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EFFector - Volume 17

EFFector Online 17.45 - December 21, 2004

• Support EFF This Holiday Season!
• EFF Joins Forces with Tor Software Project
• EFF Becomes Omidyar Network Partner
• 9/11 Legislation Launches Misguided Data-Mining and Domestic Surveillance Schemes
• EFF Seeks Summer Interns
• Come visit EFF at Macworld '05, January 10-15!
• MiniLinks (15): Don't Forget Poland! You Forgot Poland!
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.44 - December 10, 2004

• Supreme Court to Hear MGM v. Grokster
• Libel Case Could Chill Online Speech
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2005 Pioneer Awards
• EFF Seeks Systems Administrator
• MiniLinks (14): Artists: "We're Not Threatened by Filesharing"
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.43 - November 23, 2004

• Court Blocks Movie Studios' Bulldozer Legal Strategy
• EFF Announces New Advisory Board
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2005 Pioneer Awards
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 223: "Civil Liability for Certain Unauthorized Disclosures"
• MiniLinks (14): Perfect 10 Claims Google Gives It Away
• Staff Calendar: 12.02.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at CATO City Seminar on "Liberty, Technology, and Prosperity," Palo Alto, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.42 - November 19, 2004

• Action Alert: Call for Independent Testing of E-voting Machines!
• EFF Fights for Justice at WIPO
• Public Interest Groups Support ISP in Protecting User Privacy
• EFF Continues Push for Access to Secret Court Order in Indymedia Seizure
• EFF Urges FCC Not to Mandate Surveillance Regime on the Internet
• Anti-spam Measures Block Free Speech
• Nitke v. Ashcroft Trial Highlights Difficulty of Applying "Community Standards" to Online Speech
• EFF Seeks Detail-Oriented, Can-do Intake Coordinator
• MiniLinks (11): "Music Is Not a Loaf of Bread"
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.41 - November 11, 2004

• E-voting Forensics: What They Can - And Can't - Tell Us
• EFF, Nonprofits Challenge Secret Government Blacklists
• StreamCast and Grokster File Supreme Court Brief
• EFF Appeals Anti-Competitive BnetD Ruling
• Op-ed - Dumb and Dumber: Why the Movie Industry Shouldn't Do as the Recording Industry Has Done
• EFF Seeks Webmaster Who Wants to Make a Difference
• MiniLinks (20): Suing 12-Year-Olds Is *So* 2003
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.40 - October 27, 2004

• EFF and Verified Voting at E-voting Ground Zero, November 2
• Look Before You Vote - Proof Your Ballot!
• EFF Launches "Paper or Plastic 2004" Campaign
• Sixth Circuit Court Protects the Right to Reverse Engineer
• EFF Challenges Secret Court Order: Motion Demands Information About the Seizure of Indymedia's Servers
• MiniLinks (15): John Kerry - DMCA Reformer?
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.39 - October 21, 2004

• Protect Passenger Privacy - Help Ground "Secure Flight"
• California Poll Workers Told to Withhold Information from Voters
• Diebold Coughs Up Cash in Copyright Case
• EFF to Trusted Computing Group: Preserve Meaningful Control for Computer Owners
• EFF Seeks Dynamic, Motivated Membership Coordinator
• MiniLinks (15): Indymedia Protests Seizure of Servers
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.38 - October 13, 2004

• Indymedia Servers Mysteriously Reappear, But Questions Remain
• In File-Sharing Witchhunts, RIAA Is Foiled Again
• Entertainment Giants Push Supreme Court to Rewrite Copyright Law
• MiniLinks (12): DoJ Report Endorses PDEA, Induce Act
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.37 - October 7, 2004

• Calling All Broadband Providers and VoIP Experts - Help Keep CALEA off the Internet!
• BayFF Event - "E-voting and the Upcoming Election"
• Help EFF Fight for the Freedom to Innovate - Give to the BnetD Defense Fund!
• FCC out of Our Digital Television Recorders!
• WIPO to Support Public Domain, Open Source
• Court of Appeals Revives Florida E-voting Lawsuit
• Join EFF for "Resisting Government Secrecy in a Time of Terrorism," October 8-9
• MiniLinks (9): Kodak Knocks Sun's Lights Out
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.36 - September 30, 2004

