> Censorship
>
> EFFector Vol. 22, No. 31 October 29, 2009 editor@eff.org
>
> A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
> ISSN 1062-9424
>
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> In our 522nd issue:
>
> * "Hall of Shame" Calls Out Bogus Internet Censorship
>
> Websites like YouTube have ushered in a new era of creativity and free
> speech on the Internet, but not everyone is celebrating. Some of the
> web's most interesting content has been yanked from popular websites
> with bogus copyright claims or other spurious legal threats. The
> Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched its "Takedown Hall
> of Shame" to call attention to particularly bogus takedowns --
> and showcase the amazing online videos and other creative works that
> someone doesn't want you to see.
>
> Hall of Shame: https://www.eff.org/takedowns
>
> For the full press release:
> https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/10/27
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>
> EFF Updates
>
> * UK and Three Strikes: What Not to Do in an Election Year
>
> The arbitrary termination of Internet access for repeated accusations
> of copyright infringement "three strikes" is as
> profoundly unpopular in the UK as it is elsewhere. National experts
> have generally come out against the idea, from government civil
> servants who previously omitted it from a public consultation document
> as too drastic, to the counter-intelligence MI5 unit, which apparently
> fears it will encourage an encrypted and unpoliceable darknet, to many
> of the artists it is supposed to protect. Net users are aghast at such
> a disproportionate and ineffective scheme, and 70% of Britons came out
> against it in a recent poll.
>
> Nonetheless, UK Business secretary Peter Mandelson stated explicitly
> that he intends to include three strikes in the upcoming digital
> economy bill.
>
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/uk-and-three-strikes-what-not-do-election-year
>
> * Prepaid Providers Seek to Put Locks on Your Phone and Their Hands in
> Your Pocket
>
> As the deadline nears for a decision from the Copyright Office on
> EFF's request for a renewal of the 2006 exemption from DMCA
> liability for handset unlocking, prepaid phone companies have opened a
> new front in the war on consumer choice with a bill called the
> Wireless Prepaid Access Device Enforcement Act of 2009. If passed,
> this legislation would make it a crime to purchase or
> "handle" a prepaid handset for the purpose of modifying
> the software that ties it to the network, or to sell the handset
> outside of the United States.
>
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/prepaid-providers-locks-your-phone-hands-pockets
>
> * EFF Urges Court to Ensure Fairness in Google Book Search Amendment
> Process
>
> EFF has led a coalition of authors, publishers, companies and
> nonprofit organizations in sending a letter to the judge overseeing
> the Google Book Search settlement requesting adequate notice of, and
> sufficient time to study and comment on, any amended settlement
> agreement that Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of
> American Publishers present.
>
> The original Fairness Hearing scheduled for October 7, 2009, was put
> off because of what the Court called "significant issues, as
> demonstrated not only by the number of objections, but also by the
> fact that the objectors include countries, states, non-profit
> organizations, and prominent authors and law professors."
>
> The letter:
> https://www.eff.org/files/Chin%20Timing%20Letter%20102209.pdf
>
> The full Deep Link:
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/eff-urges-court-ensure-fairness-google-book-search
>
> * Ninth Circuit Grants Stay in EFF Case Seeking Telecom Lobbying
> Documents
>
> The Ninth Circuit postposed a court-ordered deadline for the Office of
> the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice to
> turn over documents concerning a legislative push to give telecom
> carriers legal immunity for their participation in the government's
> warrantless surveillance program. The order comes after three
> unsuccessful attempts by the government to delay disclosure of the
> documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) pending the
> Solicitor General's decision on whether or not to appeal.
>
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/update-ninth-circuit-grants-stay-eff-case-seeking-
>
> * Cook County Sheriff Loses Craigslist "Erotic Services"
> Ads Case
>
> A federal court tossed out a lawsuit against craigslist over erotic
> advertisements. In March, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart alleged that
> craigslist was liable for the illegal ads posted by its users in its
> "erotic services" (now "adult services")
> category. As craigslist argued in its motion for judgement on the
> pleading, and as EFF and others pointed out at the time, Dart's
> complaint had virtually no chance of success because Section 230 of
> the Communications Decency Act plainly immunized Internet
> intermediaries like craigslist from civil liability for material
> posted by third parties.
>
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/cook-county-sheriff-loses-case-against-craigslist
>
> * Is Net Neutrality an FCC Trojan Horse?
>
> Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski
> has unveiled draft rules aimed at imposing network neutrality
> obligations on Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In the excitement
> surrounding the announcement, however, many have overlooked the fact
> that this rulemaking is built on a shoddy and dangerous foundation
> the idea that the FCC has unlimited authority to regulate the
> Internet.
>
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/net-neutrality-fcc-perils-and-promise
>
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>
> miniLinks
>
> ~ CIA Invests in Social Network Monitoring
> Watch what you tweet! Intelligence agencies are investing in new tech
> to monitor and archive public activity on blogs and social networks.
> http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/exclusive-us-spies-buy-stake-in-twitter-blog-monitoring-firm
>
> ~ NYT Op-Ed: A Win For Free Speech
> The Times Editorial Board on why the Craigslist win in federal court
> matters.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/opinion/27tue3.html?_r=1
>
> ~ Resisting Corporate Bullying on the Net
> EFF Fellow Cory Doctorow on how and why to stand up to bogus DMCA
> takedowns and other forms of censorship.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/20/corporate-bullying-internet-users-resist
>
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>
> Announcements
>
> * Visit EFF at LISA '09 in Baltimore!
>
> Stop by the EFF booth at the 23rd Large Installation System
> Administration Conference in Baltimore, MD! The conference begins on
> 11/1, and the EFF booth will be open on Wednesday, 11/4, and Thursday,
> 11/5.
>
> Be sure to check out special conference registration discounts:
> http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/discounts.html
>
> Location:
> Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
> Grand Ballroom Salons VIX
> 700 Aliceanna Street
> Baltimore, MD 21202
>
> Exhibit Hall Hours:
> Wednesday, November 4: 12-7 PM
> Thursday, November 5: 10-2 PM
>
> For More Information:
> http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09
>
> * Vote for EFF on Credo's 2009 Donations Ballot
>
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> members to figure out how to distribute donation funds to various
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> votes
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> --
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>
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>
> * "The Future of DVD" Happy Hour/Panel, Monday November 9 at 5:30 pm
>
> Mark your calendars for a panel discussion on the future of DVD on
> Monday, November 9, at 5:30 p.m. at Varnish Gallery in San
> Francisco. Panelists include Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm
> and Real Networks Vice President and General Counsel Bill Way.
> The panel will be moderated by EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von
> Lohmann.
>
> Come enjoy a hosted bar and learn about Hollywood's ongoing attack
> on consumer rights!
>
> Varnish is located in SoMa at 77 Natoma St. in San Francisco. For more
> information, or
> to RSVP, please email events@eff.org.
>
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