-------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: EFFector list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: EFFector list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EFFector 20.10: Acton Alert - Repeal the REAL ID Act! > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 19:46:33 -0600 (CST) > > EFFector Vol. 20, No. 10 March 6, 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation > ISSN 1062-9424 > > In the 416th Issue of EFFector: > > * Acton Alert - Repeal the REAL ID Act! > * 'Electric Slide' Creator Steps on Fair Use > * EFF Pioneer Awards at eTech; Mark Cuban to Keynote > Ceremony > * EFFers at EFF-Austin's SXSW Bash, March 12 > * miniLinks (5): Congressman Talks FAIR USE Act > * Administrivia > > For more information on EFF activities & alerts: > <http://www.eff.org/> > > Make a donation and become an EFF member today! > <http://eff.org/support/> > > Tell a friend about EFF: > http://action.eff.org/site/Ecard?ecard_id=1061 > > effector: n, Computer Sci. A device for producing a desired > change. > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Acton Alert - Repeal the REAL ID Act! > > The federal government took another step last week towards > forcing you to carry a national ID in order to get on > airplanes, open a bank account, enter federal buildings, > and much more. But with state legislatures and > Congressional representatives increasingly turning against > the REAL ID Act, you can help stop this costly, privacy- > invasive mandate -- voice your opposition now: > <http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=275> > > On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) > released draft regulations for implementing REAL ID, which > makes states standardize drivers' licenses and create a > vast national database linking all of the ID records > together. Once in place, uses of the IDs and database will > inevitably expand to facilitate a wide range of tracking > and surveillance activities. Remember, the Social Security > number started innocuously enough, but it has become a > prerequisite for a host of government services and has been > co-opted by private companies to create massive databases > of personal information. > > REAL ID won't just cost you your privacy. The states and > individual taxpayers bear the estimated 23 billion dollar > burden of implementing the law, and that figure is probably > low given that the necessary verification systems don't > exist yet. > > And what will you get in return? Not improved national > security, because IDs do little to stop those who haven't > already been identified as threats, and wrongdoers will > still be able to create fake documents. > > REAL ID is fundamentally flawed, and DHS' proposed > regulations do nothing to change that. Thankfully, the tide > is turning against REAL ID in a big way -- state > legislatures around the country are passing or considering > legislation rejecting its implementation, and Congress is > considering repealing it. > > The DHS regulations mean that states must have an > implementation plan ready by October 2007. Make sure your > Congressional representatives support the repeal of REAL ID > before it's too late: > <http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=275> > > Read the San Jose Mercury News' editorial, "Time to drop > expensive, unrealistic ID plan": > <http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/16843010.htm> > > For more information about the REAL ID Act: > <http://www.eff.org/Privacy/ID/RealID/> > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * 'Electric Slide' Creator Steps on Fair Use > > EFF Lawsuit Battles Bogus Copyright Claims > > San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) > filed suit last week against the man who claims to have > created the popular line dance "The Electric Slide," asking > the court to protect the free speech rights of a > videographer who captured a few steps of the dance in a > documentary video he posted to the Internet. > > EFF's client, Kyle Machulis, shot the video at a concert > last month. In one ten-second segment, a group of fans in > the audience attempts to dance part of the Electric Slide. > Machulis later uploaded the video to YouTube. Within just a > few days, Richard Silver, owner of www.the- > electricslidedance.com, filed a takedown demand under the > Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Silver claimed he > owned the copyright to the Electric Slide and that > Machulis' video infringed his rights. The removal appears > to be part of a broad campaign by Silver to misuse > copyright allegations to prevent dancers from performing > the dance "incorrectly." > > "Silver's claim of copyright infringement is absurd and is > a classic example of the kind of DMCA abuse that can chill > Internet speech," said EFF Staff Attorney Corynne McSherry. > "Even if Silver had a valid copyright in the dance--which > is not at all clear--this is a fair