• Action Alert: Don't Let "Intelligence Reforms" Take Away Your Rights!
• EFF Wins in Diebold Copyright Abuse Case
• Dangerous Ruling Menaces Rights of Free Software Programmers
• Court Strikes Down Key USA PATRIOT Provision
• E-voting Victory - California Gets a Paper Trail!
• Court of Appeals Revives Florida E-voting Lawsuit
• Op-ed: The Induce Act - A Tax on Innovators
• MiniLinks (13): The Senate's Taste for RIAA Kool-Aid
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.35 - September 24, 2004

• Government to Demand Passenger Records for "Secure Flight"
• A New Hope for Patent Reform: Consumer and Public Interest Groups Ask Court to Take a Narrow View of Ambiguous Patents
• EFF Releases Quick Reference Guides to E-voting Machines
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 214: "Pen Register and Trap and Trace Authority Under FISA"
• EcoPhone: Recycle Your Cell Phone, Support EFF!
• BayFF Event - "E-voting and the Upcoming Election," Tuesday, October 12
• MiniLinks (16): WIPO 2.0
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.34 - September 17, 2004

• 9/11 Commission Recommendations Carry Hidden Threat to Privacy, Freedom
• Betamax Under Siege - Again
• EFF Supports Yahoo! in French Censorship Case
• Publish Globally, Censor Locally?
• BayFF Event - Join Us for "E-voting and the Upcoming Election" on Tuesday, October 12
• Only 46 Days Until the Election - Register to Vote Now!
• MiniLinks (16): TiVo, ReplayTV Agree to "Limits" on Relationship with Public
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.33 - September 10, 2004

• Misguided Copyright Bill Moving Through Congress
• EFF Files Brief in Email Privacy Case: Councilman Case Should Be Heard Before Full Court
• Log Not, Subpoena Not: No-Logging Policy Helps Indymedia Protect Free Speech
• Maryland E-voting Update - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Only 54 Days Until the Election - Register to Vote Now!
• MiniLinks (14): Save Betamax by Calling Out the Induce Act
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.32 - September 2, 2004

• Action Alert: Stop Government Blacklists!
• Skylink Wins Appeal in Garage Door Opener Case: Court
• CAPPS II Returns from Summer Vacation as "Secure Flight"
• Only 61 Days Until the Election - Register to Vote Now!
• MiniLinks (16): Bush Forms Civil Liberties Board
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.31 - August 26, 2004

• Action Alert: Induce Act Update - Turning Up the Heat
• This Song Belongs to You and Me
• E-voting on Trial in Maryland - Stand Up for Voting Integrity!
• EFF Court Docket: What's Next?
• MiniLinks (11): Grokking Grokster
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.30 - August 19, 2004

• EFF Scores Landmark Win for P2P
• Hypocrite, Thy Name Is Real
• Texas Secretary of State Backs Down, Agrees to Postpone Closed E-voting Meetings
• EFF Releases "Best Practices" Guide for Online Service Providers
• EFF Weighs in on Plan to Improve Public Access to Government Documents
• EFF Welcomes Four New Hires
• MiniLinks (7): Blacklisted Lately?
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.29 - August 12, 2004

• Calling All Tech-Savvy Lawyers!
• Sunshine Sought for Texas Election Systems Examiners
• Maryland E-Voting Suit Pushes to Decertify Diebold Machines
• EFF Supports Distribution of INDUCE Hearing on P2P
• Freedom Fest 2004 - Another Great Success!
• MiniLinks (9): The Revolution Will Be Downloaded, then Televised
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.28 - August 4, 2004

• Freedom Fest Is Here!
• JibJab Files Suit to Defend Fair Use Rights
• EFF Urgues FCC to Resist a "Broadcast Flag" for Radio
• Ohio E-Voting Update: Progress for Election Integrity
• EFF Court Docket: What's Next?
• Defcon 12 Makes a Splash for Online Freedom
• EFF Thanks Automated Workflows
• MiniLinks (12): Powell Drops the Regulatory Hammer on VoIP
• Staff Calendar: 08.04.04 - EFF Freedom Fest 2004, San Francisco, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.27 - July 29, 2004

