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Software patents: 'A really bad idea'

Robin Gross is an attorney and executive directive of IP Justice, a US... Read more

19 May, 2004 by Matt Loney

Software patent fight moves to Parliament

...competition. The patent system just doesn't work well for software," said Robin Gross, attorney and executive directive of IP Justice, earlier this week. But... Read more

21 May, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

'DMCA on steroids' passed by EU

...the wind in the overzealous rush to pass this dangerous directive," said Robin Gross, executive director of IP Justice, a civil liberties group that has... Read more

10 March, 2004 by John Borland

EU anti-piracy directive heads for final vote

Following approval by a parliamentary committee, a controversial intellectual property directive is headed for a fast-track vote next month Read more

26 February, 2004 by Matthew Broersma

Activists wring four DMCA concessions

...the rights of American consumers to lawfully use their own property," said Robin Gross, executive director of IP Justice, a digital-rights activist group. In... Read more

29 October, 2003 by John Borland

Group warns of Europe's 'DMCA on steroids'

...devices that it will be absolutely illegal to circumvent throughout Europe," stated Robin Gross, executive director of US-based IP Justice. Code's letter focused... Read more

11 August, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Norway piracy case brings activists hope

...lawful right to control the way you can access that film," said Robin Gross, executive director of IP Justice, a new group hoping to promote... Read more

9 January, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

Bill lets Hollywood hack your PC

Upcoming legislation in the US would give copyright holders free rein to use hacking methods to disrupt peer-to-peer networks, and would protect them if they accidentally damage the PCs of law-abiding users Read more

25 July, 2002 by Declan McCullagh

Russians to be tried under DMCA

...encryption and other locks that prevent people from copying at all," said Robin Gross, an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group that has... Read more

9 May, 2002 by Evan Hansen

DVD cracker indicted for DeCSS program

...a movie on DVD. "It did come as quite a surprise," said Robin Gross, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who has been helping... Read more

11 January, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Music tug of war means users lose out

More than 885,000 users have helped build CDDB, a online music database, but it's been maintained by Gracenote. Who's in control of the database? It looks like the courts will decide Read more

24 May, 2001 by Robert Lemos

New decryption code underscores DVD security weakness

...text file may not be covered by the current court cases, said Robin Gross, staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the digital rights organisation... Read more

8 March, 2001 by Robert Lemos

Web war rages over DVD-cracking site

ISP Verio stands fast against pressure from Tinseltown, refuses to remove Web site the Motion Picture Association of America says is illegal Read more

25 January, 2001 by Lisa M Bowman

Stop wearing our DVD code!

...you can put it on a T-shirt, it's speech," said Robin Gross, staff attorney for the EFF. "To enjoin the T-shirts as... Read more

2 August, 2000 by Robert Lemos

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