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13 Jan 2020, 11:54 am by Karen Gullo
“Instead of following the law, the Federal Circuit decided to rewrite it to eliminate almost all the exclusions from copyright protection that Congress put in the statute,” said EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry. [read post]
30 Dec 2019, 6:09 am by Elliot Harmon
In October of this year, EFF’s Corynne McSherry testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, championing Section 230’s role in building the modern Internet: We all want an Internet where we are free to meet, create, organize, share, debate, and learn. [read post]
17 Dec 2019, 12:42 am by Rebecca Jeschke
”“The Internet is global, but laws are local, and they can clash in ways that have huge ramifications around the world,” said EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry. [read post]
17 Oct 2019, 6:15 am by Eric Goldman
Witnesses’ written testimony: Steve Huffman, Reddit Danielle Keats Citron, Boston University Corynne McSherry, EFF Hany Farid, UC Berkeley Katie Oyama, Google Gretchen Peters, Alliance to Counter Crime Online Some commentary in conjunction with the hearing: Elliot Harmon, EFF, Changing Section 230 Would Strengthen the Biggest Tech Companies. [read post]
16 Oct 2019, 2:36 pm by Sophia Cope
  EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry testified at the hearing, offering a strong defense of the law that’s helped create the Internet we all rely on today. [read post]
16 Oct 2019, 6:55 am by Elliot Harmon
EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry will testify in support of Section 230 today in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing called “Fostering a Healthier Internet to Protect Consumers. [read post]
15 Oct 2019, 1:56 pm by Karen Gullo
– On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Legal Director Corynne McSherry will testify at a congressional hearing in support of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA)—one of the most important laws protecting Internet speech.CDA 230 shields online platforms from liability for content posted by users, meaning websites and online services can’t be punished in court for things that their users say online. [read post]
11 Oct 2019, 12:40 pm by Karen Gullo
“The fair use doctrine recognizes that artists and creators must have the freedom to build upon existing culture to create new works that enrich, entertain, and amuse the public,” said EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry. [read post]
10 Apr 2019, 9:11 am by Eric Goldman
On Monday, I participated in a Copyright Office roundtable regarding their long-delayed report on Section 512. [read post]
5 Apr 2019, 11:38 pm by Karen Gullo
”Electronic Frontier Foundation “Any new rules affecting online speech must pass constitutional muster,” said Corynne McSherry, Legal Director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. [read post]
26 Mar 2019, 3:35 pm by Rebecca Jeschke
“Courts routinely quash subpoenas like this one if they don’t pass constitutional scrutiny, and they should do so here,” said EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry. [read post]
30 Jan 2019, 4:48 pm by Mary Minow
We tweeted the Larry Lessig portion of the event and he was joined many other speakers captured in the livestream: Lawrence Lessig – Harvard Law Professor Cory Doctorow – Author & Co-editor, Boing-Boing Pam Samuelson – Berkeley Law Professor Paul Soulellis – Artist & Rhode Island School of Design Professor Jamie Boyle – Duke Law Professor & Founder, Center for the Study of the Public Domain Brewster Kahle – Founder & Digital Librarian, Internet… [read post]
14 Nov 2018, 1:52 pm by Aaron Jue
” EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry introduced honoree Stephanie Lenz. [read post]
17 Jul 2018, 2:56 pm by Rebecca Jeschke
“Imagine a world where big companies can charge you to know the rules and regulations you must follow,” said EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry. [read post]
31 May 2018, 4:30 am
Corynne McSherry, an attorney specializing in intellectual property and free speech issues for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said: "All the Downfall parody videos that I've seen are very strong fair use cases and so they're not infringing, and they shouldn't be taken down. [read post]
5 Apr 2018, 6:54 am by Ben
As observed by Corynne McSherry, legal director for the EFF, this decision will have a great implication for small software firms and brings legal uncertainty for large number of software developers. [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 3:43 pm by Rebecca Jeschke
“Computers aren’t just on our desktops or in our pockets—they are everywhere, and so is the software that runs them,” said EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry. [read post]
19 Jan 2018, 5:00 am by Anonymous
The speakers brought a range of perspectives from the movie industry (Ben Sheffner), the public interest sector (Corynne McSherry), academia (Annemarie Bridy), and the tech industry (Alex Feerst). [read post]
18 Jan 2018, 9:58 am by Karen Gullo
“Boing Boing didn’t upload, publish, host, or store any images that Playboy owns, didn’t control the images, and didn’t contribute to the infringement of any Playboy copyrights,” said EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry. [read post]