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Lawsuit shows how to sue spammers

June 20, 2007 Activist's six-year legal fight offers road map for suing spammers; he now awaits hefty check from firm he says spammed him. TAGS: spammer, judgment, Florida, Washington, lawsuit, law, evidence, damage, attorney, e-mail

Court knocks back challenge to spam ruling

June 30, 2004 Washington appeals panel upholds a ruling against an Oregon businessman found to have violated the state's tough antispam law. TAGS: antispam law, subject line, Washington, anti-spam, appeals court, CAN-SPAM Act, Oregon, state, domain name, lawsuit, Time Warner Inc., law, message, e-mail

House OKs revamp of patent system

September 7, 2007 Congress takes major step toward changes long sought by big tech companies. But there's no guarantee that proposal will become law. TAGS: bill, vote, Bush Administration, Democrat, Republican, technology company, Washington, law, Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, Washington, legislation, law, attorney general, legislator, state, advice, nation, e-commerce, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, solution, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Can Congress be trusted to secure data?

April 3, 2006 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why Washington is hell-bent on a data breach law that could lead to a train wreck. TAGS: legislator, debit card, Washington, notification, public relations, Rep., EMC Corp., bill, law, state, idea, California

Lawmakers tackle national e-waste problem

May 24, 2005 House Republicans, Democrats join in push for national law as environmental groups sound alarms. TAGS: lawmaker, Maine, Republican, Democrat, legislator, law, California, Washington, state, conference, TV

President defends secret wiretapping

December 19, 2005 As controversy grows over electronic spying on Americans, Bush asserts that taps will continue. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, hearing, Sen., president, Democrat, law, Washington, U.S.

House bans 'morphed' child pornography

June 26, 2002 The 413-to-8 vote aims to circumvent a recent Supreme Court decision that nixed an earlier ban on computer-generated sex images of minors. The Senate introduced a similar proposal. TAGS: minor, First Amendment, legislation, law, bill, freedom, Rep., court, Washington, image

Year in review: Playing politics

December 28, 2003 It's almost easier to list what politicians in Washington did not do in 2003 than what they did. TAGS: DMCA, P2P, politics, lobbyist, spamming, RIAA, antipiracy, copyright law, law, proposal, Washington, privacy, open source, U.S.

Patriot Act renewal draws filibuster threat

December 8, 2005 Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, John Sununu, senator, opposition, Patrick Leahy, Republican, Democrat, conference, Bush Administration, bill, threat, law, Washington

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