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Momentum Is Growing in The U.S. Congress to Overturn a U.S. Library of Congress Ruling
Mar 14, 2013Momentum is growing in the U.S. Congress to overturn a U.S. Library of Congress ruling that took mobile phone unlocking out of the legal exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Late Monday, a group of senators and ...
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U.S. Lawmakers Pledged to Rewrite an Antihacking Law
Feb 6, 2013Online activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January U.S. lawmakers recently pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. ...
Tags: US, Politicians, Hacking Law
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There Will a Rush to Create New Versions of The Controversial SOPA or PIPA
Jan 16, 2013As A new U.S. Congress begins work this month, few insiders expect that there will a rush to create new versions of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Internet antipiracy legislation, as embodied ...
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Don't Expect Lawmakers to Rush out a New Version of The SOPA or PIPA
Jan 5, 2013As a new session of the U.S. Congress convenes in early 2013, don't expect lawmakers to rush out a new version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA). While some groups representing copyright holders still want ...
Tags: U.S.Congress, SOPA, 2013, PIPA
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Proposed Laws Could Protect Virtual Intellectual Property.
Dec 28, 2012Proposed laws could protect virtual intellectual property. A number of Internet laws that aim to protect intellectual property rights online have been proposed in recent months. While only one piece of legislation has passed, proposed ...
Tags: Business Implications, Computer Products, Cyber Legislation
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Residents of Estonia Have The Most Freedom to Do What They Want on The Internet
Dec 25, 2012Residents of Estonia have the most freedom to do what they want on the Internet, with the U.S. ranking second among 47 countries examined by a group that pushes for democratic freedoms worldwide. However, residents of several countries ...
Tags: Estonia, Internet study, US, Internet freedom
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Middle East Countries Experience The Least Internet Freedom
Dec 20, 2012Middle East countries experience the least Internet freedom, according to a new study. Residents of Estonia have the most freedom, with the U.S. ranking second among 47 countries examined by a group that pushes for democratic freedoms ...
Tags: Freedom, Government study, internet, internet freedom
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A Group of Activists Have Banded Together to Protect The Internet
Dec 20, 2012A group of activists have banded together to protect the Internet from what they see as bad legislation, with a focus initially on copyright enforcement proposals. Members of the new Internet Defense League hope they can harness the ...
Tags: Internet, bad legislation, copyright enforcement proposals
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The Republican and Democratic Parties Should Take a Stand for Internet "Freedom"
Dec 19, 2012The Republican and Democratic parties should take a stand for Internet "freedom" during their upcoming national conventions, a group of Internet activists urged Monday. More than 36,000 people have signed a petition, started by 'Net ...
Tags: Republican parties, Democratic parties, Internet freedom, Internet
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Election Leaves Obama in The White House and Maintains The Balance of Power in Congress
Nov 7, 2012Tuesday's election leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress.In many longstanding technology debates,policy experts see little movement forward,although lawmakers may look for ...
Tags: high-skill immigration, U.S.election, large tech companies
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Digital Rights Groups Are Concerned About Bringing Back Copyright-Enforcement Provisions
Sep 7, 2012As the U.S.and eight other nations negotiate a wide-ranging trade agreement,several digital rights groups said they're concerned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP)will bring back controversial copyright-enforcement provisions pushed by ...
Tags: Trans-Pacific Partnership, USA, SOPA, USTR
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The Source Code of"We The People" Is Being Offered as Open Source Software
Aug 24, 2012IDG News Service-The source code of"We The People,"the online system that can be used by citizens to submit their petitions to the White House,is being offered as open source software,an official said on Thursday. "Now anybody,from other ...
Tags: petitions, open source software, SOPA, PIPA, API