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EFF Told to “Shut the Hell Up” About SOPA

By Andy
on August 7, 2015
C: 228

Warnings from the EFF this week that Hollywood is making renewed efforts to obtain SOPA-like powers over Internet companies has touched a nerve, with filmmakers and anti-piracy activists attacking from all angles. The EFF should stop talking about the past, its critics say, and admit that the Internet won't get…

Piracy Claims Are No Basis to Terminate Internet Accounts, Court Hears

By Ernesto
on October 15, 2015
C: 103

The copyright infringement notices rightsholders send to Internet providers should not lead to account terminations, the EFF and Public Knowledge have told a federal court in Virginia. Both groups submitted their opinion in the case between Cox and two music groups, stating that the interests of millions of subscribers are…

Warner Bros’ False Takedowns Stifle Free Speech, EFF Tells Court

By Ernesto
on March 6, 2012
C: 97

The EFF has filed a brief in the dispute between the cyberlocker Hotfile and Warner Bros, where the latter is accused of taking down content they don't hold the copyrights to. The EFF argues that Warner Bros. is stifling online speech by denying Hotfile users to access to legitimate content.…

Shareaza Stands Up To Scammers: “We’re fighting back!”

By enigmax
on May 10, 2008
C: 82

After falling victim to a domain and brand hijacking, Shareaza is fighting back at the scammers, assisted by the Software Freedom Law Centre, the EFF and Richard Stallman. In further great news for BitTorrent fans, Shareaza will introduce improved BitTorrent support into version 3 of the application.