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Editor's Desk
Fighting the Trojans
There hasn't been a lot of activity here on the Magic City Morning Star for the past few days. There are a couple of reasons for this actually, one of which will be the subject of this article, but I'll touch upon the other in an editor's note.
Dec 24, 2008 - 12:11:42 PM
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Bogus IP Claims Quash Debate Over Future of NYC Landmark
NEW YORK, NY -- Parody Website shut down by baseless lawsuit against community organizer.
Nov 18, 2008 - 12:02:56 PM
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Innocent Customers Potentially Dragged Into Legal Battle Over Satellite TV
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked a federal court Friday to reject efforts by Echostar to get the names and addresses of every customer that purchased a free-to-air satellite receiver. Echostar claims that the receiver can be modified to pirate DISH satellite TV programming. EFF argues that Echostar's demand, which seeks all purchasers regardless of whether they actually pirated DISH TV, would violate user privacy and leave innocent purchasers vulnerable to bogus legal threats.
Aug 19, 2008 - 11:08:48 AM
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FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After Challenge
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Gag order lifted on Internet Archive, allowing founder to speak out for first time.
May 7, 2008 - 5:24:55 PM
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EFF and Sheppard Mullin Defend Wikipedia in Defamation Case
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Federal law protects popular user-created encyclopedia from liability.
May 7, 2008 - 10:23:08 AM
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Best of the Web Welcomes new Editor Additions From DMOZ: Introducing "The Nerd Herd"
UNIONDALE, NY -- Best of the Web bolsters its human resources with some of the most experienced and respected editors in the industry: DMOZ top brass. The Internet's oldest directory.
Apr 8, 2008 - 2:54:19 PM
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EFF, ACLU Move to Intervene in Wikileaks Case
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Domain name shutdown harms First Amendment right to access information.
Feb 27, 2008 - 9:55:43 AM
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108 Maine Lawyers Urge Senators to Stop Telecom Immunity
PORTLAND -- Lawyers say keep the Maine Public Utilities Commission privacy complaint alive.
Jan 24, 2008 - 12:54:28 PM
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EFF Protects Free Speech Rights for New Jersey Blogger
MANALAPAN, NJ -- Judge quashes bogus subpoena for critic's identity.
Dec 23, 2007 - 4:22:33 PM
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Friday Court Fight Over Blogger's Free Speech Rights
FREEHOLD, NJ -- Electronic Frontier Foundation defends anonymous critic in New Jersey lawsuit.
Dec 19, 2007 - 7:48:34 PM
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Little Mermaid, Spongebob, and Care Bears with a Side of Porn
A Warning to Parents: Children exposed to pornographic images while searching for MySpace decorations.
Nov 7, 2007 - 7:07:47 PM
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Dangerous Ruling Forces Search Engine to Log Users
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Public interest groups urge court to block radical expansion of discovery rules.
Jun 25, 2007 - 11:11:48 AM
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Court Protects Email from Secret Government Searches
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Landmark ruling gives email same Constitutional protections as phone calls.
Jun 19, 2007 - 6:58:19 PM
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The Katahdin Commons Announces New Resource for the Katahdin Region
KATAHDIN REGION -- The Katahdin Commons, an online discussion forum for and by the people of the Katahdin region of Maine, is announcing the opening of its side product, the Katahdin Regional Wiki, which its founders hope will become a comprehensive resource for the entire Katahdin area, and beyond.
May 23, 2007 - 4:38:31 PM
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Spoon-Bending "Paranormalist" Twists Copyright Law
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Uri Geller makes "bogus" copyright claims to silence YouTube critic.
May 11, 2007 - 6:04:40 PM
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EFF Calls For Aggressive Congressional Hearings on National Security Letter Misuse
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Report says FBI stepped over the legal line in searches for personal information.
Mar 9, 2007 - 1:16:07 PM
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MCLU Disappointed Phone Privacy Case Heading To California
PORTLAND -- Civil rights organization vows to continue fight for Mainers’ privacy rights.
Feb 16, 2007 - 8:50:57 PM
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EFF Fights to Unmuzzle Citizen Journalists
NEW YORK, NY -- Free speech rights at stake in legal battle over controversial drug Zyprexa.
Feb 8, 2007 - 12:11:32 PM
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Identity Fraud Is Dropping According to New Research
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- With 500,000 fewer victims, total fraud amount down by 12 percent, or $6.4 Billion overall. New account opening fraud down, most account fraud occuring in-person and not online.
