- Thu Aug 21 2003 Net music pirate faces years in prison
The U.S. Department of Justice says it has accepted a guilty plea in a criminal copyright case involving the former leader of a Net music piracy group called the Apocalypse Crew.
- Mon Jul 23 2001 Feds must fess up about Carnivore
A bill requiring federal law-enforcement officials to be more forthright when answering questions about electronic surveillance systems passes the U.S. House.
- Thu Nov 1 2001 Microsoft settlement expected Friday
The software giant and the Justice Department are expected to deliver a proposed antitrust settlement Friday to the federal judge overseeing the case, but states may want more time.
- Mon Oct 24 2005 So who should you call a journalist?
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says a proposed federal shield law could harm folks who use the Internet to do journalism.
- Fri Apr 28 2000 Government to judge: Break up Microsoft
The Justice Department asks a federal judge to break Microsoft into two pieces to prevent it from further abusing its monopoly position in the operating system market.
- Thu Jul 31 2003 Lawmaker seeks info on RIAA dragnet
The recording industry's wave of subpoenas that target individual file-swappers draws the critical attention of the chair of the Senate's investigations subcommittee.
- Mon Feb 8 1999 Intel trying to oust FTC lawyer
Just weeks before its antitrust trial with the Federal Trade Commission will start, Intel is trying to oust one of the agency's top lawyers from the case, records show.
- Wed Sep 18 2002 Identity theft: Fact and fiction
Cybertheft of identities is proliferating, but is it a lost cause? The Justice Department's Jonathan J. Rusch says not--but the government and public face a long battle.
- Fri Nov 5 1999 Microsoft faces uncertain penalties in case
The judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial issues stinging findings of fact against the software giant, but the outcome is still far from certain.
- Tue Oct 12 2004 Justice Dept. wants new antipiracy powers
Government report takes aim at file swapping and says the FBI needs more money, wiretapping permission and a lot more laws.


