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High court rejects CDA
June 26, 1997
The Supreme Court finds the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
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New GPL draft takes second crack at DRM
July 27, 2006
Second draft of General Public License 3 "clarifies" digital rights management provisions, a point of contention. Draft version 3 of GPL in full
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The Spy Act that loved me?
April 19, 2007
Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents.
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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
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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.
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Which way, open-sourcers?
September 12, 2006
Software advocate says the latest draft of the GPL license is driving a wedge between the open-source and free-software communities.
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White House panel pushes new identity fraud laws
April 23, 2007
A wealth of state and federal laws already prohibit ID fraud and phishing. But a federal task force says more are needed.
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So much for the 'new and improved' GPL
April 30, 2007
James V. DeLong says the Free Software Foundation's intellectual hostility toward copy protection threatens to create new problems.
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State governments push for Net neutrality laws
June 26, 2006
Attorneys general in New York and California say they'd like a federal law prohibiting network operators from offering a "fast lane" on the Internet.
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Senators quiz FBI director on Patriot Act
May 2, 2006
They ask for clarity on the agency's use of secret requests for subscriber information from Internet service providers.
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Net neutrality: Now, more than ever
July 27, 2004
Lawrence Spiwak says the FCC's sabotaging new competition and that an anticompetitive agenda will affect more than long-distance carriers.
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