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European lawmakers mull Net policies

July 19, 2005 Seven members of the European Parliament travel to Washington to discuss Net governance and industry regulations. TAGS: lawmaker, policy, member

U.S. lawmakers form antipiracy caucus

October 21, 2003 A group of federal lawmakers aims to put more steam behind issues of intellectual property piracy online and offline. TAGS: Joe Biden, digital piracy, federal lawmaker, lawmaker, antipiracy, intellectual property, U.S.

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, Democrat, Republican, legislator, law, Washington, California, state, conference, TV

Senators ask P2P companies to police themselves

November 21, 2003 A group of Washington lawmakers calls for file-swapping companies to help stop distribution of copyrighted materials and pornography on their networks. TAGS: file-swapping, lawmaker, file-swapping company, file-trading, P2P, senator, porn, file-swapping network, Sen., distribution, material, letter, Washington

Sprint Nextel sues over sale of call records

January 30, 2006 Company files its second lawsuit to prevent Web sites from obtaining and selling customer billing information. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, lawmaker, lawsuit, customer service, T-Mobile, Cingular Wireless, cell phone

Lawmakers take aim at spyware

March 4, 2004 A trio of Washington lawmakers seeks to stop the spread of "spyware" and "adware" that hijack people's computers without their consent. TAGS: lawmaker, spyware, consent, Ari Schwartz, Conrad Burns, bill, America Online Inc., adware, Washington

Lawmakers restrict online game in Asia

July 23, 2003 Ragnarok Online, a so-called massive multiplayer online role-playing game, has skyrocketed in popularity--but some lawmakers are implementing restrictions on the game. TAGS: lawmaker, online game, multiplayer online game, Asia, authority, gamer, popularity, role-playing game, games, server

Time for lawmakers to act on Grokster?

July 19, 2005 Maybe, maybe not. A panel of lawyers butts heads over whether regulating file-swapping services is best left to the courts. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., lawmaker, file-swapping, court, lawyer

Maryland lawmakers pass antispam legislation

April 14, 2004 The law would make spamming a criminal offense, with penalties that could include up to 10 years of jail time. TAGS: Maryland, lawmaker, anti-spam, spamming, legislation, penalty, CAN-SPAM Act, state, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, Time Warner Inc., service provider, America Online Inc., e-mail

Congressional leaders promise action on tech

January 10, 2004 Federal lawmakers are ready to help the technology industry solve its problems--at least some of the issues. TAGS: John Sununu, lawmaker, RIAA, federal lawmaker, Rep., DMCA, legislation, intellectual property, file-swapping, Sen., leader, broadband service, broadband, U.S.

Clash over cell phone fees

March 17, 2005 Fees and taxes are on the rise, a cell phone industry group says, and state regulators are to blame. TAGS: CTIA, lawmaker, BellSouth Corp., tax, regulator, cell phone, T-Mobile, measure, law, fee, Cingular Wireless, AT&T Corp., California, U.S.

When games get gory

February 22, 2005 Do violent video games make kids mean? Some lawmakers think so, and they're stepping up efforts to ban sales to juveniles. Images: Hot-button games TAGS: Grand Theft Auto, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., lawmaker, video game, minor, game company, violence, parent, Democrat, children, games, video

California lawmaker introduces RFID bill

February 25, 2004 A California state lawmaker introduces a bill meant to address consumer privacy concerns related to the commercial use of radio frequency identification technology. TAGS: RFID, Debra Bowen, lawmaker, EPCGlobal Inc., retailer, bill, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., grocery, radio frequency, store, agency, privacy, radio, California

Lawmaker seeks info on RIAA dragnet

July 31, 2003 The recording industry's wave of subpoenas that target individual file-swappers draws the critical attention of the chair of the Senate's investigations subcommittee. TAGS: RIAA, subpoena, lawmaker, file-swapping, senator, request

Lawmaker tones down anti-Gmail bill

May 26, 2004 The changes are seen as a win for Google, since the new bill omits a provision that would have been difficult or impossible for the search giant to meet. TAGS: Liz Figueroa, Gmail, bill, provision, lawmaker, Google Inc., IM, law, e-mail, California, message

Lawmaker to AOL: You've got mail

April 16, 2004 A California bill would force companies that mail unsolicited CDs or DVDs to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for returns. TAGS: America Online Inc., bill, lawmaker, CD, Time Warner Inc., California, DVD

Lawmakers: Hands off patent fees

March 4, 2004 The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves legislation aimed at boosting the effectiveness of the Patent and Trademark Office; the measure now goes to the Senate. TAGS: patent, lawmaker, approval, fee, legislation, agency, HP

High tech's government dilemma

December 12, 2003 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes that the U.S. technology industry needs to move on from holding two opposing views of its relationship to lawmakers. TAGS: lawmaker, government, U.S. company, tax, laser, U.S., CEO

VoIP: To tax or not to tax

April 28, 2004 An obscure law in Florida is getting a lot of attention as the debate over taxing phone calls made over the Internet heats up. TAGS: Florida, taxation, VoIP, statute, tax, law, lawmaker, IP, telecommunications, debate, state, LAN, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, service provider
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