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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Court strikes down Pennsylvania porn law
September 10, 2004
Statute requiring ISPs to filter inappropriate Web sites is unconstitutional, federal judge rules.
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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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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.
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Unexpected twists in Internet law
December 23, 2003
Legal analyst Doug Isenberg finds that the last year in Internet law was marked by a common theme: surprise.
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Missouri files spam suit under new law
October 10, 2003
As efforts increase to crush spammers with legislation, Missouri's attorney general puts the state's new antispam law to the test with lawsuits against two alleged violators.
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Foes of site-blocking law win a round
September 10, 2003
A legal challenge to a controversial Pennsylvania law that forces network providers to block possibly illegal Web sites wins an unexpected early victory.
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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.
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The erosion of anonymous Internet speech
January 25, 2006
Attorney Eric Sinrod warns against the unintended consequences of a new law designed to prevent telephone harassment.
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Who owns your e-mail address?
May 19, 2004
Standpipe Studios CEO Mark Phillips says the implications of increasing rates of spam pose a threat to the continued use of e-mail.
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Commentary: Spammers must pay
December 16, 2003
Current technical and legislative efforts--like the Can-Spam Act of 2003--can, at best, only slow the flood of spam. The only permanent solution to the spam problem is to charge for e-mail.
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Why we've finally canned spam
December 16, 2003
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Conrad Burns say critics overlook the real impact that the law they wrote will have in the reduction of unwanted e-mail.
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My (brief) career as an ISP
October 10, 2003
Why is the FBI convinced CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh is an Internet service provider?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Appeals court throws out ISP snooping case
June 30, 2004
Ruling protects practices such as spam filtering, but critics say decision is dangerous expansion of federal wiretap powers.
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