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EFF.org Updates » Recording Industry Giant Tries to Undermine 'Safe Harbor' Rules for Online Video Sites

Monday 26 July 14:14:02 CDT 2010

San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of nonprofit groups have asked a federal appeals court to protect the "safe harbor" rules for online video service providers that encourage free expression and innovation on the Internet. In an amicus brief filed Friday in UMG v. Veoh, EFF told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th … [Link]

EFF.org Updates » EFF Wins New Legal Protections for Video Artists, Cell Phone Jailbreakers, and Unlockers

Monday 26 July 10:43:51 CDT 2010

San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won three critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) anticircumvention provisions today, carving out new legal protections for consumers who modify their cell phones and artists who remix videos — people who, until now, could have been sued for their non-infringing or fair use activities. "By granting all of EFF's … [Link]

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