• Freedom Fest Is Coming!
• EFF to Senate: P2P Solutions Should Pay Artists, Not Lawyers
• Debunking Audible Magic - Again
• Op-ed: E-Voting Is Not a Partisan Issue
• EFF Awarded $131,000 for E-Voting Campaign
• EFF Foments Digital Television Revolution at Defcon 12
• MiniLinks (18): This Use Is Fair Use
• Staff Calendar: 07.30.04 - 08.01.04 - Kevin Bankston, Annalee Newitz, Seth Schoen, and Wendy Seltzer speak at Defcon 12, Las Vegas, NV; 08.04.04 - EFF Freedom Fest 2004, San Francisco, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.26 - July 15, 2004

• Action Alert: Induce Act Hearing Rescheduled - Keep Up the Pressure!
• CAPPS II Cancelled: Department of Homeland Security Puts Stake in the Heart of Passenger-Profiling System
• Citizens Unite for "Computer Ate My Vote" E-Voting Rallies
• The DoJ Report on PATRIOT: Style, Not Substance
• Audible (Not So) Magic
• Online Privacy "Eviscerated" by First Circuit Decision
• Join EFF for Freedom Fest 2004 on August 4th - LinuxWorld Attendees Invited!
• MiniLinks (11): Breaking Down Councilman
• Staff Calendar: 07.23.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at BlogOn, Berkeley, CA; 07.26.04 - 07.28.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at PFIR's "Preventing the Internet Meltdown"; 07.30.04 - 08.01.04 - Kevin Bankston, Annalee Newitz, Seth Schoen, and Wendy Seltzer speak at Defcon 12, Las Vegas, NV; 08.04.04 - EFF
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.25 - July 7, 2004

• Action Alert - Call for PATRIOT Review, Not Expansion
• Federal Court Rules in Favor of Paper Trail Reform in E-Voting
• The Digital Television Liberation Project Starts Its Engines
• EFF Announces Ten Most-Wanted Patents
• Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech Rights in COPA Decision
• Online Privacy "Eviscerated" by First Circuit Decision
• Join EFF for Freedom Fest 2004 on August 4th - LinuxWorld Attendees Invited!
• MiniLinks (11): The Law v. Email Privacy
• Staff Calendar: 07.09.04 - 07.11.04 - Annalee Newitz and Wendy Seltzer speak at HOPE, New York, NY; 07.30.04 - 08.01.04
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.24 - June 28, 2004

• Action Alert - The Induce Act: Innovation Under Attack
• Will the Inducing Infringement Act Kill the iPod?
• EFF Partners with No Starch Press
• RIAA Asks FCC to Lock Down Digital Radio Broadcasts
• MiniLinks (11): Interview with a DMCA Reformer
• Staff Calendar: 07.30.04 - 08.01.04 - Kevin Bankston, Seth Schoen, Wendy Seltzer, and Annalee Newitz speak at Defcon 12, Las Vegas, NV
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.23 - June 23, 2004

• How Doesn't DRM Work? Let Us Count the Ways
• EFF Joins Coalition in Fight for Legal Uses of Digital Media
• EFF Stands Up for Election Integrity in California E-Voting Lawsuit
• RIAA Asks FCC to Lock Down Digital Radio Broadcasts
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT 218 - "Foreign Intelligence Information"
• EFF Seeks Dynamic, Motivated Membership Coordinator
• MiniLinks (8): Induce Act = Hollings II?
• Staff Calendar: 06.24.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at Supernova 2004, Santa Clara, CA; 06.28.04 - Cory Doctorow speaks at Tech Active, London, UK
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.22 - June 16, 2004

• DirecTV to Narrow Anti-Piracy Campaign
• Court Rules DirecTV Must Prove More than Possession
• MiniLinks (13): Roasting the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty
• Staff Calendar: 06.24.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at Supernova 2004, Santa Clara, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.21 - June 10, 2004

• Pro-Consumer Privacy Bill Gets a Hearing
• EFF Asks Public to Identify "Bad" Patents in Patent Busting Contest
• NGO Coalition Unites Against WIPO Broadcasting Treaty
• MiniLinks (13): Big Content Wants Biometrics in Media Players
• Staff Calendar: 06.10.04 - 06.13.04 - Lawrence Lessig and Wendy Seltzer speak at "Wizards of OS 3: The Future of the Digital Commons," Berlin, Germany; 06.12.04 - Jason Schultz speaks at LayerOne Technology Conference, Los Angeles, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.20 - June 4, 2004

