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Your ISP as Net watchdog

June 16, 2005 Feds mull having Internet service providers retain records of their customers' online activities. TAGS: Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, terrorism, log, proposal, Internet provider, police, record, billing, law, Europe, U.S., database, e-mail

ACLU to challenge Utah porn-blocking law

June 9, 2005 Group will sue to overturn a state law that requires the attorney general to come up with an official list of naughty Web sites. TAGS: Utah, attorney general, content provider, law, service provider, lawsuit, Internet provider, Governor, Internet service, letter, search engine, Internet Service Provider

Utah governor signs Net-porn bill

March 22, 2005 Governor signs online filtering bill over objections from tech companies and Net service providers. TAGS: Utah, Governor, content provider, e-mail company, Internet provider, service provider, search engine, law, 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, Internet service, proposal, bill, law, service provider, MySpace, Internet Service Provider, leader, database, IM

Can-Spam didn't, survey says

December 30, 2004 A survey due out Monday will report that the federal antispam law did little to deter spammers. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, MX Logic Inc., antispam company, anti-spam, survey, spam, law, service provider, U.S., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Adult site's legal battle could aid Web hosting services

March 30, 2007 Decision in the Perfect 10 case is likely to shield Web hosting services from being sued in state courts for the actions of their users. TAGS: online service provider, Web hosting, Communications Decency Act, service provider, law, DMCA, behavior, attorney, opinion, Google Inc.

What would Joe Consumer say?

August 19, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the FCC is guilty of kowtowing to corporate interests--and that you're going to pay for it. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Internet Service Provider, service provider, EarthLink Inc., cable company, Internet service, law, AT&T Corp., broadband, DSL

Others post, you get sued

October 24, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod examines whether online service providers are legally responsible for content users create. TAGS: immunity, content provider, Communications Decency Act, appellate court, law, service provider, preference

Why ISPs can breathe easier after a porno decision

January 24, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a Texas federal judge's decision means a major victory for Internet providers. TAGS: immunity, federal judge, Internet Service Provider, plaintiff, Communications Decency Act, law, Texas, service provider, Internet service, decision, history

Interpol: Give us tools to fight cybercrime

March 21, 2006 International police want to see new global legislation dealing with cybercrime; Microsoft also pushes for stronger laws. TAGS: cybercrime, phishing, legislation, framework, law, evidence, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.

NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?

October 22, 2007 White House wanted immunity for phone companies over possible cooperation with NSA, but new bill also would shield e-mail, IM providers. TAGS: NSA, cooperation, immunity, lawsuit, e-mail company, bill, law, telecommunications, service provider, IM, AT&T Corp., Adobe PDF, president, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail, Google Inc.

Government study: VoIP, video can be taxed

January 26, 2006 Federal auditors review the tax laws and say state and local governments have leeway to levy Net taxes. TAGS: tax, Ron Wyden, Internet service, law, VoIP, Internet access, Virginia, telecommunications company, service provider, Sen., telecommunications, fiber, government, Internet Service Provider, video

Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law

April 21, 2006 Attorney general says sexually explicit sites must be labeled or their operators risk jail time. TAGS: Bush Administration, Lycos Inc., operator, crime, law, Internet service, service provider, Democrat, search engine, president, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, Quicken, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spamming, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, spam, service provider, complaint, e-mail server, damage, law, California, e-mail address

Software firms want copyright law rewrite

January 7, 2005 Goal could incite a tussle with Internet service providers, which historically have been loath to act as online cops. TAGS: Intuit Inc., DMCA, copyright law, Internet service, attorney, law, service provider, software company, Internet Service Provider

FBI Net-wiretapping rules face challenges

October 24, 2005 Rules demanding that Internet providers and universities rewire their networks for FBI surveillance are being challenged in federal court. TAGS: CALEA, Pulver.com, telecommunications, general counsel, Internet phone, regulation, service provider, court, rule, P2P, law, VoIP, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Republican, Bush Administration, proposal, law, Internet Service Provider, service provider, spokesman, search engine

Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms

December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, computer hacking, surveillance, senator, police, law, Internet provider, Sen., Republican, service provider, conference

Lafayette hits snag in fiber build

February 24, 2005 Court win for local cable and phone providers sets back Louisiana city's attempt to build fiber-optic network for residents. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., bond, fiber-optic network, fiber, fiber-optics, Cox Communications Inc., election, Louisiana, High-speed Internet, city, cable company, law, AT&T Corp., service provider, project

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, federal law, regulation, drug, doctor, legislation, senator, attorney general, law, bill, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service, U.S.
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