Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

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Why the Patent System Doesn't Play Well with Software: If Eolas Went the Other Way

Julie Samuels | opensource.com | February 17, 2012

Everyone take a deep breath: it seems we've had a moment of sanity in the patent wars. Last week, a jury invalidated the dangerous Eolas patents, which their owner claimed covered, well, essentially the whole Internet. 

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Why We Have An Open Wireless Movement

Adi Kamdar | Electronic Frontier Foundation | October 30, 2012

EFF believes open networks are crucial in hurricane-affected areas
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Yes, GIS Files Are Public Data, Too

Emily Badger and Sara Johnson | The Atlantic Cities | July 11, 2013

Back in 2007, the Sierra Club requested a copy of what it thought was a public record from Orange County, California, covering information like the location and addresses of 640,000 land parcels in the county. Read More »