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EFFector - Volume 16

EFFector Online 16.37 - January, 2004

• EFF Defends Right to Own Smart Card Technology
• Californians: Come to an Important E-Voting Meeting
• EFF Secures Protection for ReplayTV Clients
• EFF Comments on Intel's Draft Policy for LaGrande "Trusted Computing" Initiative
• EFF Helps eVisa Win Ninth Circuit Appeal, Right to Use English Language
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2004 Pioneer Awards
• New EFF T-Shirts, Hot Off the Presses
• Deep Links (15): What Happens in Vegas, Stays...in an FBI Dossier?
• EFF Court Docket: 02.03.04 - MGM v. Grokster; 02.09.04 - OPG v. Diebold
• Staff Calendar: 01.13.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at IDLELO First African Conference on the Digital Commons, Cape Town, South Africa; 01.22.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at "Washington in the West" Conference, Long Beach, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.36 - December 20, 2003

• Victories for Online Freedom Herald Holiday Season
• Action Alert: Verified Voting Gains Momentum - Contact Your Senator!
• Court Rules Verizon Can Refuse to ID Customers to Music Industry
• Forest Service Drops Plan to Ignore Public Voice
• Deep Links (8): Something Else Now Legal in Amsterdam
• EFF Court Docket: 01.12.03 - Newmark v. Turner; 02.03.03 - MGM v. Grokster; 02.09.03 - OPG v. Diebold
• Staff Calendar: 01.10.03 - Lee Tien and Fred von Lohmann speak at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, San Diego, CA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.35 - December 15, 2003

• Support EFF This Holiday Season
• Op-Ed: Voting for Fair Use
• Come visit EFF at Macworld '04!
• Got Junk? Help EFF by Selling it on eBay!
• Deep Links (15): RIAA Can Now Legally Shoot Self in Foot
• EFF Court Docket: 01.12.04 - Newmark v. Turner; 02.03.04 - MGM v. Grokster; 02.09.04 - OPG v. Diebold
• Staff Calendar: 01.10.04 - Lee Tien speaks on RFIDs at ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, San Diego, CA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.34 - December 4, 2003

• Action Alert: Support California's Verified Voting Requirement
• Diebold Backs Down, Won't Sue on Publication of E-Voting Machine Flaws
• Privacy Groups Campaign to Control RFID Tracking Technology
• Are You Next on the RIAA Hit List?
• Hollywood Moves to Plug the "Analog Hole"; EFF Fights Back
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2004 Pioneer Awards
• Deep Links (12): Fair Use in Double Jeopardy
• Staff Calendar: 12.05.03 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.; 12.08.03 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at Music 2.0, Los Angeles, CA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.33 - November 23, 2003

• Secretary of State Shelley Announces E-Voting Machine Requirement: California Takes Lead in Protecting Democratic Voting
• Court Hears Case on Recording Industry Threats: PacBell ISP Defends Customers' Privacy
• Slim Devices to Donate 10% of Net Profits to EFF
• It's a Banner Day for EFF: Help Spread the Word!
• Deep Links (9): Rep. Kucinich Speaks Out on E-Voting
• Staff Calendar: 12.02.03 - Gwen Hinze speaks at Haas School of Business, Berkeley, CA.; 12.05.03 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.32 - November 15, 2003

• Court Hearing on Electronic Voting Company's Threats Against Critics
• EFF Applauds Ruling in Chamberlain Group v. Skylink DMCA Case
• 321 Studios Advocates Fair Uses in Digital Copyright Law: DVD Backup Vendor Supports EFF's Efforts
• Deep Links (13): Pardon Me, Sir - You Left Your Ethics in the Limo
• Staff Calendar: 11.18.03 - Gwen Hinze speaks at ATSDF, Miami, FL; 11.19.03 - Gwen Hinze speaks at the Program on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, Miami, FL.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.31 - November 10, 2003

• Action Alert: Verify the Vote: Tell Congress to Fight for Secure Elections!
• Judge Speeds Case on E-Voting Company's Threats Against Critics
• FCC Adopts Hollywood Tech Mandate: "Broadcast Flag" Stymies Innovation, Fair Use, and Competition
• Deep Links (9): Penn State Students Look Napster Gift Horse in the Mouth
• Staff Calendar: 11.12.03 - Seth Schoen speaks on Trusted Computing at SDForum, Mountain View, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.30 - November 1, 2003

• Librarian of Congress Fails Public Interest in Copyright Regulation
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2004 Pioneer Awards
• Oops--We Goofed: EFF Still Seeks Media Interns, Spanish Translator
• Deep Links (13): The MATRIX: Total Information Awareness Reloaded
• Staff Calendar: 11.08.03 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at "Copyright and the Networked Computer, Washington, DC;
  11.09.03 - Kevin Bankston speaks at "Shaking the Foundations," Stanford, CA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.29 - October 25, 2003

