Senate to mull copyright, piracy measures

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Glimmer of hope in copyright measures

Glimmer of hope in copyright measures 07/11/2004 06:44 AM
SiliconValley.com Jul 11 2004 10:32AM GMT

Extreme Anti-Piracy Measures

Extreme Anti-Piracy Measures 09/10/2004 02:01 AM
Echelon is a Mac application that, if you try to register it with a pirated serial number, will delete your entire home directory. (Windows users: This is a very, very bad thing, second only to wiping the entire drive.) Is this a good way to fight piracy, and can it even be legal?

Senate Blocks Anti-Offshoring Measures

Senate Blocks Anti-Offshoring Measures 05/06/2004 09:59 AM
Internet News May 6 2004 2:36PM GMT

E-Privacy Measures Head to California
Senate

E-Privacy Measures Head to California
Senate 05/21/2004 07:01 AM
Internet News May 21 2004 11:09AM GMT

HP printers have anti-piracy measures
built in?

HP printers have anti-piracy measures
built in? 01/18/2004 07:03 AM

Canadian RIAA calls for stronger
copyright measures than in the US

Canadian RIAA calls for stronger
copyright measures than in the US 08/09/2004 09:33 AM
An anonymous reader writes:

The Canadian Recording Industry Association's call for what is effectively a notice and termination approach to removing allegedly copyright infringing material. CRIA's counsel told a Parliamentary committee that once an ISP receives notification that a subscriber is offering copyrighted works for download, the ISP "ought to kick that subscriber off the system." The approach would be the most radical worldwide as the proposed removal would presumably come without a court hearing or other due process. Given that CRIA lost its file sharing suit in Canada earlier this year, this would appear to be an end-around the court system by attempting to force ISPs to terminate subscriber service based on a mere allegation of activity that may or may not constitute copyright infringement.

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Senate gives OK to anti-piracy plan

Senate gives OK to anti-piracy plan 06/25/2004 04:58 PM
Pirate Act would let Feds sue suspected pirates--raising worries about an onslaught of legal action against file-swappers.

Senate Passes Toughened Copyright Laws

Senate Passes Toughened Copyright Laws 06/25/2004 11:31 PM
Boston Globe Jun 26 2004 2:47AM GMT

U.S. Launches First Investigation of
Online Copyright Piracy

U.S. Launches First Investigation of
Online Copyright Piracy 08/27/2004 02:07 PM
US Embassy Tokyo Aug 27 2004 2:01AM GMT

Senate Passes Toughened Copyright Laws
(Reuters)

Senate Passes Toughened Copyright Laws
(Reuters) 06/25/2004 08:48 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Senate passed two bills on Friday that would carve out a larger role for law enforcers in the entertainment industry's struggle to limit unauthorized copying of its movies and music.

Senate Passes Camcorder-Piracy Bill
(Reuters)

Senate Passes Camcorder-Piracy Bill
(Reuters) 06/25/2004 03:32 PM
Reuters - People who secretly videotape movies when they are shown in theaters could go to prison for up to three years under a bill approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate on Friday.

More Copyright Madness: Teen Convicted
Under Internet Piracy Law

More Copyright Madness: Teen Convicted
Under Internet Piracy Law 03/14/2005 06:00 PM
Infoshop Mar 12 2005 12:41PM GMT

Orrin Hatch to Lead Senate Panel on
Copyright, Patents

Orrin Hatch to Lead Senate Panel on
Copyright, Patents 03/22/2005 04:42 PM
Slashdot Mar 20 2005 1:16PM GMT

Orrin Hatch's Other Ridiculous Copyright
Bill Passes The Senate

Orrin Hatch's Other Ridiculous Copyright
Bill Passes The Senate 06/26/2004 01:19 AM
It seems that Orrin Hatch is involved in just about every bizarre anti-consumer, pro-Hollywood piece of legislation these days. Just days after introducing his absolute ly ridiculous and dangerous INDUCE act, Hatch's PIRATE Act has passed the Senate without debate and via a voice vote, so there's no record of which of your Senators just agreed to take your tax money to fight Hollywood's battles. If you don't remember, the PIRATE Act would let the FBI work on civil cases against copyright infringers. In other words, cases that should be between two private parties, will now be handled by the federal government, using your tax money. There's simply no justification for this, other than some Senators wanting to pay back their entertainment industry backers by doing their legal work for them -- using your money.

