Reporters Engage in Heated Debate Over Campus File-Sharing Tax
Last weeks announcement that Warner, one of the big four record labels, would set up a program to legalize campus file-sharing has had some technology reporters sending heated arguments to each other over whether it was a positive move or not.
Last week, Warner Music announced a proposal to put a tax on college tuition to [...]
Financier for MPAA Members Arrested – Court Battle Looms
It may get a little harder for the MPAA to play the moral card – not to mention getting funding for movie production for it’s members.
It is no secret that the copyright industry likes to talk about morals when it comes to unauthorized downloading. Unfortunately for members of the MPAA, morals might be playing [...]
EFF Sues NSA and High Ranking Government Officials Over Warrantless Wiretapping
The list of defendants is long and includes several big names in politics including president Bush, Alberto Gonzales and the NSA for their roles in implementing warrantless wiretapping.
The National Security Agency, Keith B. Alexander, Michel V. Hayden, George W. Bush, Richard B. Cheney, David S. Addington, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Michael B. Mukasey, Alberto [...]
Comcast Violated Agency Principles for Throttling BitTorrent – Commissioners
It may be a longer running case in the United States, but it’s now one step closer to finally being resolved according to an early report. Many suggest that the Comcast throttling case could be precedent setting.
The decision isn’t official, but according to the Canadian Press, there is a sufficient number of votes from [...]
EFF – Blocking UseNets Alt Hierarchy Would Violate First Amendment
It’s been widely reported that American ISPs are being pressured to drop their UseNet service by the New York Attorney General. Since ISPs are “voluntarily” bowing to political pressure, the EFF suggests that this effort is circumventing the first amendment.
By now, most American ISPs have dropped their UseNet services. These services typical come [...]
US Telecom Amnesty Bill Passed – ISPs Let Off the Hook
The US constitution, particularly in the eyes of digital rights activists, has been dealt with a major blow today. The FISA bill with amendments that would grant telecom immunity to ISPs that participated in a warrantless wiretapping program with the current administration has recently passed the senate and now awaits the presidents signature.
There was [...]
US Congress Approves Warrantless Wiretapping – 293 to 129
The fourth amendment to the US Constitution took a serious hit today. Congress has just approved warrantless wiretapping. The news is leaving many civil rights activists disappointed.
In a move that strangely resembles what happened in Sweden two days ago, in spite of fierce opposition, the US congress has approved immunity for Internet Service [...]
USA – ACLU Condemns Warrentless Wiretapping – Legislation to be Voted on Today?
Privacy be damned. News is now circulating that a “compromise” to telecom amnesty could be voted on today – and the American Civil Liberties Union has declared it “unconstitutional”.
There’s been a long and drawn out war over privacy in the United States. With AT&T allegedly putting wiretaps on millions of Americans without a [...]
