Stephen Downes

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) quietly goes about doing some of the most important work on the internet today. "The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) invalidated key claims in the so-called "podcasting patent" today after a petition for review from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)—a decision that significantly curtails the ability of a patent troll to threaten podcasters big and small." The full decision is here.