northern Rights!
• CopyNight Reminder: Cocktails & Copyright, September 27
• miniLinks (10): Hollywood to Waste $30 Million Believing It Can Build Better Copy Protection
• Staff Calendar: 09.24.05 - 09.25.05 - Annalee Newitz emcees Webzine 2005, San Francisco, CA; 09.25.05 - Jason Schultz speaks at ResFest, San Francisco, CA; 10.02.05 - EFF hosts 15th Anniversary Party, San Francisco, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.31 - Sep 15, 2005

• Action Alert: Don't Touch That Dial, RIAA!
• EFF Hosts 15th Anniversay Party!
• EFF Wins Unsealing of Secret Documents in Apple Case
• TiVo Owners: Got Macrovision?
• WIPO Development Agenda: Where Does Your Government Stand?
• Boucher by the Bay: Fair Use Congressman To Visit Stanford
• Weddings Not Cars: Giving to EFF
• miniLinks (10): Notes from the Future
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.30 - Sep 2, 2005

• Action Alert: Stop Millions of Europeans From Being Treated Like Criminals
• EFF's New Guide to Digital Music Services Reveals the Truth About DRM
• Federal Court Slams Door on Add-On Innovation
• Identities of Anonymous Online Critics Protected
• ACLU TV Debuts "Beyond the Patriot Act"
• EFF Partners with Craigslist for Nonprofit Boot Camp, October 8
• miniLinks (10): Tufte on Google and Privacy
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.29 - Aug 25th, 2005

• Action Alert: Request Your File and Help Reverse-Engineer the Secure Flight Database!
• Sun's "Open Media Commons" Is More Like a Gated Community
• Digital Artists Deserve the Right to Copy Movies
• EFF Wants You to Make Online Anonymity Easy: Announcing the Tor Graphical User Interface Competition
• EFF Launches Cooperating Techs Listserv - Take Two
• Thank You, LinuxWorld!
• miniLinks (11): Court: DMCA Can't Prohibit Third-Party Repairs
• Staff Calendar: 09.02.05 - 09.05.05 - Annalee Newitz speaks at DragonCon, Atlanta, GA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.28 - Aug 18, 2005

• Victory in US v. Councilman Case: Appeals Court Preserves Email Privacy
• Service Technicians Can't Snoop on Your Hard Drive for the Government
• Anonymous Online Critics Should Not Be Silenced by Lawsuit
• CopyNight Reminder: Cocktails & Copyright, August 23
• Fred von Lohmann to Speak at Fifth Annual Future of Music Policy Summit, September 11-13
• miniLinks (13): Global IP and Its Discontents
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.27 - Aug 11, 2005

• FCC Issues Rule Allowing FBI to Dictate Wiretap-Friendly Design for Internet Services
• EFF Announces New Hires: Corynne McSherry Joins Legal Staff; Nicole Nguyen Heads Membership
• Activism Update - How Your Voice Is Making a Difference
• EFF Announces Blog-a-thon Winners!
• Is Your Software License Robbing You of First-Sale Rights?
• Participate in the Thought Thieve$ Film Competition
• Privacy Advisory - Leave My Child Alone!
• miniLinks (10): Following the Movie Money
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.26 - Aug 5, 2005

• CA Alert - Tell Your Reps to Oppose RFIDs in CA IDs!
• FBI's "National Security Letters" Threaten Online Speech and Privacy
• Secret Documents About Indymedia Server Disappearance Unsealed
• Blogger Critic Has the Right to Anonymity
• Exporting Bad Ideas: House Approves CAFTA
• Defcon - A Slam "Dunk" for Freedom
• miniLinks (10): Granick on "Ciscogate"
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.25 - July 28, 2005

• Action Alert: House Votes for PATRIOT Act Renewal - Don't Let the Senate Make the Same Mistake!
• Microsoft's Lockware Strategy - How Much Control Will You Have Over Your PC?
• Blogging WIPO: Third Development Agenda Meeting Ends Without Consensus?
• Brother, Can You Spare a Patent License?
• Senator Clinton, Burned by "Hot Coffee," Proposes Grand Theft of Free Speech
• EFF Launches Cooperating Techs Listserv
• Going Once, Going Twice...Sold to the Digital Freedom Fighter in the First Row!
• miniLinks (9): Crippling Innovation, One DRM System at a Time
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.24 - July 22, 2005

• EFF Announces "EFF15 Blog-a-thon" - Blog for Freedom!
• Florida Court Victory in the Fight for Verifiable Elections
• Is Your Printer Spying On You?
• EFF Co-Moderates Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights in Africa, July 20-August 21
• Popcorn and Free Speech: EFF Co-Presents "The Front," July 24 and August 2
• miniLinks (9): Reading the Tea Leaves on Roberts
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.23 - July 14, 2005

