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Senators seek Web porn tax

August 1, 2005 Nine Senate Democrats want to levy a 25 percent tax on porn sites' revenue, but legal scholars say the idea violates the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, tax, scholar, Arkansas, senator, Democrat, law, bill, children

Mass. governor vetoes bill for online wine sales

November 22, 2005 Mitt Romney says certain provisions in the proposed law would prevent consumers from purchasing "the bottlings they want." TAGS: Mitt Romney, winery, wine, Massachusetts, Governor, provision, bill, law

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: Internet provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, Republican, law, bill, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

What's behind the video game witch hunt?

June 13, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains who's driving the campaign against politically incorrect video games--and why. TAGS: Richard Posner, minor, video game, Indianapolis, bill, law, Illinois, Democrat, games, violence, America, video

France rolls over on iTunes DRM-busting law

June 23, 2006 Under Dadvsi law, interoperability among media rivals won't be enforced when copyright holders want DRM. TAGS: digital-rights management, interoperability, bill, commission, France, law, rival, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, law, vote, Democrat, FAQ, town, Bush Administration, bill, U.S., power, e-mail

Democrats to push new Net sex-predator laws

August 3, 2007 House leaders are planning a fresh look at laws aimed at keeping offenders off social-networking sites and heightening child-porn penalties. TAGS: Democrat, proposal, Internet service, service provider, law, bill, leader, Internet Service Provider, MySpace, IM, database

Senate passes bill touting energy-efficient servers

December 8, 2006 President expected to sign off on law that could draw attention to products that offer "clean tech" solutions. TAGS: data center, bill, law, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., U.S., president, Dell

The coming Web security woes

July 4, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh asks whether proposed data security laws cause more harm than good. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, data security, mailing list, identity fraud, Web security, law, bill, e-mail address, security, person, e-mail

House OKs revamp of patent system

September 7, 2007 Congress takes major step toward changes long sought by big tech companies. But there's no guarantee that proposal will become law. TAGS: bill, vote, technology company, Republican, Democrat, Washington, Oracle Corp., law, Cisco Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Bills propose reporter's shield for bloggers

May 4, 2007 One sponsor says intent is to include anyone who "regularly" engages in newsgathering, but "not everyone in our society." TAGS: journalism, Rick Boucher, journalist, blogger, bill, shield, reporter, law, definition, court, president

Republicans propose last-minute spy bill

November 16, 2006 Key Senate Republican frames it as chance for more "resources" and oversight for Bush administration spy program. TAGS: bill, Republican, Bush Administration, NSA, chairman, law, section, U.S., president

Tougher data-leak law proposed

April 11, 2005 Update to ID theft bill aims to strengthen protections for consumers, after a slew of incidents where people's info was exposed. TAGS: consumer credit, ChoicePoint Inc., identity theft, legislation, bill, California, law, asset, organization

Bill launched to overhaul broadband rules

July 27, 2005 Politicians say it's time to update the 1996 Telecommunications Act and other laws to deregulate broadband and wireless links. TAGS: broadband, telecommunications, bill, fiber, government, Verizon Communications, law, VoIP, satellite

Texas TV franchise bill not dead

July 15, 2005 In Texas, if at first you don't succeed, call a special legislative session and try again. TAGS: bill, franchise, cable company, Texas, contract, SBC Communications Inc., session, Verizon Communications, law, spokesman, state, city, AT&T Corp., TV

In Canada: Cache a page, go to jail?

July 19, 2005 Not exactly, but some are concerned that a bill before Parliament could make caching illegal and hinder access to information. TAGS: reproduction, bill, holder, Canada, search engine, Amazon.com Inc., law, attorney, section, U.S., Google Inc.

Lawmakers tackle national e-waste problem

May 24, 2005 House Republicans, Democrats join in push for national law as environmental groups sound alarms. TAGS: lawmaker, Maine, legislator, California, Democrat, law, Republican, bill, Washington, state, conference, TV

Wiretap laws face new static

October 10, 2007 A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying. TAGS: immunity, telecommunications, telecommunications company, NSA, lawsuit, bill, law, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Democrat, San Francisco, Internet Service Provider

New Net taxes could arrive in November

September 14, 2007 Because Congress has yet to renew a moratorium on Net access taxes, users could pay more for DSL and cable modem bills. TAGS: subcommittee, John Sununu, Internet access, tax, ban, cable modem, bill, state, law, DSL, definition, modem

House panel approves e-voting paper trails

May 9, 2007 Public interest groups say bill is needed to improve the integrity of the voting process. But will it become law this year? TAGS: ballot, election, bill, e-voting, law, touch screen, requirement, security
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