The WebM Community Cross-License (CCL) initiative enables the web community to further support the WebM Project. Google, Matroska and the Xiph.Org Foundation make the various components of WebM openly available on royalty-free terms. By joining the CCL, member organizations likewise agree to license patents they may have that are essential to WebM technologies to other members of the CCL.
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ACTA Signed by 8 of 11 Countries - Now What?
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On Saturday October 1st, eight countries (the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Korea) signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Tokyo, Japan.
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Stop the Internet Blacklist Legislation
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As drafted, the legislation would grant the government and private parties unprecedented power to interfere with the Internet's domain name system (DNS). The government would be able to force ISPs and search engines to redirect or dump users' attempts to reach certain websites' URLs.
Read more »New Year's Resolution: Full Disk Encryption on Every Computer You Own
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It's time all of us made a commitment to this basic data security. With full disk encryption all data is protected by default and prying officials at least have to jump through legal hoops before they can start casually thumbing through all your private data.
Read more »Urge the EU Parliament to Stand For Net Neutrality
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Make your voice heard to ensure that your EU representatives make a strong commitment for a free and open Internet against pressure from the telecoms industry.
Read more »EU signs ACTA, global internet censorship treaty
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If that wasn't bad enough, here are two more repressive acronyms that are about to get foisted upon the Free Internet
Read more »Android GPLv2 termination worries: one more reason to upgrade to GPLv3
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Distributors lose their rights when they violate GPLv2, but the Free Software Foundation is more forgiving in its license enforcement to encourage continued participation in the free software community. GPLv3 has improved termination provisions to codify this approach, giving developers one more reason to upgrade.
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Encrypt Early, Encrypt Often!
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Even if you have done nothing wrong, the government agencies examining your files have no contractual obligation to you to keep them safe, nor even to get rid of all their copies once they've determined you're not guilty or that they pulled the wrong party's data.
Read more »Save the internet and boycott these companies
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I encourage everyone to not only boycott these companies but flood them with letters, e-mails and phone calls telling them why exactly you are boycotting them.
Read more »Community Distribution Patent Policy FAQ
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This document presents information about patents and patent liability useful for developers working on community distributions of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).
Read more »We Have Every Right to Be Furious About ACTA
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"That is why today, as I release this report for which I was in charge, I want to send a strong signal and alert the public opinion about this unacceptable situation. I will not take part in this masquerade."
Read more »Announcing our license recommendations guide
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Today I'm happy to share something we've been working on for a little while: “How to choose a license for your own work” is a comprehensive set of license recommendations for new projects. This page explains what factors are important to consider when making licensing decisions, and suggests specific licenses for different scenarios.
Read more »Critics label cybercrime bill 'invasion of privacy'
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Draconian Australian Cybercrime Bill would allow the Attorney General to hand over Australian data to US security services on request, with no subsequent oversight on how long that data might be retained, or how it might be used.
Read more »Defend Our Internet Rights
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Corporate hardliners in the Senate are rushing to push through a measure to give phone and cable companies absolute, unrestricted power over the Internet.
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