Piracy Bill Passed By Senate,
Intellectual Property Protecte

Piracy Bill Passed By Senate,
Intellectual Property Protecte 05/18/2004 07:22 PM
AGI Online May 18 2004 11:10PM GMT

U.S. copyright bill to curb online
piracy is attacked as too broad

U.S. copyright bill to curb online
piracy is attacked as too broad 06/24/2004 01:05 PM
IHT Jun 24 2004 5:14PM GMT

The Senate Puts Orrin Hatch In Charge Of
Writing Copyright Laws

The Senate Puts Orrin Hatch In Charge Of
Writing Copyright Laws 03/19/2005 03:17 AM
You may remember Orrin Hatch from such backwards thinking proposals as destr oying computers of any copyright violator or telli ng the FBI they should work on civil copyright cases or (most recently) his plan to make the iPod illegal with his INDUCE Act (though, he eventually agreed to exceptions for the iPods, plenty of other technologies would become illegal overnight). He's also the guy who tried to defend the INDUCE Act by admitting it might not be a good idea, but he that's fine as long as he does something. Yes, he believes in legislating for the sake of legislating even when it might make things worse. Well, it now turns out that good old Senator Hatch has been put in charge of the Senate panel that writes copyright laws. In other words, we should have another couple years of silliness in copyright laws coming out of the Senate.

New Senate bill aims at companies making
copyright-infringing tools

New Senate bill aims at companies making
copyright-infringing tools 07/09/2004 12:06 PM

The Inducing of Copyright Infringement Act of 2004, or INDUCE , a recently proposed Senate bill, would enable lawsuits against manufacturers of software which support or invite copyright infringement. The law would combine intellectual property redress with an eye towards punishing solication of minors.

Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) explained his proposal:

it is illegal and immoral to induce or encourage children to commit crimes. Artists realize that adults who corrupt or exploit the innocence of children are the worst type of villains. In Oliver Twist, Fagin and Bill Sikes profited by inducing children to steal. In the film Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang, the leering “Child-Catcher” lured children into danger with false promises of “free lollipops.” Tragically, some corporations now seem to think that they can legally profit by inducing children to steal – that they can legally lure children and others with false promises of “free music.”

Critics argue that the bill undoes the technology protections established by the US Supreme Court in 1984, when it ruled that the VCR, while allowing some infringement, was not entirely a machine of copyright violation and hence could not be sued. Moreover, other INDUCE opponents believe that the law could be applied to a great variety of technology and innovation , including portable music players . Defenders argue that digital networks are qualitatively different from the 1980s VCR, and that peer-to-peer trading, the bill's primary target , is overwhelming about copyright infringement.

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies 12/14/2003 12:27 PM

The Copyright Board of Canada issued a ruling on " private copying ", largely via peer-to-peer computing, with several components. First, downloading is acceptable, but uploading is not (presumably to target hyperpirates). Second, new mechanisms for levies were described, freezing current ones, allowing new charges.

the Copyright Board said uploading or distributing copyrighted works online appeared to be prohibited under current Canadian law. However, the country's copyright law does allow making a copy for personal use and does not address the source of that copy or whether the original has to be an authorized or noninfringing version, the board said.

EU governments mull over treaty

EU governments mull over treaty 05/17/2004 03:08 AM
Governments in the European Union enter a key phase in negotiations for a new constitutional treaty.

Feds mull new Net rules

Feds mull new Net rules 03/24/2005 11:00 PM
Federal Election Commission members meet to approve draft Internet regulations.