• Students Fight E-Voting Firm with Electronic Civil Disobedience
• IEEE E-Voting Update: Progress at Austin Meeting
• EFF Seeks Media Interns, Spanish Translator
• Deep Links (9): MPAA Debuts Classroom Guide to "Digital Citizenship"
• Staff Calendar: 10.27.03 - Gwen Hinze speaks at Case Western Reserve
  University, Cleveland, OH; 10.29.03 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Beverly Hills, CA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.28 - October 18, 2003

• Action Alert: USA-PATRIOT Act Reform: Tell Congress to Ask Tough Questions
• RIAA Gets Ready to Sue More Music Fans: EFF's "The Great MP3 Caper" Tells the Story
• EFF Defends Alleged Filesharer: Another Error in Record Companies' Crusade
• ISP Rejects Diebold Copyright Claims Against News Website: EFF Defends Right to Publish Links to Electronic Voting Memos
• SunnComm Threatens Princeton Student Over "Shift Key" Research; Backs Down
• EFF Thanks SnapGear for Hardware Donation
• Deep Links (11): FCC May Give DTV Hollywood Ending
• Staff Calendar: 10.18.03 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at ISPCon, Santa Clara, CA.; 10.24.03 - Lee Tien speaks at BayNet, San Francisco, CA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.27 - October 11, 2003

• Action Alert: Stop the MPAA's Broadcast Flag!
• EFF Expands San Francisco Staff
• EFF Co-Founder Mitch Kapor Honored by CPSR
• Deep Links (8): Silly Wabbit, RFIDs Are for Kids!
• Staff Calendar: 10.20.03 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at ISPCon, Santa Clara, CA; 10.24.03 - Lee Tien speaks at BayNet, San Francisco, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.26 - October 5, 2003

• Who Controls Your Computer?: EFF Reports on Trusted Computing
• Passenger Profiling Violates Rights, Doesn't Improve Safety
• Plan for Library Book Tagging Generates Privacy Concerns
• Total/Terrorism Information Awareness: Is It Truly Dead?
• Digital Copyright Law Still Damaging After All These Years
• Unsafe Harbors: Abusive DMCA Subpoenas and Takedown Demands
• Australia's "DMCA": EFF Comments on Australian Digital Agenda
• Charity.com Names EFF "Charity of the Month"
• Deep Links (14): We're a Record Label. But We're Not Evil.
• Staff Calendar: 10.08.03 - Seth Schoen debates Mike Wolff (Microsoft) on Palladium/NGSCB at the SDForum, Mountain View, CA.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.25 - September 27, 2003

• Action Alert: Four Days Left to Voice Concerns About Airline "Security" Plan
• Recording Industry Withdraws Music Sharing Lawsuit
• Flawed E-Voting Standard Sent Back to Drawing Board
• VeriSign Gone Wild: "SiteFinder" Harms the Internet
• Coalition Criticizes Forest Service for Dumping Comments
• EFF T-Shirt Contest!
• Deep Links (17): Aiming at Pornography to Hit Music Piracy
• Staff Calendar: 9.28.03 - Cory Doctorow at ToorCon; 10.03.03 - Fred von Lohmann debates Cary Sherman (RIAA) at National Press Club
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.24 - September 19, 2003

• Action Alert: Voice Your Concerns Over Airline "Security" Plan
• IEEE Members & Security Professionals: Make Your Voice Heard on E-Voting Machines
• Senator Brownback Introduces Digital Rights Bill
• Morpheus Fights Entertainment Industry Appeal
• EFF Is Looking for Attorneys to Represent RIAA Targets
• Op-Ed: 'Amnesty' for Music File Sharing Is a Sham
• EFF Seeks Experienced Development Director
• EFF T-Shirt Contest!
• Deep Links (15): Thanks, Veri$ign, for Breaking the Internet
• Staff Calendar: 9.23.03 - EFF at File-Sharing 411 on Berkeley campus
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.23 - September 8, 2003

• Action Alert: Help Broaden the World IP Debate!
• Recording Industry Announces Lawsuits Against Music Sharers
• D.C.-Area EFFector Readers: European Cybercrime Talk Tomorrow
• EFF Needs a Volunteer Intern Coordinator
• Deep Links (17): Aiming at Pornography to Hit Music Piracy
• Staff Calendar: 9.6-11.03 Cindy Cohn at Ars Electronica in Austria
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.22 - August 28, 2003

• Action Alert: Linux Users Unite to Stop SCO!
• California Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech in DVD Case
• Calling All ReplayTV Commercial Skippers
• EFF Members: Renew Your Membership Today!
• Deep Links (14): The Quiet War Over Open-Source
• Staff Calendar: 8.29.03 Kevin Bankston at DragonCon

