EFFector Vol. 21, No. 38 November 13, 2008 editor@eff.org A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : In our 490th issue: * EFF RECOGNIZES THAT OUR NEW LEADERS HAVE AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO construct a rights-focused agenda that improves privacy, opens doors for innovation, and diminishes government secrecy. Check out our series of Deeplinks blog posts for more details. For more about what our new leaders can do to support our privacy: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/privacy-agenda For more about innovation: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/innovation-agenda For more about transparency: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/transparency-agenda : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : EFF Updates * EFF's OurVoteLive.org Helps Over 86,000 Voters OurVoteLive.org was critical to coordinating responses to voting issues on Election Day -- but the collected data promises more benefits yet to come. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/ourvotelive-org-helps-86-000-voters * The WIPO Broadcasting Treaty: Back from the Dead? At a recent meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), discussions about a controversial treaty designed to grant broadcasters' unprecedented control over content resurfaced after being postponed last year. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/wipo-broadcasting-treaty-back-dead * Google Book Search Settlement: A Reader's Guide The settlement between Google and book publishers/authors is enumerated in a massive 300+ page document -- check out this blog post for key conclusions and concerns. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/google-books-settlement-readers-guide * Federal Circuit Reins in Business Method Patents A highly anticipated appeals court decision imposes firm limits on business method patents. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/federal-circuit-limits-business-method-patents : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : miniLinks ~ Users Propose Priorities for Obama's Forthcoming CTO Pick While many are speculating about the final choice for the new cabinet-level technology position, whoever it is will be pressed to respond to the interests of the users. http://obamacto.org/ ~ Trailer for "10 Years of the DMCA" Interviews Catch EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von Lohmann and other copyright experts in this compilation of video interviews conducted by Public Knowledge on the 10th Anniversary of the DMCA. http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1869 ~ Australian ISP Stands Against Internet Censorship Plans The managing director of the ISP hotly criticizes the filtering plan and promises to demonstrate the many expected failures. http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/biztech/net-censorship-plan-backlash/2008/11/11/1226318639085.html For global miniLinks: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/global-minilinks-2008-11-06 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : Announcements * Expose the Cylon Menace and Help EFF, One T-Shirt at a Time Geek apparel retailer breadpig decided to donate the proceeds from sales of its latest shirt to EFF! The handsome Battlestar Galactica-themed shirt is called "Spoiler Alert," and has the punchline on the back: "I am the fifth cylon." Here is the founder's testimony: "By supporting the breadpig, you're in fact supporting the EFF, who we consider to be the first line of defense against those Cylon scum." For the "Spoiler Alert" T-Shirt: http://breadpig.com/spoiler_alert_im_the_fifth_cylon_shirt.html * Linux Game Publishing to Donate Proceeds from Limited Edition Game Auction to EFF Linux Game Publishing, a UK-based publisher of games for Linux, has decided to auction the first copy of its numbered, limited edition run of X3: Reunion, a space trade, combat, and exploration sim! Auction proceeds will be donated to EFF. For the auction of X3: Reunion: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270301957810 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : Administrivia EFFector is published by: The Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/about Editor: Richard Esguerra, EFF Activist richard@eff.org Membership & donation queries: membership@eff.org General EFF, legal, policy, or online resources queries: information@eff.org Back issues of EFFector are available at: http://www.eff.org/effector/
