In today’s policy discussions around intellectual property, the term ‘rightsholder’ is often misconstrued as someone who supports maximalist protection and enforcement of intellectual property, instead of someone who simply holds the rights to intellectual property. This false assumption can at … Continue reading

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) should be reformed to help promote openness online. We’ve made this case before, posting about section 1201 on the circumvention of technological protection measures. Now, the U.S. Copyright Office has sought comments on section … Continue reading

The Mozilla Manifesto has as its second principle, “The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible.” The Internet is the most significant social and technological medium of our time, and an invaluable public resource that … Continue reading

Today a United States appellate court in Washington, D.C. [heard] oral arguments over a lawsuit challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent net neutrality order. We filed a joint amicus brief with CCIA supporting the order. The Internet needs a … Continue reading

The British Government has proposed legislation that would expand the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The draft omnibus Investigatory Powers Bill purports to modernise and update surveillance law to create a regime that is “fit for the … Continue reading

Earlier this year, we wrote about CalECPA (official name: SB 178), a bill in the state of California that would improve privacy protections for Internet users by requiring due process to ask for online communications data and metadata. This bill … Continue reading

On Sunday night, the U.S. Senate advanced the USA FREEDOM Act on a vote of 77-17, taking the largest step toward surveillance reform by this chamber in decades. We’re glad the Senate heard the loud chorus of voices demanding reform … Continue reading