EFFector Online 16.21 - August 16, 2003

• Action Alert: Stop the DirecTV Dragnet!
• UCITA Abandoned by Its Parent Organization
• Federal Court Spurns Recording Industry Enforcement Tactics
• Activist Gets Year in Jail for Hosting, Link to Bomb Info
• Freedom Fest Thanks
• Deep Links (7): Tell Your Story About the Public Domain
• Staff Calendar: 8.19.03 Wendy Seltzer at Search Engine Strategies

EFFector Online 16.20 - August 4, 2003

• Party in the Park at EFF's Freedom Fest 2003!
• Pacific Bell Sues Recording Industry for Customer Privacy
• Congress Considers Bill to Protect Privacy of Citizens
• New Maritime Security Regulations Threaten Civil Liberties
• Network Solutions Inc. Screwed Up Sex.com Domain Dispute
• Deep Links (6): Steven Levy on Pirates of the Internet
• Staff Calendar: 8.7.03 - John Gilmore at Chaos Computer Club Camp

EFFector Online 16.19 - July 25, 2003

• P2P Update: EFF's National P2P Ad Campaign, Congress Tries to Make P2P a Felony
• Security Researchers Discover Huge Flaws in E-Voting System
• EFF Renews Copyright Request
• Party in the Park at EFF's Freedom Fest 2003!
• Digital Mix: A Special BayFF Celebrating Illegal Art
• Volunteer in our Fight Against DirecTV
• Deep Links (9): End to File-Swapping Wars Demands Ideas, Not Threats
• Staff Calendar: 7.25.03 - Digital Mix: a Special BayFF

EFFector Online 16.18 - July 11, 2003

• Web Linking Need Not Cause Copyright Liability
• CA Supreme Court Sides With Email Pamphleteer
• EFF Opposes Printer Manufacturer's Broad DMCA Claims
• CA Solicits Citizen Input on E-Voting; EFF Issues Alert
• Digital Mix: A Special BayFF Celebrating Illegal Art
• Deep Links (8): More Copy-Protected CDs to Hit the U.S.
• Staff Calendar: 7.14.03 EFF at AALA in Seattle
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.17 - July 1, 2003

• EFF Launches "Let the Music Play" Campaign
• CA Action Alert: Support Auditable E-Voting!
• EFF Defends Prisoner Rights
• Study Released on Internet Blocking in Schools
• Supreme Court Supports Library Internet Blocking Law
• Deep Links (6): Student Shakedown: Jesse Jordan Stands Up to the RIAA
• Staff Calendar: 6.2.03: Fred von Lohmann & Wendy Seltzer at iLaw
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.16 - June 19, 2003

• Public Has the the Right to Skip or Mute Movie Scenes
• Activism Update: Super-DMCA Victories
• Warner Music Memo to Employees re: P2P
• EFF Submits Letter Opposing Biometric IDs
• Supreme Court to Rule in Library Internet Blocking Case
• Visit the new EFF Store!
• Deep Links (9): Orrin Hatch Wants to Destroy your Computer
• Staff Calendar: 6.24.03 Cory Doctorow at iSociety, London
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 16.15 - June 6, 2003

• EFF Expands San Francisco Staff
• EFF Asks Court to Uphold Betamax in Aimster Case
• Analysis: EFF Breaks Down Recent Report on TIA
• Bay Area EFF Supporters: Test our Email Encryption Tutorials!
• Deep Links (3): Reclaim the Public Domain!
• Staff Calendar

EFFector Online 16.14 - May 21, 2003

• Supreme Court to Hear California DVD Case
• TIA Report Shines No New Light
• EFF Accepting Used Car Donations
• Deep Links (6): Oops! We Engineered Your Rights Away
• Staff Calendar

EFFector Online 16.13 - May 14, 2003

• EFF to Testify on Consumer Rights
• San Francisco Court Considers Legality of Backup DVD Copies
• Update on TIA and CAPPS II
• Deep Links (5): Police Raid Ohio State Students for P2P

EFFector Online 16.12 - May 5, 2003

• Alert: Support Fair Labeling for Copy-Protected Media!
• California Law to Protect Whistleblowers, Others Online
• EFF Resists Copy Protection on Cable
• Spotlight on "Dataveillance"
• Deep Links (5): Searching for Accountability in USAPA
• Staff Calendar: EFF at First Amendment Project

EFFector Online 16.11 - April 29, 2003

• Win for Makers of Morpheus Peer-to-Peer Software!
• Court Gives Hollywood Broad Powers to Violate Your Privacy
• Deep Links (5): Free Market Surveillance
• Staff Calendar: EFF at FTC Spam Forum in D.C.