use and not > infringing." > > EFF's complaint asks that the judge immediately rule that > the video does not infringe any copyright owned by Silver, > and that Silver cease his meritless claims towards > Machulis. > > "We spend a lot of time fighting the misuse of copyright > law on the Internet, but this situation is particularly > outrageous," said EFF Staff Attorney Jason Schultz. "With > thousands of videos being uploaded to sites like YouTube > every day, free speech is on the line and needs to be > protected." > > For the full complaint: > <http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/electricslide/complaint.pdf> > > For this press release: > <http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_03.php#005143> > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * EFF Pioneer Awards at eTech; Mark Cuban to Keynote > Ceremony > > Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a fundraiser > honoring those who have contributed to the health, growth, > accessibility, and freedom of computer-based > communications. Awarded every year since 1991, the Pioneer > Awards recognize leaders who are extending freedom and > innovation on the electronic frontier. > > Past winners include World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners- > Lee, Linux creator Linus Torvalds, science fiction writer > Bruce Sterling, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, among > many others. > > This year, the 16th Annual Pioneer Awards ceremony will be > held in conjunction with the O'Reilly Emerging Technology > (eTech) Conference in San Diego, CA, on Tuesday March 27th, > 2007. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. > > HDNet Chairman and NBA Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban > will keynote the event. > > If you're heading to eTech, you should also visit our booth > in the Exhibit Hall and grab some EFF swag -- we look > forward to seeing you! > > Tickets to the Pioneer Awards ceremony and Mark Cuban's > keynote address are $35. You can buy your ticket in advance > at: > <http://secure.eff.org/pioneerfundraiser> > > For more information about the 2007 Pioneer Awards: > <http://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer> > > The 2007 Pioneer Awards ceremony is sponsored by Sling > Media: > <http://www.slingmedia.org> > > You can find out more information about eTech here: > <http://conferences.oreillynet.com/> > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * EFFers at EFF-Austin's SXSW Bash, March 12 > > If you're heading down to Austin, Texas, for the South-by- > Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival next week, don't > miss EFF-Austin's party on March 12. "Futures of the Past: > A Steampunk Adventure" features musical performances, > vaudeville acts, and a variety of art exhibitions. The > party honors EFF, and EFF staff members will be in > attendance, so stop by, chat, and grab some schwag. > > It's $15 at the door with proceeds going to EFF-Austin, and > badge holders get in for free. > > More details here: > <http://www.effaustin.org/uploaded_images/EFF-futurespast-420-718614.jpg> > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * miniLinks > The week's noteworthy news, compressed. > > ~ Congressman Talks FAIR USE Act > Co-author of new copyright reform bill discusses next steps > with News.com. > <http://news.com.com/Tech+Politics+Podcast+The+beginning+of+the+end+for+the+DMCA/2324-12835_3-6164544.html> > > ~ Reconceptualizing Net Neutrality, Part 1 > Scholar Kevin Werbach explains the difference between non- > discrimination and interconnection, and how both concepts > fit into the net neutrality debate. > <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=964991> > > ~ Reconceptualizing Net Neutrality, Part 2 > Or is neutrality about monopolizing access to customers? > Tim Wu explains. > <http://www.timwu.org/NN_as_pricing.pdf> > > ~ Crowdhacking > Manipulating reputation and recommendation systems for fun > and profit. > <http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/herding_pr.html> > > ~ Onion: "Viacom Demands YouTube Pull 400,000 Ex-TV Viewers > >From Its Site" > Potatoes wanted back on couches immediately. > <http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/viacom_demands_youtube_pull> > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > * Administrivia > > EFFector is published by: > > The Electronic Frontier Foundation > 454 Shotwell Street > San Francisco CA 94110-1914 USA > +1 415 436 9333 (voice) > +1 415 436 9993 (fax) > <http://www.eff.org/> > > Editor: > Derek Slater, Activist > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Membership & donation queries: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > General EFF, legal, policy, or online resources queries: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reproduction of this publication in electronic media is > encouraged. 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