Results tagged “electronicfrontierfoundation”

In a decision that would have Tyler Durden’s seal of approval, U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Matsch of Colorado ruled last Thursday that the scrubbing or sanitizing of movies by removing profane language, or deleting scenes containing sex and violence is an “illegitimate business.” In his 16-page judgment, he writes: "Their (studios and directors) objective. . . is to stop the infringement because of its irreparable injury to the creative artistic expression in the...

Amidst all the posturing by the government regarding domestic surveillance (we’re not really watching you, just the terrorists), a Federal judge in San Francisco has quite progressively ruled that a case brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) would proceed despite the government’s request to toss key documents in the case on grounds of “national security.” "We're very pleased that the court refused AT&T's unreasonable demand that this critical evidence be returned to AT&T...

In a recent letter released under the Freedom of Information Act, the National Security Agency (NSA) revealed that it is paying two news agencies - Reuters and the Associated Press - for information. Other government agencies purchase news wire services, but no other agency presents the NSA's level of secrecy and defensiveness with such purchases. Is it possible that the NSA is influencing the media and free speech? The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) has...

Tonight, tinker the night away at Copynight: