Congress Puts Hooks in Spyware, Copyright Crooks (washingtonpost.com)

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EFF on Copyright Bill Moving in Congress

EFF on Copyright Bill Moving in Congress 09/08/2004 09:42 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundations Sep 9 2004 2:15AM GMT

Copyright legislation fails in Congress

Copyright legislation fails in Congress 12/19/2004 02:59 PM

While the United States Supreme Court has decided to examine a key aspect of copyright and technology, several strong copyright measures have failed to pass through Congress to the president's desk. These include the controversial INDUCE Act and the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2004 . Amidst a flurry of lobbying, while the House and Senate each sometimes passed a bill, agreement between the two legislative chambers did not occur.

(via Educause blogs )

FTC, Congress Fight Over Spyware

FTC, Congress Fight Over Spyware 04/29/2004 04:25 PM
As was expecte d, the FTC came out today against anti-spyware bills that have been introduced in Congress leading the bill's supporters to angrily attack the FTC officials: "You like this stuff? You're the only person in this country that wants spyware on their computer." The FTC's argument, of course, is not that they like spyware, but the fear that any definition of spyware is going to include plenty of legitimate programs as well. The problem is that no one has yet come up with a piece of legitimate software that falls under the definition discussed in various pieces of legislation. It always pays to be a bit wary of legislation like this, so I don't fault the FTC, but the reasons presented so far don't make much sense.

Congress Set to Crack Down on Spyware

Congress Set to Crack Down on Spyware 06/28/2004 12:18 AM
The collective mind of congress is rapidly turning to the fall elections, but some issues are pressing enough to warrant continued attention, among them spyware.

Congress to vote on spyware crackdown

Congress to vote on spyware crackdown 09/22/2004 04:51 PM
Two pieces of tech related legislation are making their way through the house. One bill stiffens penalties for fraudulent domain registration, while the other creates tough restrictions on spyware.

Spyware bill reintroduced in Congress

Spyware bill reintroduced in Congress 01/05/2005 06:58 PM
Spyware legislation that would allow fines of up to $3 million for makers of spyware software will get a second look even though the U.S. Congress failed to pass the legislation last year.

US Congress sets $3m fines for spyware

US Congress sets $3m fines for spyware 06/18/2004 08:00 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 18 2004 12:18PM GMT

Librarian of Congress grants DMCA
copyright exemptions

Librarian of Congress grants DMCA
copyright exemptions 11/05/2003 01:25 PM

The Librarian of Congress granted several exemptions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act ( DMCA , 1998). The ruling covers :

(1.) decoding lists of Web pages or directories blocked by Internet filtering software, also known as censorware; (2.) circumventing obsolete digital rights management devices called "dongles" that prevent access due to malfunction or damage; (3.) accessing computer programs and video games distributed in obsolete formats; and (4.) accessing ebooks for which the publisher has disabled the read-aloud function or the ability to use screen readers to render the text into a specialized format, such as Braille for access by the blind.

The DMCA provides for the Librarian to review implementations every three years. Seth Finkelstein led the lobbying for this set. The majority of requests for exemptions, however, did not succeed, and the Act remains controversial .

Anti-Spyware Bill Advances in Congress

Anti-Spyware Bill Advances in Congress 06/24/2004 04:46 PM

Anti-Spyware Bill up for Vote in
Congress

Anti-Spyware Bill up for Vote in
Congress 09/22/2004 08:33 PM

New scourge of Web, spyware draws fire
from US Congress, others (AFP)

New scourge of Web, spyware draws fire
from US Congress, others (AFP) 05/06/2004 11:10 PM
AFP - Internet surfers have been bombarded with spam, and sucked into downloading viruses. But some see a more insidious problem, known as "spyware," which can lurk in the background, track movements and sometimes "hijack" a computer.

