Hearing on the Induct Act
An Examination of S. 2560, The Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004, Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee, July 22, 2004 Links to Testimony and Member Statements
Category «Legislation»
Innovative Blog Provides Gov Docs in PDF Via P2P
Using P2P applications, Download for Democracy is providing free access to a growing database archive, currently comprising “600 government memos, communications, and reports, all of which were obtained from mainstream media sources, respected legal or academic groups, or the federal government itself.” For background and commentary on this new website, created and maintained by a …
President Signs Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
Remarks by the President at Signing of Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act this morning. Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (ITPEA)
Spy Act Receives Strong Endorsement from House Cmte.
H.R. 2929, the Safeguard Against Privacy Invasions Act or Spy Act, was approved by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 45-4, on June 24. Declan McCullagh highlights the latest amendments to the bill: “Network providers may use monitoring software to guard against network security and fraud; software vendors may choose from certain specific notices when …
More Anti-Spyware Legislation
From the press release by Zoe Lofgren (CA 16): “Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-16), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-06), and Lamar Smith (R-TX-21) today introduced bipartisan legislation to address the most egregious activities that are conducted via spyware and make those activities criminal offenses. HR 4661, the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004, will be referred to …
Bipartisan Bill on Copyright Infringement
The text of the Induce Act (S. 2560), and the Statement of Senator Orrin G. Hatch, are via Susan Crawford Blog. Commentary from Declan McCullagh.
Contentious Congressional Battle Over Digital Rights
Subjects: Congress, Digital Rights, LegislationCivil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004
Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, LegislationAnti-Spyware Bill Receives House Cmte. Endorsement
Today’s markup of H.R. 2929, the Safeguard Against Privacy Invasions Act (SPI), by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, produced an amendment, along with unanimous committee approval.
California Legislation on Publishing Cell Phone Numbers Without Consent
Via TalkLeft, Forget privacy if cell-phone directory becomes a reality: For reference, see AB 1733 – “This bill would prohibit a provider of mobile telephony services, as defined, selling or licensing lists of subscribers or otherwise providing the name and dialing number of a subscriber for inclusion in a directory, from including the dialing number …
Louisiana State Senate Piloting Online Opinion Polling
The Louisiana State Senate began a pilot program through which citizens can communicate their positions on issues facing the state using an online system called Share Your Opinions, launched on May 31. Senator Michael J. “Mike” Michot’s website is the testbed for this project, which currently allows users to vote for or against a small …
California Bill Seeks Protection for Consumer Data Provided to ISPs
From this EFF press release: “California Assembly Member Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) is sponsoring Assembly Bill 1143, the Internet Communications Protection Act (ICPA). The bill protects anonymous speakers on the Internet by requiring service providers to notify them before handing over personal information that’s been subpoenaed. This information could include addresses, phone numbers, and any …
