EFFector       Vol. 14, No. 11       June 2, 2001     [email protected]

  A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation     ISSN 1062-9424

   IN THE 171st ISSUE OF EFFECTOR (now with over 27,500 subscribers!):

    * EFF Answers Court Queries in DVD Decryption Free Speech Case
    * Schools & Libraries Have Time for CHIPA Decisionmaking
    * EFF Housewarming Party and BayFF at our New Location on Shotwell
      Street
    * California Internet Blocking Bill Dies in Committee
    * Know Where EFF Can Find a Conference Table in the SF Bay Area?

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EFF Answers Court Queries in DVD Decryption Free Speech Case

 2600 Magazine Relies On New Supreme Court Precedent

   Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

   For Immediate Release -- May 30, 2001

   Contact:

    Cindy Cohn, EFF Legal Director
    [email protected]
    +1 415 436 9333 x108

    Kathleen Sullivan, Stanford Law School Dean
    [email protected]

  New York -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation today filed its answers
  to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' request for additional
  briefing in a case concerning 2600 Magazine's right to publish DeCSS
  software. After Stanford Dean Kathleen Sullivan argued for the defense
  on the May 1st hearing; on May 8 the Court asked the parties to answer
  11 additional questions that focused on EFF's First Amendment
  arguments.

  2600 Magazine had published the software on its Website as part of its
  news coverage of the debate surrounding technological protection
  measures placed on DVDs. The movie studios obtained an injunction
  under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act banning the magazine from
  publishing or linking to the code.

  "The questions show how seriously the court is considering the First
  Amendment issues in this case," stated Dean Sullivan.

  "The Supreme Court just reaffirmed the press' right to publish
  truthful information that is of public interest in the recent
  Bartnicki v. Vopper ruling," added Cindy Cohn, EFF's Legal Director,
  referring to a U.S. Supreme Court decision of May 21 that held that a
  member of the media could not be held liable for broadcasting an
  illegally taped conversation. "We are hopeful the 2nd Circuit will
  look closely at this case and see the parallels to 2600's intended
  publication."

  The Movie studios have sued 2600 Magazine under a 1998 law that
  prevents even the publication of programs that can allow access to
  DVDs or other digital media. Most recently the law was used to
  frighten a team led by Princeton Computer Science Professor, Edward
  Felten, from presenting a paper describing how to break proposed
  watermarks on CDs at a scientific conference.

  EFF's responses to the Court's questions are available at:
    http://eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010530_ny_eff_supl_brief.html

  Exhibit memo for EFF's Supplemental brief:
    http://eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010530_ny_eff_supl_exhib.html

  MPAA's supplemental brief:
    http://eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010530_ny_mpaa_supl_brief.html

  The text of the order with the court's questions is available at:
    http://eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010508_ny_augment_order.html

  An informal transcript of the oral argument and more information about
  this case are all available on the EFF website at:
    http://eff.org/pub/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/

  For additional information see:
    http://www.acm.org/usacm/IP/DMCA-release.html

   About EFF:

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
  organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded
  in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and
  government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the
  information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
  maintains one of the most linked-to Web sites in the world:
    http://www.eff.org

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   EFF Alert:

Schools & Libraries Have Time for CHIPA Decisionmaking

 EFF Urges Pacing Compliance with Progress on Legal Challenges

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is pleased to report that
  schools and libraries have considerable time to consider options for
  compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CHIPA or
  CIPA). Since ACLU/EFF and American Library Association lawsuits
  pending against CHIPA will likely result in injunctions preventing
  enforcement, schools and libraries who disagree with requirements for
  Internet blocking technology may move more deliberately in complying
  with the likely unconstitutional law.

  According to clarifications from the Schools and Libraries Division
  (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company, schools and
  libraries seeking to retain federal grants and discounts under
  programs such as E-Rate and LSTA will have more time than some
  previously thought to comply with CHIPA.

  Although schools and libraries must "undertake actions" to comply with
  CHIPA starting July 1, 2001, in order to receive E-Rate Year 4
  funding, they may meet this requirement by making progress on
  technology protection measures, Internet safety policies, and/or
  public notice and hearing on these matters and certify that they have
  "undertaken actions" by the deadline of October 28, 2001.

  For Year 5, SLD reports that schools and libraries must actually have
  technology protection measures, Internet safety policies, and public
  notices and hearings completed by July 1, 2002, and certify by October
  28, 2002, in order to receive Internet-related discounts.

  If state or local procurement rules or regulations or competitive
  bidding requirements prevent CHIPA certification, schools and
  libraries may seek a waiver and provide notification that they will be
  in compliance before the start of the third funding year, which for
  most applicants will be Year 6.

  Similar requirements apply for LSTA funding.

  For more information on the certification deadlines, see:
   http://www.sl.universalservice.org/whatsnew/MISC/CIPA051801.asp

  For more information on the Children's Internet Protection Act and
  related issues, see EFF's Blue Ribbon Campaign page at:
   http://www.eff.org/br/

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EFF Housewarming Party and BayFF at our New Location on Shotwell Street

 Come Celebrate Our 11th Anniversary, See Our New Home, Meet Board Members and
 Staff, and Learn More About the Work We Do

  WHAT: EFF's Housewarming "BayFF"
  WHEN: Tuesday, July 10th, 2001 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
  WHERE: Electronic Frontier Foundation
  454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

  This is a night to celebrate! July 10th is:
    * EFF's eleventh birthday
    * The one year anniversary of BayFF's exciting re-launch
    * EFF's formal welcome of the public to our new home

  This event is free and open to the general public. There will be
  plenty of food, drink, music, and a blessing of our new office space
  by a Tibetan Lama.

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
  organization working to protect rights in the digital world. For more
  information, please see EFF's website ( http://www.eff.org ), or
  contact:
  Katina Bishop
  Director of Education and Offline Activism
  +1-415-436-9333 ext 101
  [email protected]

    _________________________________________________________________


California Internet Blocking Bill Dies in Committee

  Known to some as "child of CHIPA", California Assembly Bill 151,
  designed to force libraries receiving state Internet-related funding
  to install Internet blocking technologies, has died in the
  appropriations committee.

  Thanks to EFF members in California who let the Assembly committee
  members know their opinions on this bill.

  The full text of the bill, as last amended, is available at:
  http://eff.org/Censorware/Foreign_and_local/CA/20010416_ca_ab151_bill.html

    _________________________________________________________________


Know Where EFF Can Find a Conference Table in the San Francisco Bay Area?

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation seeks a conference table for our SF
  office of dimensions approximately 15-17 feet by 4-5 feet for use in
  our large conference room. Ideally, this would be a nice wood table,
  but we would consider other materials as well. Donation (deductible to
  the extent permitted by law) or discount on a table would be very
  helpful, as it would spruce up the conference room immensely and
  permit us to convert the existing cobbled-together tables into desks
  for four EFF interns! We are also looking for quality office chairs.

    Please contact:
    Henry Schwan
    EFF Asst. Webmaster
    +1 415-626-8167 x114
    [email protected]

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