The Filter Mandate Bill Is a Privacy and Security Mess
By Katharine Trendacosta and Erica Portnoy Among its many other problems, the Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act would mandate a slew of…
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SHOP SAFE Is Another Attempt to Fix Big Tech That Will Mostly Harm Small Players and Consumers
By Cara Gagliano and Katharine Trendacosta Congress is once again trying to fix a very specific problem with a broad solution. We support the SHOP SAFE…
What Cops Understand About Copyright Filters: They Prevent Legal Speech
By Katherine Trendacosta “You can record all you want. I just know it can’t be posted to YouTube,” said an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy to…
The House Votes in Favor of Disastrous Copyright Bill
By Katharine Trendacosta It’s Not Too Late: The Senate Can Still Stop the CASE Act The House of Representatives has just voted in favor of…
YouTube’s New Lawsuit Shows Just How Far Copyright Trolls Have to Go Before They’re Stopped
By Katharine Trendacosta YouTube has taken a stand against a particularly pernicious copyright troll who was not only abusing the takedown system to remove content…
A Bad Copyright Bill Moves Forward With No Serious Understanding of Its Dangers
By Katharine Trendacosta The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act, aka the CASE Act. This was without any hearings…