• Action Alert: URGENT - Last Chance to Stop Renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act!
• Help EFF Hunt Privacy Weasels
• Dan Gillmor Joins BayFF on Bloggers' Rights, July 19
• Hang Out with the Geek Gods and Support EFF at DefCon Summit, July 28
• Popcorn and Free Speech: EFF Co-Presents "The Front," July 24 and August 2
• EFF Partners with Craigslist for Nonprofit Boot Camp, October 8
• Power to the People: Unlocking Government for the Public, Press & the Blogs, October 14-15
• miniLinks (10): Internet Archive Sued
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.22 - July 7, 2005

• Trademark Owners Can't Control Your Desktop
• AcompliaReport.com Sues for Right to Use Trademark to Report on New Drug
• WIPO: Trying to Run Reform Into the Ground
• A Flag-Waving Salute to Open Digital TV
• You, Your Boss, and Your Blog
• BayFF on Bloggers' Rights, July 19
• Hang Out with the Geek Gods and Support EFF at DefCon Summit, July 28
• Running for a Cause
• miniLinks (15): Broadcasting Treaty Deliberations Move to Secret Base Within Hollowed-Out Volcano
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.21 - June 27, 2005

• Supreme Court Ruling Will Chill Technology Innovation
• A Reader's Guide to the Grokster Ruling
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.20 - June 22, 2005

• Action Update: EFF Supporters Slam Congress to Stop the Broadcast Flag
• Internet Entrepreneur Joe Kraus Joins EFF Board
• Upholding the Legality of Reverse Engineering: Judges Weigh Issues in Eighth Circuit Videogame Case
• EFF Joins Battle to Protect the Right to Read Anonymously, Publishers' Rights
• EFF Seeks Experienced, Dynamic Membership Coordinator
• MiniLinks (15): Three Notes Bad
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.19 - June 16, 2005

• EFF Publishes Legal Guide for Bloggers
• BayFF on Bloggers' Rights, July 19
• Why Isn't Secure Flight Grounded?
• Popcorn and Free Speech: EFF Co-Presents "The Front," July 24 and August 2
• EFF Offers Security Training for Organizers, June 29
• EFF Seeks Experienced, Dynamic Membership Coordinator
• MiniLinks (11): How I Became the Subject of a Secret Service Investigation
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.18 - June 9, 2005

• Transparent Lobbying for E-voting Reform This Week
• Tor Named One of the Year's Best Products
• Fighting Infringement on Campus Peer-to-Peer Networks: EFF White Paper Helps Universities Understand Their Options
• MiniLinks (15): Three Notes Bad
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.17 - May 26, 2005

• Congress Considers PATRIOT Expansion Behind Closed Doors
• Court Date Set for Showdown Over BnetD Videogame Software
• EFF Supporters Liberate Digital TV
• MiniLinks (8): PWN3D by the Feds
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.16 - May 20, 2005

• Action Alert: Give the Broadcast Flag a TKO!
• EFF Obtains Draft PATRIOT Bill
• California Debates Bill to Keep RFIDs Out of IDs
• Can Florida's Election Officials Ignore the Law?
• Cambridge Researchers Analyze Tor Security at IEEE Symposium
• MiniLinks (12): Attack of the Recursive End-User License Agreements
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.15 - May 13, 2005

• CA Alert - Last Chance to Kill RFIDs in State ID!
• Federal Appeals Court Scraps FCC's Broadcast Flag Mandate
• Celebrate Victory Over the Broadcast Flag - Liberate Your TV on May 21!
• EFF Gets Top Marks from Charity Navigator
• MiniLinks (12): Hilary Rosen Laments Apple's DRM Strategy
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.14 - May 5, 2005

• Action Alert - Support DMCA Reform - Help Pass HR 1201!
• EFF Editorial: The Right Way to Fight Spyware
• EFF Announces New Activism Coordinator
• BayFF Event: Explore the World of Anonymous Online Communication, May 10
• MiniLinks (10): Sensenbrenner Tells EU Not to Put RFIDs in Passports
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.13 - April 28, 2005

• Action Alert - Protect Public Weather Data!
• Alert Update - National ID and Trademark Bills Still Moving
• California Anti-RFID Bill Gains Momentum
• EFF Responds to Apple's Arguments in Online Journalism Appeal
• Law Firm Shows Ignorance of the Law in Anonymous Email Case
• BayFF Event: Explore the World of Anonymous Online Communication, May 10
• MiniLinks (15): Breaking the Stupidity Pact
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.12 - April 8, 2005

• Action Alert - Stop the REAL ID Act!
• EFF Announces 2005 Pioneer Award Winners
• News Publishers and Internet Industry Urge Reversal in Apple Case
• Blog Without Getting Burned
• EFF Urges State Department to Drop RFID Passport Plan
• MiniLinks (14): German Publisher Fined for Linking/a>
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.11 - March 31, 2005

