EFF Deep Links
- If the Noose Fits...
Readers of The Register sound off on iTunes DRM - Patriot Act Expanded on the Sly
Via provisions tacked on to a new spending bill, Congress recently made it even easier for the FBI to spy on citizens without judicial oversight - Fair Use in Double Jeopardy
"DVD-Jon" Johansen is once again on trial in Norway for writing code that allows him to view his lawfully purchased DVDs - Fair Use in Double Jeopardy--Part II
321 Studios, already battling the major motion picture studios over the legality of its DVD-backup software in California, faces a second suit in New York - Ohio Discovers Flaws, Requires Fixes for E-Voting Machines
Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell says the machines can't be used until the bugs are fixed. As a bonus, Blackwell has made the reports of these flaws available online in their entirety - Fighting the War On...Food-Stamp Fraud?
Apologists justified the broad, civil liberties-corroding powers granted the feds under the Patriot Act by arguing that they would put terrorists behind bars. So why are they being used in postal, tax and welfare offices? - It's Not Whether You Pay, But How
John Schwartz writes about the slippery concept of "free" on the Internet (NYT; registration unfortunately required.) - It's Not Whether You Pay, But How--Part II
A group representing Canada's songwriters is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to require ISPs to pay them royalties for the digital music downloads by Canadian Internet users (CTV) - DirecTV Defendants Pack NJ Court
DirecTV is shaking down residents of the Garden State. Who knew that the satellite giant would both offer *and* emulate "The Sopranos"? (New Jersey Star-Ledger) - Music Industry: Stop Shirking
Red Herring's Umair Haque looks at the economics of file sharing and argues for a new "implicit contract" between music companies and listeners - Posner No Friend to Amici
The Honorable Richard Posner rejected EFF's amicus brief in the Aimster case, but we're not taking it personally - it turns out that he simply doesn't like the friendly filings (Howard Bashman's "How Appealing") - Hack the Vote
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman with a stirring editorial on the importance of the e-voting debate (NYT; registration unfortunately required)
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