- Sun Apr 23 2006 Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill
Instead of reforming the controversial DMCA, the U.S. government seems poised to expand it in a sweeping proposal.
- Tue Jun 27 2006 Congress mulls slew of Net sex rules
A hearing on protecting children yields a dozen proposed laws including Web blocking, surveillance and "search and destroy bots."
- Fri Dec 8 2006 Senator: Illegal images must be reported
update John McCain proposes law to force Web sites to report unlawful activity and delete posts by sex offenders.
- Wed Jun 7 2006 Domain name price hikes come under fire
A proposal would let VeriSign charge billions more for .com domains, but some are skeptical about its continued monopoly.
- Thu Nov 10 2005 Justice Dept. pushes stiffer antipiracy laws
Department wants Congress to make it a crime to "attempt" copyright infringement. Also seeks stronger penalties.
- Tue Oct 17 2006 FBI director wants ISPs to track users
Robert Mueller becomes latest Bush administration official to call for ISPs to store customers' data.
- Wed Mar 21 2007 Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power
Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring.
- Fri Mar 2 2007 Justice Department takes aim at image-sharing sites
Feds try during a private meeting to convince sites that allow photos or videos to be uploaded to monitor users, News.com has learned.
- Wed May 31 2006 Industry, others object to data retention
As feds begin talking about requiring ISPs and others to store data on customers, critics point to technical, security and privacy challenges.
- Tue Jun 27 2006 Senators adopt Web labeling requirement
Senate committee says that sexually explicit Web sites must be labeled as such--or their operators will go to jail.




