Gary Secondino: LegalCourts, Lawsuits, Arrests, InvestigationsRepublican lawmaker slams database plan- January 27, 2003 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is lending his voice to criticism of a Pentagon data-mining project that could result in detailed electronic dossiers compiled on Americans. CNET News.comhttp://rss.com.com/2100-1023-981753.html?type=pt&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news Supreme Court Endorses Copyright Theft- January 16, 2003 Swipe a CD from a record store and you'll get arrested. But when Congress authorizes the entertainment industry to steal from you -- well, that's the American way. We learned as much on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress can repeatedly extend copyright terms, as it did most recently in 1998 when it added 20 years to the terms for new and existing works. The law, a brazen heist, was called the Copyright Term Extension Act. It was better known as the Sonny Bono act, so...http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000730.shtml Baffling SoftwareMusic Industry Copyright Deal- January 16, 2003 This "landmark agreement" seems mostly an endorsement of the status quo. True, the status quo is better than what some in the entertainment cartel have been pushing -- new, congressionally mandated technological measures designed to thwart unauthorized copying of digital material. And this agreement specifically disclaims new laws in this direction.Dan Gillmor's eJournalhttp://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000729.shtml Pentagon database plan hits snag on Hill- January 16, 2003 A plan that would link credit card, health insurance and other databases--creating what critics have called a "domestic surveillance apparatus"--raises concern on Capitol Hill. CNET News.comhttp://rss.com.com/2100-1023-980889.html?type=pt&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news ACLU Spooked by Domestic Spying- January 16, 2003 A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union raises concerns about the growth of U.S. surveillance in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. The group recommends legislation to protect Americans' privacy rights. By Julia Scheeres.http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,57226,00.html |