Congress Debates Anti-Spyware Bill

Congress Debates Anti-Spyware Bill 04/16/2005 02:44 PM

Myopic Congress lacks spyware focus

Myopic Congress lacks spyware focus 09/14/2004 05:18 AM
Analysis I (don't) SPY with my little eye

Fast puts the squeeze on directors over
copyright

Fast puts the squeeze on directors over
copyright 05/18/2004 11:53 AM
Silicon.com May 18 2004 3:29PM GMT

Congress Wants Anti-Spyware Bill, No
Matter What The Details Are

Congress Wants Anti-Spyware Bill, No
Matter What The Details Are 07/19/2004 01:16 PM
Declan McCullough is looking at one of the anti-spyware bills that's rocketing its way through Congress so that politicians can tell their constituents that they "banned spyware" in time for the November elections. Unfortunately, like with the CAN SPAM Act, the bill they're pushing could possibly make the problem worse, not better. Even more annoying is that it sounds as though a much better anti-spyware bill has been introduced by others -- but politicians have no time to actually look at which one is better, since they need to rush this bill through before they all run home to campaign for the election. Politics at work.

Anti-Spyware Bill Advances in Congress
(Reuters)

Anti-Spyware Bill Advances in Congress
(Reuters) 06/24/2004 11:29 AM
Reuters - A U.S. congressional committee on Thursday approved a bill designed to crack down on deceptive "spyware" that hides in users' computers and secretly monitors their activities.

House panel OKs copyright, spyware bills

House panel OKs copyright, spyware bills 09/08/2004 08:15 PM
ZDNet Sep 9 2004 0:44AM 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.

California puts anti-spyware law into
effect for cyber-privacy

California puts anti-spyware law into
effect for cyber-privacy 01/03/2005 03:34 AM
Xinhua News Agency Jan 3 2005 6:42AM GMT

Two Issues May Deeply Divide Next
Congress (washingtonpost.com)

Two Issues May Deeply Divide Next
Congress (washingtonpost.com) 01/03/2005 01:12 AM
washingtonpost.com - The 109th Congress will convene tomorrow with pageantry and pleasantries, but two lurking, potentially explosive issues could turn it into one of the most partisan and contentious sessions in recent times.

Congress Votes to Extend Tax Cuts
(washingtonpost.com)

Congress Votes to Extend Tax Cuts
(washingtonpost.com) 09/23/2004 11:48 PM
washingtonpost.com - The House and the Senate overwhelmingly voted last night to extend three tax cuts aimed at the middle class, along with an array of business tax breaks, sending President Bush a $146 billion tax cut that would be his fourth in four years.

Expanded Copyright Law Proposed
(washingtonpost.com)

Expanded Copyright Law Proposed
(washingtonpost.com) 06/23/2004 10:28 PM
washingtonpost.com - Top Senate leaders from both parties launched an assault on online music and video file-sharing services yesterday, introducing legislation that makes anyone who "induces" illegal copying just as liable for breaking copyright law as someone who makes the copies.

Ad Says Kerry 'Secretly' Met With Enemy;
But He Told Congress of It
(washingtonpost.com)

Ad Says Kerry 'Secretly' Met With Enemy;
But He Told Congress of It
(washingtonpost.com) 09/22/2004 04:53 PM
Washington Post story .. wasn't secret .. testified .. Swifties

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Bush Pushes Congress To Extend Tax Cuts
(washingtonpost.com)

Bush Pushes Congress To Extend Tax Cuts
(washingtonpost.com) 07/19/2004 11:39 PM
washingtonpost.com - Eager to sign his fourth tax cut in as many years, President Bush is pushing congressional leaders to extend a series of middle-class tax cuts before Congress's planned adjournment at the end of the week.

China Puts Threat to Taiwan Into Law
(washingtonpost.com)

China Puts Threat to Taiwan Into Law
(washingtonpost.com) 03/14/2005 05:36 PM
washingtonpost.com - BEIJING, March 14 -- China enacted a law Monday authorizing the use of force against Taiwan if it moves toward formal independence, codifying its long-standing threat to attack the island. The measure could provoke a popular backlash in Taiwan and quickly unravel recent progress in cross-strait relations.

