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Losing the way over e-discovery?

January 23, 2008 California plans its own set of e-discovery rules, but will they mesh with new proposed federal rules on the same topic, asks Internet attorney Eric Sinrod. TAGS: amendment, California, discovery, party, rule, law, definition, lawyer

France may sanction unfettered P2P downloads

December 22, 2005 Parliament gave initial approval to the concept, but roadblocks remain, and the entertainment industry is on edge. TAGS: amendment, copyright law, sanction, France, approval, proposal, nation, organization, P2P, copy, music

Compulsory ID cards for U.K. citizens

February 14, 2006 All will be required to register within five years. Critics warn U.K. is "sleepwalking towards a surveillance state." TAGS: ID card, amendment, passport, citizen, U.K., vote, government

Senators target Net, phone taxes

June 28, 2006 Senate panel takes aim at Internet, mobile and local phone taxes. But Democrats say they'll oppose a permanent tax moratorium. TAGS: amendment, tax, Byron Dorgan, senator, Democrat, proposal, telecommunications, Sen., Republican, Internet access, cell phone, broadband

Senators adopt Web labeling requirement

June 28, 2006 Senate committee says that sexually explicit Web sites must be labeled as such--or their operators will go to jail. TAGS: amendment, proposal, Dallas, senator, Sen., Republican, children, requirement

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, proposal, Rep., broadband provider, vote, telecommunications, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality

April 26, 2006 In vote largely along party lines, Democratic politicians lose effort to have FCC regulate "neutrality" on the Net. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, broadband provider, Democrat, Rep., Amazon.com Inc., Republican, Verizon Communications, broadband

Senate punts on broadcast flag option

June 23, 2005 The anticopying measure for digital TV fails to surface in a mammoth spending bill currently before the Senate. TAGS: digital television, amendment, flag, rule, TV

The risk of ignoring e-discovery obligations

June 27, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says failing to keep your electronic-data house in order could land you in a tight legal spot. TAGS: liability insurance, amendment, discovery, party, obligation, survey, start, conference, backup, e-mail

Lobby bill spares political bloggers

January 19, 2007 Senators strike a section that would have required some "grassroots" lobbying groups to register or face prison time. TAGS: grassroots, amendment, lobbyist, provision, blogger, senator, proposal, executive director, Sen., government, Republican, section

Congress may consider mandatory ISP snooping

April 29, 2006 House Democrat joins Bush administration in supporting a mandate that Net firms store records about consumers' activities. TAGS: Internet provider, amendment, Bush Administration, record, Internet Service Provider, spokesman, Internet service, Adobe PDF, service provider, DSL, U.S.

Senate deals blow to Net neutrality

June 28, 2006 Narrow vote complicates Internet companies' efforts to prompt Congress to enact new regulations. Chart: Congress' broadband battles TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, regulation, telecommunications, vote, Internet company, Democrat, broadband, Republican, Amazon.com Inc., senator, Verizon Communications, Google Inc., video

House plans vote on Net neutrality

June 7, 2006 Democrats lost a vote on Net neutrality in a committee. Now they're trying again in a House floor vote this week. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, telecommunications, regulation, margin, telecommunications company, vote, Democrat, eBay Inc.

NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate

November 16, 2007 Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote. TAGS: immunity, Patrick Leahy, NSA, amendment, telecommunications, lawsuit, cooperation, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, aide, bill, Democrat, senator, law, AT&T Corp.

House begins debate on Net neutrality rules

June 8, 2006 The debate kicks off in the House of Representatives, with Democrats saying it's "shameful" not to impose Net neutrality regulations. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Rep., Democrat, regulation, Republican, vote, telecommunications, Texas, bill, leadership, eBay Inc., rule, Adobe PDF, CEO, Google Inc.

EU keeps tinkering with software patents

June 21, 2005 European authorities fail to close loopholes in legislation that will make software patentable, critics say. TAGS: software patent, directive, invention, loophole, amendment, European Union, interoperability, committee

Senate rejects extra $300 million for Real ID

July 27, 2007 Opponents of new identification card requirements say move further signals contentious Bush administration-backed plan is "dead in the water." TAGS: Real ID Act, amendment, state, critic, homeland security, requirement, president

Fight looms over Net neutrality in Senate

June 22, 2006 First day of debate on massive communications bill brings no vote on concept, but politicians stake out positions. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Republican, amendment, committee, bill, debate, Democrat, concept, video

Senate takes step away from Real ID

June 28, 2007 Opponents of controversial law win vote in the Senate on Wednesday to restrict uses of the forthcoming digital ID cards, signaling the political winds may have shifted. TAGS: Real ID Act, immigration, amendment, ID card, Montana, vote, driver's license, state, card
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