• Action Alert: Don't Let Congress Take Away Your Rights - Demand PATRIOT Review!
• Activism Update: National, State Victories Abound
• Maryland Election Officials Under Fire From Voters: EFF Files Brief in Case Challenging the Use of Insecure Diebold E-Voting Machines
• MiniLinks (12): Why Google Should Be Good on Privacy
• Staff Calendar: 06.06.04 - Ren Bucholz speaks at Planet Interactive, San Francisco, CA; 06.10.04 - 06.13.04 - Lawrence Lessig and Wendy Seltzer speak at "Wizards of OS 3: The Future of the Digital Commons," Berlin, Germany
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.19 - May 27, 2004

• Action Alert: Sink the PIRATE Act
• FBI's "National Security Letters" Threaten Online Speech and Privacy
• MiniLinks (13): Clear Channel Finds Another Way to Abuse Artists: Patents
• Staff Calendar: 05.28.04 - Annalee Newitz speaks at BayCon 2004, San Jose, CA; 05.29.04 - Kevin Bankston speaks at the 13th Digital Be-In, San Francisco, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.18 - May 19, 2004

• EFF Argues That California Can Have Secure Voting by November: Amicus Brief and White Paper Support Shelley's Plan for Secure, Accessible E-Voting
• EFF Announces $50,000 Grant from The Parker Family Foundation for Patent-Busting Project
• EFF Invited to Attend WIPO Meeting on Broadcasting Treaty
• The DMCA on Trial at Caltech
• MiniLinks (19): House Orders E-Voting Probe
• Staff Calendar: 05.20.04 - Cindy Cohn speaks before the Michigan Bar Association, Livonia, MI; 06.10.04 - 06.12.04 - Lawrence Lessig and Wendy Seltzer speak at "Wizards of OS 3: The Future of the Digital Commons," Berlin, Germany
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.17 - May 11, 2004

• Action Alert: DMCA Reform Gains Momentum - Stand Up for the Public's Rights in Digital Media!
• WANTED: EFF Seeks Writing Intern
• MiniLinks (10): Japanese Professor Arrested for Writing P2P Application
• Staff Calendar: 05.13.04 - 05.15.04 - Lawrence Lessig speaks at the Berkman Center's Internet Law Program, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA; 05.14.04 - 05.16.04 - Brad Templeton speaks at the Foresight Institute, Palo Alto, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.16 - May 5, 2004

• Action Alert: Don't Fund the War on File Sharing - Ask Congress for a Real Solution!
• EFF Files Comments in FCC's "Cognitive Radio" Proceeding
• Annalee Newitz and Tim Pozar Join EFF Staff
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT Section 505 - National Security Letters
• MiniLinks (17): More Travel Data Fed to Feds
• Staff Calendar: 05.11.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at AISTI's Forces of Innovation on Digital Libraries conference, Santa Fe, NM
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.15 - April 28, 2004

• Verify the Vote - Stand Up for Accountable Elections!
• Op-ed: TSA and CAPPS II - Anatomy of a Cover Up
• Sun Microsystems, Craigslist Donate Linux Servers and Bandwidth
• MiniLinks (12): Diebold's "Pentagon Papers"
• Staff Calendar: 04.30.04 - Cindy Cohn speaks at "China's Digital Future," Berkeley, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.14 - April 20, 2004

• EFF Announces New Patent Busting Campaign
• EFF Honors Pioneer Award Recipients
• Brad Templeton to Emcee Foresight Vision Weekend, May 14-16
• MiniLinks (16): Targeting Microsoft's Big FAT Filesystem Patent
• Staff Calendar: 04.20.04 - 04.23.04 - Kevin Bankston, Cindy Cohn, Chris Palmer, Fred von Lohmann, Wendy Seltzer, Seth Schoen, and Lee Tien speak at CFP, Berkeley, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.13 - April 15, 2004

