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A Proposal in Taiwan to Enforce Copyright Laws Is Facing Concerns
May 28, 2013A proposal in Taiwan to enforce copyright laws by blocking access to top piracy sites is facing concerns that the measures could impinge on Internet freedoms on the island. The intellectual property office of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic ...
Tags: Anti-Piracy Proposal, Taiwan, SOPA
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U.S. Companies Should Be Allowed to Take Aggressive Countermeasures Against Hackers
May 28, 2013U.S. companies should be allowed to take aggressive countermeasures against hackers seeking to steal their intellectual property, contends the private Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property. The 100-page report, ...
Tags: IP, US, Computer Products
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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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New Legislation in Congress Would Establish a Government Task Force
Mar 7, 2013New legislation in Congress would establish a government task force to monitor domestic and overseas policy proposals that could threaten Internet freedom. The Global Free Internet Act, introduced Tuesday by Rep. Zoe Lofgren and three ...
Tags: Internet freedom, legislation, US
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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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The Most Controversial Tech Issue Taken up by The Outgoing Congress Was The SOPA
Jan 5, 2013The most controversial tech issue taken up by the outgoing Congress was, by far, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This legislation drew a humongous public outcry that prompted a wholesale retreat by its supporters. But thanks to the ...
Tags: SOPA, legislation, controversial tech, outgoing Congress
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The House Judiciary Committee Is Moving Toward Passage of a Small Portion
Jan 4, 2013The House Judiciary Committee is moving toward passage of a small portion of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, raising concerns among SOPA opponents. The committee has released a draft bill, called the Intellectual Property ...
Tags: SOPA, online piracy, intellectual property, USA
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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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The Russian Version of Wikipedia Went Black to Protest a Proposed Law
Dec 26, 2012IDG News Service - The Russian version of Wikipedia went black on Tuesday to protest a proposed law that could become the basis for Internet censorship. Wikipedia's protest is backed by other large Russian online businesses such as the ...
Tags: Internet censorship, electronic curtain, firewall, Wikipedia
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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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The Nation's IT Industry Believes Has High Potential to Lead to Internet Censorship
Dec 21, 2012The upper house of the Russian Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that the nation's IT industry believes has high potential to lead to Internet censorship. The bill, including amendments to several laws, was adopted by the upper house ...
Tags: upper house, Russian Parliament, bill, IT industry
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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