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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, bill, law, children

National ID plan may have killed immigration bill

June 28, 2007 Privacy advocates say flap over Real ID Act requirements was the last straw for a bill to overhaul immigration laws. TAGS: Real ID Act, immigration, bill, vote, Montana, ID card, senator, requirement

Senators renew call for .xxx domains

March 17, 2006 Two Democrats propose a bill requiring feds to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district. TAGS: domain, minor, proposal, district, domain name, bill, porn, senator, Democrat

Senators want to nix 1898 telecom tax

June 30, 2005 The Spanish-American War is over. So, Republican senators ask, why does a tax created to finance the war effort still exist? TAGS: tax, senator, luxury, telecommunications, Republican, Sen., bill, DSL

Senator plans to revise Web labeling bill

April 17, 2007 Republican Ted Stevens' bill includes proposals that aroused concern among civil liberties advocates, librarians and technology companies. TAGS: proposal, senator, bill, First Amendment, technology company, Republican, U.S.

Katrina spurs federal action on VoIP

September 22, 2005 Senators say the aftermath of the deadly hurricane shows that Net phones are important and changes to the law are needed. TAGS: John Sununu, Internet phone, VoIP, senator, Sen., storm, deadline, Louisiana, communication, Republican, bill, telecommunications, radio, IP

Senators target 'graphic' video games

November 30, 2005 Clinton and Lieberman call for a crackdown on sex and violence in video games, while another senator vows to target "indecency." TAGS: video game, senator, Lieberman Software Corp, violence, bill, rating, retailer, games, video

Senators back new broadband taxes

February 28, 2006 Politicians from rural states want to extend controversial tax to subsidize broadband access in far-flung areas. TAGS: fund, senator, broadband, telecommunications, VoIP, voice service, telephone service, tax, bill, broadband service, communication, chairman, Republican, IP

Congress targets deceptive 'sex' sites

July 21, 2006 Senators vote for crackdown on "harmful to minor" sites, Net drug sales, sex offenders. Bush's sign-off expected soon. TAGS: minor, bill, legislation, margin, First Amendment, digital image, Webmaster, senator, language, word

Senators aim to restrict Net, satellite radio recording

January 12, 2007 Music industry backs the effort, but digital rights groups say it would erode users' music-listening freedoms. TAGS: satellite radio, XM Satellite Radio, satellite, legislation, radio, bill, RIAA, senator, music

Senators propose taxing Internet shopping

December 22, 2005 Online and mail order purchases aren't always hit with sales taxes today. But Congress may make those taxes mandatory. TAGS: Mike Enzi, Internet shopping, Byron Dorgan, tax, bill, North Dakota, Wyoming, state, mail-order, shipment, retailer, Amazon.com Inc., senator, Sen., California, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Senators to abandon '08 e-voting paper trail mandate

July 25, 2007 Democrat behind a bill to ban paperless touch-screen machines says she doesn't expect new rules to take effect until at least 2010. TAGS: e-voting, election, bill, senator, touch screen, Democrat, scientist

Senators back Net phone reprieve

November 2, 2005 Net phone customers without 911 access may not be faced with a forcible disconnection after all. TAGS: VoIP company, VoIP, Internet phone, E911, bill, senator, regulation, Sen., compliance, call, Florida, requirement, IP, Republican

Senate approves electronic ID card bill

May 11, 2005 Last-minute attempt fails to derail the bill, which with President Bush's signature would require federalized IDs for all Americans. TAGS: Real ID Act, ID card, bill, senator, president

Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining

January 10, 2007 Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects. TAGS: data mining, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, agency, privacy, bill, Bush Administration, Democrat, database, monitor

Senator: Net neutrality may not happen

March 14, 2006 Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens seems lukewarm to mandatory Net neutrality, and analysts say it's not a good idea. TAGS: Net Neutrality, network provider, principle, committee, senator, Wall Street, Amazon.com Inc., bill, telecommunications, satellite, law, Cisco Systems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., idea, Google Inc.

Senators mull new taxes to fund 911 Net upgrade

April 10, 2007 An IP-based system could be more resilient and accept emergency requests in formats way beyond voice. But who will pay? TAGS: Internet phone, senator, Internet phone company, networking equipment, phone provider, camera phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., tax, IP, fee, Sen., bill, VoIP, camera

Senators offer sweeping patent system changes

August 4, 2006 Tech firms rally around bill designed to streamline complex process, but independent inventors are critical. TAGS: patent, Patrick Leahy, senator, bill, Republican, Microsoft Corp.

Senate panel OKs video game study

March 9, 2006 In step toward future restrictions, legislation would fund major study on effects of video game, Net, TV and cell phone use. TAGS: Lieberman Software Corp, minor, video game, legislation, bill, law, violence, senator, media, games, cell phone, video, TV

N.Y. lawmaker hopes to ban iPod use in crosswalks

February 7, 2007 State senator's bill would make it illegal to cross the street tuned into portable electronic devices such as MP3 players and BlackBerrys. TAGS: street, RIM BlackBerry, Brooklyn, New York, Nintendo GameBoy, New York City, bill, Apple iPod, senator, city, cell phone
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