• Action Alert: Don't Subsidize the Surveillance State!
• Google's Gmail: A Rough Guide to Protecting Your Privacy
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Sections 202 and 217
• EFF @ the 2004 Computers, Freedom & Privacy Conference
• EFF Seeks Socially Responsible Technical Director
• MiniLinks (19): American Airlines: 1.2 Million Passengers Served to Gov't Contractors
• Staff Calendar: 04.17.04 - 04.18.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; 04.20.04 - 04.23.04 - Kevin Bankston, Cindy Cohn, Chris Palmer, Fred von Lohmann, Wendy Seltzer, Seth Schoen and Lee Tien speak at CFP, Berkeley, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.12 - April 9, 2004

• Google's Gmail and Your Privacy - What's the Deal?
• Comcast Tracks Websurfers, EFF Calls for Wipeout
• Courts Reject Record Companies' Bulldozer Litigation Strategy
• EFF Seeks Socially Responsible Technical Director
• You Can Still Donate Your CD Settlement Check to EFF!
• MiniLinks (23): Unfriendly Skies: ACLU to File Suit Over No-Fly Lists
• Staff Calendar: 04.13.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York, NY

EFFector Online 17.11a - April 1, 2004

• EFF Announces Key Escrow Plan
• SCO to Sue Over Unauthorized Use of Earth's Resources
• Studio Seeks to Enjoin Children from Blinking, Singing During TV Show
• Microsoft Wins Patent for Software Industry Monopolization
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 69
• FBI's "Totally Voluntary" Brain Implant Adds New Dimension to Trusted Traveler Program
• EFF to Offer Tin Foil Hats as Membership Premium
• MiniLinks (9): Why Consumers Love DRM
• Staff Calendar: 04.01.04 - Entire staff going nowhere, doing nothing.
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.11 - March 31, 2004

• EFF Opposes Radio Tracking Technology, Biometrics in Passports
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Sections 201 and 805
• EFF's Deep Links - The Weblog
• MiniLinks (16): Canada's Copyright Revolution: As Good As It Gets
• Staff Calendar: 04.06.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at Columbia University Law School, New York, NY
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.10 - March 24, 2004

• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 212
• Cory Doctorow to Participate in Barcelona Forum 2004
• Deep Links (23): The Other Silver Lining in Janet's Bustier
• Staff Calendar: 03.25.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at GW Honors Program Symposium, Washington, DC; Seth Schoen speaks on Trusted Computing, Providence, RI; 03.26.04 - Jason Schultz speaks at Duke Law School's IP Society Symposium, Durham, NC
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.9 - March 17, 2004

• California Bills Backed by Hollywood Attack Internet Privacy
• EFF Releases "Monsters of Privacy" Animation Feature
• FCC Getting Fuzzy on Digital Television
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 220
• EFF Seeks Webmaster Who Wants to Make a Difference
• Deep Links (17): Florida as the Next Florida
• Staff Calendar: 03.19.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Shari Steele debates Bruce Taylor at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.8 - March 10, 2004

• FCC Faces Suit on Regulation of Digital Broadcast Television
• Court Orders Record Industry to File 203 Separate Lawsuits
• EU Parliament Adopts Controversial IP Enforcement Directive
• Action Center Update - Your Voice Is Making a Difference!
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 209
• Deep Links (16): Canadian Supreme Court Brings Sanity Back to Copyright
• Staff Calendar: 03.11.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at Southwestern Law School Symposium, Los Angeles, CA; 03.13.04 - Lee Tien speaks at DePaul University School of Law, Chicago, IL; 03.15.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at SXSW, Austin, TX
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.7 - March 2, 2004

• Court Overturns Ban on Posting DVD Descrambling Code, Finds Free-Speech Violation
• EFF Speaks on Privacy Perils of RFIDs in Libraries
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 207
• 321 Studios Counts Down for Fair Use Rights
• Record Companies Pay Millions for CD Price-Fixing - Send It to EFF!
• Deep Links (17): Copyright Reform Goes Mainstream
• Staff Calendar: 03.04.04 - Gwen Hinze speaks at Digital Divide: New Currents in Digital Downloading, Davis, CA; Kevin Bankston speaks at the Southeast Cybercrime Summit, Kennesaw, GA; Lee Tien speaks at RFID Forum, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA; 03.05.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at the NEA conference, Seattle, WA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.6 - February 25, 2004