CIA Puts Harsh Tactics On Hold
(washingtonpost.com)

CIA Puts Harsh Tactics On Hold
(washingtonpost.com) 06/26/2004 10:23 PM
washingtonpost.com - The CIA has suspended the use of extraordinary interrogation techniques approved by the White House pending a review by Justice Department and other administration lawyers, intelligence officials said.

U.N. Puts Sudan Sanctions Into Play
(washingtonpost.com)

U.N. Puts Sudan Sanctions Into Play
(washingtonpost.com) 09/18/2004 10:18 PM
washingtonpost.com - UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 -- The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Saturday threatening possible sanctions against Sudan and establishing a U.N. commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, and to determine whether Sudanese authorities and militias are responsible for committing genocide there.

Fox Puts Foot in Its Mouth, Kicks Self
(washingtonpost.com)

Fox Puts Foot in Its Mouth, Kicks Self
(washingtonpost.com) 05/15/2004 05:52 AM
Seriously, Dude, Could Fox Have Had a Worse Idea? .. 'Fox Puts Foot in Its Mouth, Kicks Self'

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States Speed up Spyware Race
(washingtonpost.com)

States Speed up Spyware Race
(washingtonpost.com) 05/14/2004 07:36 AM
washingtonpost.com - State lawmakers' eagerness to crack down on Internet "spyware" could force the federal government to move sooner than expected to pass its own law, despite misgivings in the Bush administration and among technology executives.

1973 Document Puts Bush on Guard Base
(washingtonpost.com)

1973 Document Puts Bush on Guard Base
(washingtonpost.com) 02/12/2004 03:32 PM
White House Backs Away from Pledge to Release ALL of His Military Records. Current Released Records Incomplete, Raise More Questions As It Is, and Might be Doctored at That. 2/12 .. washpost .. serving

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Anti-Spyware Legislation Could Pass This
Year (washingtonpost.com)

Anti-Spyware Legislation Could Pass This
Year (washingtonpost.com) 09/22/2004 04:55 PM
washingtonpost.com - Measures to curb the use of "spyware" -- the computer programs that surreptitiously track people's online movements -- are steamrolling their way through Congress and a combined proposal could reach the President's desk before lawmakers break for the November election.

Microsoft Offers Anti-Spyware Software
(washingtonpost.com)

Microsoft Offers Anti-Spyware Software
(washingtonpost.com) 01/07/2005 04:38 AM
washingtonpost.com - Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it is giving away software designed to help protect Windows users from spyware, one of the fastest-growing of Internet annoyances.

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.

Crooks and Liars

Crooks and Liars 03/26/2005 05:35 AM
crooks and liars has the video

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"Crooks and Liars"

"Crooks and Liars" 04/09/2005 08:41 PM

Yahoo's Offers New Anti-Spyware Tool...
That Actually Finds Spyware

Yahoo's Offers New Anti-Spyware Tool...
That Actually Finds Spyware 08/05/2004 03:50 AM
It appears that Yahoo heard the backlash loud and clear a few months back when they released an anti-spyware tool that just so happened to skip over adware from Yahoo partners. The latest version, built on PestPatrol's technology will now default to notifying users of both "spyware" and what they consider to be "adware" and then give the user the choice of what to do. I haven't tested the product yet, but it sounds like they're moving in the right direction. It still makes you wonder what they were thinking in offering a purposely crippled offering. People know what spyware is, and telling them that spyware isn't spyware doesn't change how people feel about it. It also doesn't make them look kindly back at the company that provided them with the bogus anti-spyware tool in the first place.

Hooks of Books

Hooks of Books 08/29/2004 09:15 PM
A well-linked site to be sure - but I include myself a suckerfish for Opening Hooks, a site dedicated to presenting readers with the opening paragraphs or lines of textual fiction. I would have to struggle not to continue reading on past the cleverer of setups. I love invitations such as the following: The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis “There was a boy call ...

Congress Loves Spam -- If It's From
Congress

Congress Loves Spam -- If It's From
Congress 12/28/2003 06:31 AM

Catching up with crooks online

Catching up with crooks online 04/12/2005 10:55 AM
Freep.com - Tue Apr 12, 11:44 am GMT
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