• Supreme Court Justices Grill Both Sides at Copyright Hearing
• New US Passports Will Serve as Terrorist Beacons
• It's Official: TSA Lied
• MiniLinks (11): A Few Notes From the Grokster Argument
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.10 - March 25, 2005

• WIPO Lockout Inspires Global Protest
• EFF Appeals Ruling in Apple Case
• Leading Nonprofits Take Stand Against Business Method Patents
• CopyNight Reminder - Mashups & Martinis, March 29
• Tell a Friend About EFF - Send a Postcard From the Electronic Frontier!
• CFP 2005: Panopticon - April 12-15
• MiniLinks (17): New Indian Patent Law Threatens Human Health
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.09 - March 17, 2005

• Action Alert: Stop the Trademark Act from Diluting Free Speech!
• Counting Down to Grokster with EFF
• Grokster Send-off Party - March 24
• CopyNight.org: Meet-up for Copyfighters - March 29
• EFF Advises US Army on Soldiers' Email Legacy
• CFP 2005: Panopticon - April 12-15
• MiniLinks (14): Apple Tightens DRM Noose
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.08 - March 11, 2005

• Action Alert: Best E-voting Bill Reintroduced - Lend Your Support!
• EFF Giving and Activism Pages Improved
• Court Crushes Online Journalists' Rights
• WIPO Shutting Out Public Interest Organizations
• EFF to ITU: DRM Is Dangerous for Developing Countries
• Slowly, Sunshine Creeping Into Texas E-voting Process
• Grokster Send-off Party - You're Invited!
• IP Attorneys: EFF Wants You
• Staff Calendar: 03.16.05 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at "IP and Creativity: Redefining the Issue," Washington,DC
• MiniLinks (14): European Commission Ignores Opposition to Software Patents
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.07 - March 03, 2005

• Hearing Friday Could Determine the Future of Online Journalists' Rights
• Press Conference on Supreme Court File Sharing Case Now Online
• Keep RFIDs Out of California IDs
• Support EFF - Bid on "Freedom to Connect" Pass on eBay!
• CFP 2005: Panopticon - April 12-15
• MiniLinks (14): European Commission Ignores Opposition to Software Patents
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.06 - February 26, 2005

• Action Alert: Help Save Orphan Works!
• Online Journalists Get Their Day in Court
• Fight the Broadcast Flag From Your Armchair
• Patent Threats Hurt Scientific Research
• Texas E-voting Forum Open to the Public
• EFF, Public Knowledge to Hold Press Conference on Grokster Case, March 1
• CFP 2005: Panopticon - April 12-15
• MiniLinks (18): European Parliament Rejects Software Patents
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.05 - February 18, 2005

• EFF Asks Court to Protect Online Journalists
• RFID Tracking Program Ended in Sutter School
• EFF Warns Consumers about the Dangers of EULAs
• BayFF Event: EFF Celebrates Innovation, Feb. 22
• EFF Seeks Summer Interns
• MiniLinks (18): European Parliament Rejects Software Patents
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.04 - February 11, 2005

• EFF Announces New Privacy Tool
• EFF Urges Congress to Vote "No" on Real ID Bill
• Mandatory Student IDs Contain RFIDs
• BayFF Event: EFF Celebrates Innovation, Feb. 22
• EFF Seeks Summer Interns
• MiniLinks (17): RIAA Sues Dead People
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.03 - January 27, 2005

• Supreme Court Date Set for Grokster
• EFF Announces "Endangered Gizmos" List
• Texas Court Orders Voting Examiners' Meetings Opened to Public
• Op-ed: "Rethinking Recounts"
• Last Call for EFF Pioneer Award Nominees!
• EFF Seeks Summer Interns
• MiniLinks (15): A New Kind of Civil Disobedience
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.02 - January 14, 2005

• Can the FBI Monitor Your Web Browsing Without a Warrant?
• Apple Can't Strongarm Bloggers
• Will Blizzard Destroy the Future of Video Games?
• Texas Election System Examiners' Meetings Shrouded in Secrecy
• Sham Recount Process on Diebold E-voting Machines
• It's Not Too Late to Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2005 Pioneer Awards!
• MiniLinks (15): Wish They All Could Be California Laws
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 18.01 - January 06, 2005

• Music Industry Must Respect Privacy of Filesharers
• EFF's EyeTV Review: Free Your Digital TV Before It's Too Late!
• Cory Doctorow in Popular Science: "Go Ask Hollywood"
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2005 Pioneer Awards
• Come Visit EFF at Macworld '05, January 10-15!
• MiniLinks (7): EW Names "Grey Album" Best of 2004
• Administrivia