• Action Alert: Tell MEPs to Reserve Tough New IP Enforcement Tools for Real Criminals
• EFF Releases File Sharing Recommendations: Suggests Voluntary Collective Licensing at Future of Music Event
• Court Endorses Ban on DVD Copy Technology
• Trademark Law Shouldn't Prejudice Internet Ads
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 206
• Deep Links (13): Critics Hail, EMI Targets DJ Danger Mouse's "Grey Album"
• Staff Calendar: 03.02.04 - Seth Schoen speaks at OpenBSD Users Group, San Francisco, CA; 03.03.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at Digital Piracy Dilemma Panel, London, UK; 03.04.04 - Gwen Hinze speaks at Digital Divide: New Currents in Digital Downloading, Davis, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.5 - February 18, 2004

• Record Industry Targets 531 More Filesharers
• EFF Privacy Coalition Presses Congress for Hearings on Travel Privacy
• Update on CAPPS II Passenger Profiling: What's Going On?
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT - Section 215
• Update on IEEE Electronic Voting Standards - Progress!
• Internet Pioneer Gives Over $1.2 Million to EFF to Defend Online Freedom
• Deep Links (14): Jim Griffin - "The war is over. The public has won."
• Staff Calendar: 02.25.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at the Future of Music Coalition's Music Summit West, U.C. Hastings Law School, San Francisco, CA; 03.02.04 - Seth Schoen speaks at OpenBSD Users Group, San Francisco, CA; 03.03.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at Digital Piracy Dilemma Panel, London, UK
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.4 - February 10, 2004

• EFF Action Alert: Help Fight the USA PATRIOT Act!
• Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT
• Judge to Rule on Consequences for Diebold's Misuse of Copyright Law
• The Betamax Decision and MGM v. Grokster: Back to the Future
• Deep Links (12): Your Fair Use Rights - Ripped, Mixed and Burned
• Staff Calendar: 03.02.04 - Seth Schoen speaks at OpenBSD Users Group, San Francisco, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.3 - February 3, 2004

• EFF Action Alert: The Public Domain Needs Your Help!
• EFF Defends Freedom to Innovate in Grokster Appeal
• EFF Privacy Advisory: "US VISIT" - Passport to Database Nation?
• Recording Industry Cuts Corners in Filesharing Crusade
• MacArthur Foundation Awards EFF $600,000 to Represent Public Interest in Global Standards on Digital Television
• Guest Op-ed: "Suing Your Customers: A Winning Business Strategy?"
• Deep Links (15): Panopticon on the Installment Plan
• EFF Court Docket: 02.09.04 - OPG v. Diebold
• Staff Calendar: 02.06.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at "The Digital Challenge to Copyright Law," Santa Clara, CA; 02.10.04 - Seth Schoen speaks at TTI/Vanguard Security and Privacy Conference, Austin, TX
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.2 - January, 27 2004

• EFF Action Alert: Keep Facts Free!
• EFF to Defend Freedom to Innovate in Grokster Appeal
• Recording Industry Must Respect Privacy of Accused Music Sharers
• DVD Descrambling Code Not a Trade Secret
• Op-ed: "Betamax Was a Steppingstone: 1984 Court Ruling Launched a Technological Revolution"
• Sun Microsystems Donates Linux Servers to EFF
• Deep Links (17): USA PATRIOT Act v. the Constitution
• EFF Court Docket: 02.03.04 - MGM v. Grokster; 02.09.04 - OPG v. Diebold
• Staff Calendar: 01.28.04 - Jason Schultz speaks in Nashville, TN; 01.31.04 - Wendy Seltzer speaks at Digital Independence, San Francisco, CA
• Administrivia

EFFector Online 17.1 - January, 20 2004

• EFF Action Alert: Airlines and Government Violate Your Privacy Again: Call for Hearings Now!
• Update on CAPPS II: What's Next?
• Guest Op-ed: "Your Finances, Your Liberties"
• Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2004 Pioneer Awards!
• Deep Links (11): SCO Sues Novell for Slander
• EFF Court Docket: 02.03.04 - MGM v. Grokster; 02.09.04 - OPG v. Diebold
• Staff Calendar: 01.22.04 - Fred von Lohmann speaks at "Washington in the West" Conference, Long Beach, CA.; 01.25.04 - Gwen Hinze speaks on file-sharing, Berkeley, CA.; 01.26.04 - Lee Tien speaks on privacy, Battle Creek, MI
• Administrivia