FCC to mull regulations for Net calls

FCC to mull regulations for Net calls 11/06/2003 09:38 PM
MSNBC Nov 6 2003 8:25PM ET

Conservative Episcopalians Mull Network

Conservative Episcopalians Mull Network 01/11/2004 01:33 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 11 2004 0:43AM ET

IE competitors mull ActiveX alternative

IE competitors mull ActiveX alternative 06/30/2004 04:02 PM
Mozilla, Opera, Apple, Sun and Macromedia plot a way for non-Microsoft browsers to run scriptable plug-ins.

Experts mull over skydiver death

Experts mull over skydiver death 01/28/2004 12:04 AM
Police investigating the death of skydiver Stephen Hilder have called a meeting of experts to try to solve the mystery.

More Retailers Mull RFID Mandates

More Retailers Mull RFID Mandates 08/19/2004 05:22 PM
Kroger and other retailers might soon be joining Wal-Mart and Target with RFID mandates all their own; meanwhile, retailers are starting to move toward item-level wireless ID.

Switch Startups Mull IPOs

Switch Startups Mull IPOs 02/13/2004 07:54 PM
Airespace's Cohen says there is one more issue that could influence all tech startups now trying to decide whether they should go public: The Google factor. ...

Microsoft investors mull over stock plan

Microsoft investors mull over stock plan 07/22/2004 06:48 PM
Seattle Post Intelligencer Jul 22 2004 11:36PM GMT

Football: Leeds mull Milner offer

Football: Leeds mull Milner offer 07/02/2004 08:07 AM
Leeds Utd are considering an offer for teenage midfielder James Milner.

US Said to Mull Lifetime Terror-Suspect
Detentions

US Said to Mull Lifetime Terror-Suspect
Detentions 01/02/2005 02:23 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 2 2005 6:35AM GMT

Supreme Court to Mull Execution of Teens
(AP)

Supreme Court to Mull Execution of Teens
(AP) 01/26/2004 10:20 AM
AP - The Supreme Court, which two years ago abolished executions for the mentally retarded, said Monday it will now consider ending the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes.

e-Government Officers Mull System
Disruptions

e-Government Officers Mull System
Disruptions 01/17/2004 10:57 PM
BruDirect Jan 18 2004 0:36AM GMT

Motorola, DoCoMo mull 3G handset deal

Motorola, DoCoMo mull 3G handset deal 08/23/2004 12:47 PM
Cyber India Online Aug 23 2004 5:05PM GMT

Beatles mull online music store

Beatles mull online music store 06/09/2004 05:59 AM
The Register Jun 9 2004 9:56AM GMT

African bishops mull 'gay' funds

African bishops mull 'gay' funds 04/14/2004 04:59 AM
Anglican bishops in Africa discuss whether to refuse money from western churches that ordain gay bishops.

Judge to Mull England Defense Witnesses
(AP)

Judge to Mull England Defense Witnesses
(AP) 08/07/2004 05:07 PM
AP - The pretrial hearing for a soldier photographed with naked Iraqi prisoners recessed Saturday without a ruling on whether Vice President Dick Cheney and other high-ranking administration officials must testify — and without the photos being accepted into evidence.

Nepal parties mull king's offer

Nepal parties mull king's offer 05/31/2004 02:36 AM
The kingdom's main political parties are discussing a proposal by the king asking them to suggest a new prime minister.

US Said to Mull Lifetime Terror-Suspect
Detentions (Reuters)

US Said to Mull Lifetime Terror-Suspect
Detentions (Reuters) 01/02/2005 02:20 AM
Reuters - The Bush administration is preparing plans for possible lifetime detention of suspected terrorists, including hundreds whom the government does not have enough evidence to charge in courts, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

US Urged to Mull Deal on Shi'ite Revolt
- Council

US Urged to Mull Deal on Shi'ite Revolt
- Council 04/11/2004 09:28 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 11 2004 1:48PM GMT
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