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Smokers asked to cough up taxes for Web buys

February 18, 2005 Michigan sends bills to more than 500 residents for cigarettes purchased tax-free over the Web. TAGS: tobacco, Michigan, tax, resident, bill, state

Why ribaldry could earn you prison time

June 27, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why you could face jail for sending a dirty joke to an unmoderated mailing list. TAGS: Michigan, Utah, minor, law, mailing list, address, registry, e-mail address, president, e-mail

ESA will sue to block Michigan game law

September 14, 2005 Video game industry's lobbying arm plans to file suit against the governor over legislation banning the sale of violent games. TAGS: Michigan, video game, legislation, Governor, law, Grand Theft Auto, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., bill, sale, games, video

Judge nixes Michigan law aimed at 'violent' games

April 4, 2006 State law restricting sale of video games deemed harmful to minors violates First Amendment, federal judge rules. TAGS: Michigan, Rockstar Games, First Amendment, violence, video game, federal judge, law, politician, Judge, Illinois, Grand Theft Auto, sale, games, video

Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle

January 9, 2007 Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that political miscalculations may tempt states to mandate the regulation of Internet services. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Michigan, broadband Internet provider, telephone company, broadband Internet, cable company, law, state, satellite, Internet service, broadband, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, entry, video

Court dismisses patent suit against NTP

May 5, 2005 Court on Thursday grants NTP its motion to dismiss a patent case brought against it by Michigan-based wireless-equipment company Computer Leasco. TAGS: NTP, Research In Motion Ltd., Michigan

Videoconferencing ties seniors with families

August 14, 2007 Advances in technology may one day allow the elderly to virtually touch their grandchildren, family and friends.Photos: Dining with Grandma from miles away TAGS: Accenture Ltd., videoconferencing, Michigan, researcher, family, professor, image

The uncorking of online alcohol sales

December 7, 2004 Lawsuit brought by small family winery could revolutionize the way alcohol is sold over the Internet. Map: Interstate restrictions on Net alcohol sales Photo: An unlikely rebel TAGS: shipment, wine, law, New York, Michigan, authority, barrier, state, rule, U.S.

Michigan governor asks voters to fund high tech

February 11, 2005 Jennifer Granholm says a $2 billion bond issue could create 72,000 high-wage jobs in the Rust Belt State. TAGS: Governor, bond, Michigan, nation, biotechnology, chip company, tax, state, budget, Intel

Rube Goldberg competition sets record for inefficiency

April 2, 2007 Michigan university takes the prize for creating the most roundabout way of carrying out a simple process.Photos: College students the picture of inefficiency TAGS: inefficiency, Michigan, college student

States yearn to collect online sales taxes

April 15, 2005 Online shoppers are supposed to pay taxes on their mail-order purchases. Few do. This may change. TAGS: use tax, tax, mail-order, resident, South Carolina, state, California, purchase, Michigan

PC users can't get no satisfaction

August 15, 2006 Customer happiness with PCs is at all-time high, according to study, but cars and appliances still do better. TAGS: satisfaction, ComScore, Yahoo! Inc., Michigan, Google Inc., America Online Inc., car, Apple Computer, customer service, MSN, search engine, PC, Dell

Patriot Act critics propose temporary extension

December 13, 2005 As expiration date looms, Democrats and three Republicans oppose an expansion and support a brief renewal. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, Republican, John Sununu, Democrat, Michigan, expansion, Sen., law, extension, conference

Patriot Act fight moves to Senate

December 14, 2005 House of Representatives votes to renew Patriot Act for four years--but passage in Senate this week uncertain. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Wisconsin, Michigan, legislation, Democrat, Republican, senator

True love with a criminal-background check

February 28, 2005 CNET News.com explains what's behind the move by many state legislatures to regulate online dating services. TAGS: Match.com, California, Michigan, law, check, Texas

Congressmen question HP chief's stock sale

December 13, 2006 Two Michigan Democrats want Mark Hurd to explain why he sold stock just before HP's controversial spying operation became public. TAGS: Mark Hurd, NCR Corp., Michigan, CEO, HP, Democrat

Supreme Court clears way for online wine sales

May 16, 2005 State governments may not prohibit residents from ordering directly from out-of-state wineries, court rules. TAGS: winery, wine, shipment, state, Michigan, court, law, decision, tax

Senate rebuffs Bush on Patriot Act

December 16, 2005 Bipartisan vote defies the president and makes pro-civil liberties reforms more likely when Senate returns in January. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, critic, senator, Michigan, vote, extension, law, Democrat, Republican, president

Why don't game developers get it?

October 7, 2005 Trash the alibis, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. It's time for the industry to take a long look in the mirror. TAGS: video game, violence, Michigan, Illinois, bill, game company, California, games, video
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