EFFector Online 16.10 - April 20, 2003

• EFF Opposes State Level "Super-DMCAs"
• EFF Supports Unlicensed Spectrum
• Editorial: Finding a Better Way with P2P
• Deep Links (6): Security Panel Cancelled on DMCA Threat
• Staff Calendar: EFF at O'Reilly Emerging Tech Conference

EFFector Online 16.09 - April 13, 2003

• EFF Files Comments Against Government Attempt to Ignore E-Activism
• California Supreme Court Hears Email Pamphleteer Case
• 2003 Pioneer Awards Thanks, Pictures
• EFF at RSA Conference 2003!
• Thanks to Van Dayke Software
• Deep Links (8): USA Patriot Act Could Be Extended

EFFector Online 16.08 - March 31, 2003

• EFF Honors Net Pioneers in NYC
• Action Alert: Tell Congress to Get Airline Security Plan Under Control!
• Planned Transportation Database to Skirt Privacy Safeguards
• Patriot II Analysis: EFF Criticizes Terrorist Bill
• Federal Court Reverses in Taxes.com Web Publishing Case
• California Supreme Court Reviews Email Pamphleteer Case
• Copyright Office to Hold Public Hearings on DMCA
• EFF on SonicBlue Bankruptcy
• Recent Thanks
• Deep Links (5): War Coverage on P2P Nets

EFFector Online 16.07 - March 14, 2003

• Backup DVD Copies Legal Says Electronic Frontier Foundation
• EFF Files Comment in Support of Printer Cartridge Chip-maker
• California Supreme Court Reviews Email Pamphleteer Case
• Ashcroft's New Tactic: Redirecting Websites
• CAPPS II on the Defensive?
• Norwegian Appeals Court to Hear "DVD Jon" Case
• Deep Links (6): MPAA and MS Testimony Links Piracy to Terrorism

EFFector Online 16.06 - March 1, 2003

• Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument in Library Censorware Case
• Federal Government: Still Crazy About Data-Mining
• EFF's Cory Doctorow at SXSW
• Deep Links (5): ACLU Action Alert on "Patriot II"

EFFector Online 16.05 - February 20, 2003

• Public Asks Copyright Office to Allow Common CD/DVD Uses
• FCC Considers Broadcast Flag for Digital Television
• Mailing List Headaches? Contact Us
• Got Esq? Join the EFF Cooperating Attorney List
• Deep Links (5): Labels Move to Scan AU University Email Servers for MP3s

EFFector Online 16.04 - February 7, 2003

• ALERT: EFF Urges Support for Wyden-Feinstein Measure to Stop "Total Information Awareness" Program
• Verizon Continues its Attempts to Protect Customer Privacy
• Winning (DMCA) Exemptions, The Next Round
• Deep Links (6): Son of Patriot

EFFector Online 16.03 - January 31, 2003

• ALERT: Don't Let the INS Violate Your Privacy! (Feb. 3rd Deadline)
• EFF Submits Comments to FCC Requesting More Open Spectrum
• EFF Submits Comments on "German DMCA"
• Transcript of Oral Argument Before FISA Appeals Court now Available
• Skipping Commercials is not a Crime; Attention ReplayTV Owners
• Who Controls Your Digital Media? Shouldn't it Be You? (19 Days Left!)
• SXSW Giveaway for EFFector Subscribers
• Thanks to Mailman Developers
• Deep Links (10): President Bush Announces TIA-like Terrorist Threat Integration Center

EFFector Online 16.02 - January 25, 2003

• Alert - Urge Your Representative to Co-Sponsor the DMCRA!
• Judge Orders Verizon to Reveal Identity of KaZaA User
• Johansen Verdict Appealed by Norwegian Prosecutors
• Record Companies to Pay Millions for Price-Fixing - Send It to the EFF!
• Holiday Thanks
• Deep Links (6): Senate Rebuffs Domestic Spy Plan

EFFector Online 16.01 - January 17, 2003

• Alert: TIA Update - Support the Data Mining Moratorium Act of 2003!
• Alert: Who Controls Your Digital Media? Shouldn't it Be You?
• EFF Needs Volunteer Editors
• Local Alert: Urge the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Oppose USAPA!
• Lawmakers Urge Protection of Fair Use
• Senators Seek Moratorium on Government Data-Mining
• Hollywood Not on the Same Planet as ReplayTV Fans
• EFF Releases Update to "Unintended Consequences: Four Years Under the DMCA"
• Norwegian Teenager Jon Johansen Acquitted in DVD Case
• US Supreme Court Says Californians Can't Sue Texas Resident
• Nomination Call for EFF Pioneer Awards - Deadline Feb 1st
• Deep Links (8): Another Reason to Repeal the DMCA; Mickey Mouse Clubbed