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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. TAGS: immunity, telecommunications company, NSA, telecommunications, aide, law, bill, lawsuit, AT&T Corp., Bush Administration, Democrat, Internet Service Provider, San Francisco

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, proposal, bill, Internet service, law, Internet Service Provider, service provider, MySpace, IM, database

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, Internet Service Provider, federal judge, plaintiff, Communications Decency Act, law, Texas, service provider, Internet service, history, decision

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, drug, federal law, doctor, senator, regulation, legislation, Internet Service Provider, law, bill, attorney general, Internet service, service provider, U.S.

Court strikes down Pennsylvania porn law

September 10, 2004 Statute requiring ISPs to filter inappropriate Web sites is unconstitutional, federal judge rules. TAGS: Pennsylvania, Internet Service Provider, domain name, law, attorney general, First Amendment, speech, federal judge, state, IP, decision, technique, service provider

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. TAGS: antispyware company, provision, law, spyware, regulation, anti-spyware, state, protection, decision, Internet Service Provider

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, EarthLink Inc., service provider, cable company, DSL, law, Internet service, AT&T Corp.

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. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, law, spam, anti-spam, RIAA, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

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. TAGS: Missouri, antispam law, anti-spam, attorney general, law, spam, penalty, lawsuit, state, Florida, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

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. TAGS: Pennsylvania, WorldCom Inc., EarthLink Inc., attorney general, law, network provider, Internet Service Provider, order, lawsuit

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, law, content provider, Internet provider, Governor, service provider, lawsuit, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, letter, search engine

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. TAGS: speech, identity, harassment, law, First Amendment, freedom, telecommunications, person, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

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. TAGS: e-mail address, spam, law, legislation, claim, e-mail, property, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, asset, service provider

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. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, Postini Corp., spam, Internet Service Provider, commentary, law, Forrester Research Inc., e-mail, dollar, credit card

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. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, bill, David Berlind, spam, critic, law, legislation, mechanism, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, attorney, service provider, U.S., e-mail

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? TAGS: Adrian Lamo, electronic communication, journalist, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, column, provider, record, service provider, letter, law, career

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, cable company, broadband Internet, telephone company, law, regulation, Internet Service Provider, satellite, state, broadband, entry, Google Inc., Internet service, video

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, law, Internet access, fiber, Internet Service Provider, telecommunications company, Sen., Internet service, Virginia, VoIP, service provider, government, telecommunications, video

Your ISP as Net watchdog

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

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. TAGS: Internet Service Provider, crime, law, court, Judge, decision, message, e-mail
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