- Wed Nov 28 2001 Court dismisses free-speech lawsuit
A New Jersey judge throws out a lawsuit against the music industry, saying threatened legal action didn't stop professor Edward Felten from publishing research.
- Thu Jan 23 2003 Ruling shields AOL on 'hostile code'
A federal appeals court says America Online and other Internet service providers are not liable for malicious software instructions sent between subscribers.
- Mon Jul 21 1997 MCI mimics White House on e-commerce
Internet companies, hoping to stave off government legislation, are scrambling to create self-regulatory mechanisms on a broad range of Net policy issues.
- Wed Dec 16 1998 EU-U.S. privacy dispute won't end soon
The United States balks at the European Union's strict data-privacy rules, and transatlantic data flows may be in danger.
- Tue May 3 2005 Research: Spyware industry worth billions
Webroot's report on the spyware epidemic indicates that the malicious applications are attracting a growing share of online ad spending.
- Mon May 3 1999 Star Wars rekindles Net debate
A form letter Star Wars producer Lucasfilm is sending to hundreds of ISPs is resparking debate about who is responsible for policing copyright infringement on the Net.
- Tue Mar 28 2006 Supreme Court to hear patent injunction case
Tech industry hopes case brought by eBay will put the kibosh on patent trolls by making injunctions more difficult.
- Fri Sep 4 1998 Is cable Net access like cable TV?
An FCC policy paper considers whether budding companies such as @Home and Road Runner should be regulated like TCI.
- Tue Jan 15 2002 Europe takes a front seat in Net rulemaking
The EU generally lagged the United States in e-commerce initiatives and Internet use in the late 1990s, but it's quickly catching up.
- Tue Jun 12 2001 Advocacy group protests Macy's privacy policy
The Electronic Frontier Foundation raises picket signs in front of Macy's San Francisco store in complaint of the retailer's privacy practices.


