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Litigation Briefs
Amicus Curiae Brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy and Technology, Daphne Keller, Eric Goldman and Eugene Volokh in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Included in this PDF are:
- Notice of Motion and Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief
- Amicus Curiae Brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy and Technology, Daphne Keller, Eric Goldman and Eugene Volokh in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Brief of Amici Curiae Mozilla Foundation, Computer Scientists, Security and Privacy Experts in Support of Defendant-Appellant and Reversal
Arguing that a defendant’s conviction for website hacking should be overturned because legitimate, highly valuable security and privacy research commonly employs techniques that are essentially identical to what the defendant did and that such independent research is of great value to academics, government regulators and the public even when – often especially when — conducted without a website owner’s permission.
AP v. Meltwater Amicus Brief
The Fair Use Project filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge in AP v. Meltwater. Read more about AP v. Meltwater Amicus Brief
Brief Amici Curiae of the Center for Democracy & Technology and Legal Scholars in Support of Appellee
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), amici curiae the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and Legal Scholars Marvin Ammori, Jack M. Balkin, Michael J. Burstein, Anjali S. Dalal, Rob Frieden, Ellen P. Goodman, David R. Johnson, Dawn C. Nunziato, David G. Post, Pamela Samuelson, Rebecca Tushnet, Barbara van Schewick, and Jonathan Weinberg certify that they are submitting a separate brief from other amici curiae in this case due to the specialized nature of each amici’s distinct interests and expertise. Read more about Brief Amici Curiae of the Center for Democracy & Technology and Legal Scholars in Support of Appellee