Feb 1, 2007 - 7:13:10 PM
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EFF Defends Right to Link from Internet Wiki
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Legal battle over controversial prescription drug Zyprexa.
Jan 11, 2007 - 12:04:08 PM
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Lawsuit Demands Answers About Government's Secret 'Risk Assessment' Scores
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Millions of U.S. travelers affected by giant data-mining program.
Dec 19, 2006 - 5:34:37 PM
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EFF Accepts Barney's Surrender
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Purple dinosaur backs off and pays up; right to free speech preserved.
Nov 29, 2006 - 9:50:00 AM
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EFF Releases Bloggers' Guide for Investigating Government Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freedom of Information Act can help researchers uncover important records.
Oct 30, 2006 - 9:19:00 AM
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MCLU to Court: Keep Maine Lawsuit in Maine
PORTLAND -- Maine Civil Liberty Union opposes transfer of telecommunications lawsuit to California.
Oct 27, 2006 - 8:10:00 PM
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Patent Law Ruling Threatens Free and Open Source Software
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- EFF asks Supreme Court to protect Open Source innovation.
Aug 23, 2006 - 9:55:00 AM
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Embroidery Fans Fight for Anonymity in Online Discussion Group
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Electronic Frontier Foundation battles heavy-handled tactics in copyright lawsuit.
Aug 9, 2006 - 8:03:00 AM
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Digital Copyright Battle Puts Linking at Risk
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Electronic Frontier Foundation and libraries support Google Image Search against adult website.
Jul 21, 2006 - 10:40:00 PM
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Heritage Foundation Launches New Web-Based Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Heritage Foundation launched a new web-based tool today, making social science research on the family and religion just a click away and easily accessible to the non-specialist.
Jun 15, 2006 - 10:04:00 PM
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Win for Online Journalists' Source Protection
SAN JOSE, CA -- A California state appeals court ruled in favor of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) petition on behalf of three online journalists Friday, holding that the online journalists have the same right to protect the confidentiality of their sources as offline reporters do.
May 26, 2006 - 8:13:00 PM
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Free Computer & Internet Utilities
A few suggestions for free software, meeting your computer and Internet needs.
Apr 10, 2006 - 8:56:00 PM
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Bogus Clear Channel Patent May Be Revoked
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Patent Office orders reexamination at EFF's request.
Apr 3, 2006 - 4:31:00 PM
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Google Copies Your Hard Drive - Government Smiles in Anticipation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Google today announced a new "feature" of its Google Desktop software that greatly increases the risk to consumer privacy.
Feb 9, 2006 - 6:59:00 PM
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Institute Condemns Google's Decision to Self-Censor Google Results in China
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a letter to Google, Inc's Chairman and CEO, Dr. Eric Schmidt, Institute on Religion and Public Policy President Joseph K. Grieboski decried the decision of Google, Inc to self- censor its Chinese language website.
Jan 26, 2006 - 9:04:00 PM
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Institute Condemns Google's Decision to Self-Censor Google Results in China
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a letter to Google, Inc's Chairman and CEO, Dr. Eric Schmidt, Institute on Religion and Public Policy President Joseph K. Grieboski decried the decision of Google, Inc to self- censor its Chinese language website.
Jan 26, 2006 - 8:46:00 PM
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Google Resists Government Subpoena, Citing Privacy Concerns
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Yesterday, the Justice Department asked a federal court in San Jose, California to force Google to turn over search records for use as evidence in a case where the government is defending the constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). Google has refused to comply with a subpoena for those records, based in part on its concern for its users' privacy.
Jan 19, 2006 - 7:33:00 PM
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Are You Infected with Sony-BMG's Rootkit?
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- EFF confirms secret software on 19 CDs.
Nov 12, 2005 - 10:32:00 AM
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Delaware Supreme Court Protects Anonymous Blogger
WILMINGTON, DE -- Requires plaintiffs to meet very strict standard before unmasking critics.
Oct 8, 2005 - 11:48:00 AM
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EFF Defends Right to Read Public Web Pages Without Getting Sued
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a brief this week in support of one of its previous court opponents, DirecTV, arguing that a federal appeals court should throw out a lawsuit against the company for accessing a public website.
Oct 8, 2005 - 11:39:00 AM
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FCC Mandate Forces "Backdoors" in Broadband ISPs and VoIP
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EFF and others to challenge privacy-invasive rule.
Sep 28, 2005 - 5:44:00 PM
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Secret Documents About Indymedia Server Disappearance Unsealed
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Government order demanded only logs; web host Rackspace handed over server.
Aug 2, 2005 - 7:55:00 PM
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