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| Examining Religious Bias In Filtering Software |
Posted by
timothy
on Tuesday March 05, @04:51PM
from the self-determination dept. the_rev_matt writes: "eSchool News has a great piece about the religious influence present in filtering software. Not that this will be a surprise to most /. regulars, but the research behind it is interesting. Now if only eSchool News could change their name to something less horrible..."
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) RIPE NCC Responds to ICANN CEO's Proposal |
Posted by
michael
on Tuesday March 05, @03:14PM
from the playing-for-all-the-marbles dept. An anonymous reader sends in: "RIPE NCC (the European IP address registry) responds to the ICANN proposals for reducing their own accountability even further whilst spending millions of everyone else's money." ICANN will be meeting next week in Ghana - ought to be a feisty meeting.
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) Columbine Video-Games Suit Dismissed |
Posted by
timothy
on Tuesday March 05, @02:25PM
from the sense-and-sensibilities dept. Dr_LHA writes: "This story on Yahoo! reports that the federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that claimed the influence of video games and movies where what caused the Columbine High School massacre. Obvious to those of us who play GTA3 regularly but still manage to overcome the urge to plough over pedestrains on the way to work in the morning, but good to see someone high up showing some sense."
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) ElcomSoft Lawyer Says Internet Outside U.S. Law |
Posted by
michael
on Tuesday March 05, @07:48AM
from the trying-hard dept. NetRanger writes: "ElcomSoft, the company that employed Dmitry Sklyarov, has fired its opening shot, asking the court to dismiss the charges. Their argument: since the Russian company is based on the Internet, it is outside the jurisdiction of the DMCA. This is rather interesting if it holds up, because it would set a precedent which would allow other countries to tell the DMCA to just go away. If not, ElcomSoft could be out $2.25 million dollars, and the USA could find itself cold-shouldered by a lot of countries with less draconian copyright laws." Wired has another story.
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) China Wants Out of Spam Blocks |
Posted by
timothy
on Tuesday March 05, @01:47AM
from the you-can-bet-they-do dept. SomeoneYouDontKnow writes: "Apparently, China is feeling the effects of the e-mail blocks Western ISPs are placing on Asian mail to prevent spam, as previously reported here. A group of Chinese legislators is calling for the blocks to be lifted because they're making it difficult for them to communicate via e-mail, and a signed article in The People's Daily is calling on China to ban spam. Maybe now some of the lazy admins of these spam-spewing mail servers will clean up their acts."
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) Tech Legislation: The Digital Dirty Dozen |
Posted by
timothy
on Monday March 04, @11:32PM
from the you're-free-to-choose-a-grain-of-salt dept. vwalke writes: "The libertarian think tank, Cato Institute, recently released a
summary of the worst Tech Legislative Measures of the 107th congress. A few of the bills receiving honors: another breakup of the telecommunications system (S. 1364), regulation on electronic advertising and marketing activities (S.792 and H.R. 2246), authorization of a multi-state Internet tax cartel (S.512 and H.R. 1410), regulation of unsolicited e-mail (H.R. 718), requiring non-discriminatory licensing of online content like movies and music while also mandating copy protection schemes (H.R. 2724), prohibition of online gambling (H.R. 556 and H.R. 3215), and creation of a broadband tax credit (S. 88 and H.R. 267).
A very detailed, informative analysis. Keep in mind it's coming with a libertarian slant."
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) Colorado Town May Sue AT&T For Broadband |
Posted by
timothy
on Monday March 04, @03:57PM
from the ten-cent-screw dept. foQ writes: "Avon, Colorado is suing AT&T over the lack of availability of cable-modem service in the town. I for one have been waiting a couple of years for the 'right around the corner' date they have been talking about. Here isthe story." AT&T appears to be meeting the letter of their agreement to make the local cable system "two-way," but perhaps not the spirit.
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) U.S. Cybersquatting Law Goes Global |
Posted by
timothy
on Sunday March 03, @11:59AM
from the of-the-people-by-the-people dept. typecast writes: "Better bone up on Bulgarian trademark law before you register your next domain name. A U.S. federal court has ruled that laws protecting trademarks in foreign countries apply under the American Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) of 1999. (Note to the U.S. registrants of Quartz.com: watch out!)"
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) Criticize Online, Get Fined |
Posted by
CmdrTaco
on Sunday March 03, @10:00AM
from the well-that's-just-plain-creapy dept. maxpublic writes "Yet another outspoken critic of corporate America has been SLAPP'ed - only this time, Dan Whatley didn't even know he'd been sued until he was presented with a $450,000 judgement. For those who don't know, SLAPP stands for 'Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation' and is used to silence people who openly criticize thin-skinned corporations." In this case the company doing to suing is Xybernaut, the makers of
wearable computers mentioned here many times in the past. This article is a must
read. And now Xybernaut has joined Amazon and others on my list of Must-Avoid
companies. This is a creepy run around the 1st Ammendment, and you should
be aware.
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) EPIC Seeks DC Surveillance Camera Records |
Posted by
timothy
on Saturday March 02, @10:42PM
from the what-about-by-and-of-the-people dept. Default.cfg writes: "In response to news reports that the Metropolitan Police Department
(MPD) had constructed an extensive surveillance camera network in Washington, D.C., EPIC has filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to learn more about the system. The system allows police to monitor surveillance cameras from around the city in a central office called the 'Synchronized Operations Command Center' (SOCC)." Read on below for more information, including some interesting links.
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