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Newsbytes Law & Regulation Week In Review - News Briefs

In this week's roundup of legal and regulatory news:

ACLU Ads Warn Of 'Massive' Government Cyber-Snooping

In a full-page ad set to debut later this month in issues of The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, the ACLU warns that government e-surveillance programs like "Carnivore" and "Echelon" are encroaching on Fourth Amendment protections against "unwarranted government surveillance." http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164373.html

Bush Team Clears Medical Privacy Regulations

Acting at the behest of President Bush, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson Thursday approved a sweeping set of medical privacy rules that initially were drafted by the Clinton administration. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164472.html

Bush Budget Is Mixed Bag For Lawmakers, Tech Industry

Both the high-tech industry and Congress found room for praise and scorn in the Bush administration's proposed fiscal year 2002 budget, a $2 trillion request that includes funding adjustments that could alter the debate over a slew of technology issues. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164286.html

Many Top Tech Posts In Bush Administration Remain Unfilled

A number of top high-tech posts in the Bush administration continue to go unfilled, leaving several key agencies without a White House policy thumbprint on a range of science and technology issues. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164335.html

DSL Modem Flaw Could Jeopardize Network Security - CERT

The recently detected security flaw affecting a popular brand of high-speed modems could leave otherwise secure networks vulnerable to illicit monitoring and malicious hacker attacks, a CERT Coordination Center security expert said Wednesday. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164401.html

US Government Will Appoint Private Manager For .edu

The US government Wednesday announced plans to cede control over the .edu Internet domain to the not-for-profit higher education organization Educause. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164414.html

'Maybe' Napster Should Be Shut Down - Judge

The federal judge overseeing the legal battle between Napster and the recording industry believes Napster's efforts to stop copyrighted songs from being downloaded for free are "disgraceful" and said she might shut down the song-swapping service. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164362.html

Court Lifts Restraining Order In Juno/NetZero Patent Spat

Juno Online Services [NASDAQ:JWEB] can again run third-party ads on its free Internet service, following a decision by a California federal judge to not reinstate a temporary restraining order against the practice. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164501.html

Yahoo Sheds Porn, Swears Off X-Rated Advertisers

Under fire for making pornographic videos available on its e-commerce pages, Internet directory Yahoo Inc. [NASDAQ:YHOO] said Friday it would ban such "X-rated" material. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164489.html

Chinese Suspected Of Hacking US Sites

The diplomatic standoff over the collision of a U.S. surveillance plane and a Chinese jet fighter may be over. But hard feelings still linger in cyberspace. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164479.html

Webcasters, Record Companies Clash Over Royalty Rates

Firing the first live rounds in what is expected to be a pitched battle over Internet broadcasting royalties, Webcasters and record companies proposed wildly different royalty rates on Wednesday. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164477.html

Work-At-Home Telemarketers Settle Fraud Charges

A California telemarketing company advertising high-paying jobs for work-at-home computer users has settled charges stemming from a $4.9 million employment scheme. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164459.html

German Police Take Action Against Online Nazi Song Sharers

More than 100 users of illegal Nazi and neo-Nazi Web sites got a shock this week when their homes were raided and their PCs, modems and other equipment were confiscated by German police. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164420.html

Korean Government Promises Action Against Porn Sites

The Korean Government is angry at overseas-based pornographic Web sites targeting Korean Internet users - although it is reportedly only acting against Web sites providing Korean content. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164417.html

Scrap Over Anti-Ameritech Web Site May Be Over

A Michigan hacker who posted Ameritech customer billing records on the Internet and was slapped with a court order to shut down his Web site said he and the company may settle the matter out of court. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164416.html

Congress Should Focus On Govt. And Consumer Privacy - EPIC

Although Congress should do everything in its power to prevent federal agencies from abusing citizens' privacy rights, lawmakers must also take steps to protect citizens from private-sector abuses, a top privacy advocate contends. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164354.html

Groups Urge Blocking Of Online Travel Reservations Site

A coalition of consumer groups is calling on the federal government to block the launch of a planned industry-wide Internet airline reservation system, saying the venture would cost consumers billions of dollars in higher airfares. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164353.html

House Bill Would Give States Net Sales Tax Ability

Several members of the US House of Representatives have signed on to a bill from Rep. Ernest Istook, R-Okla., which would allow states to collect sales taxes on goods and services citizens buy online from out-of-state merchants. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164339.html

Directory On EU Copyright Approved - At Last

The European Union's (EU) Council of Ministers has finally approved a directive on Internet copyright that allows private users some leeway on their own use of audio-visual materials. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164337.html

Government Internet Addressing Study Under Way

More than two years behind schedule, a government-funded committee today officially kicked off its investigation into the policies, technologies and considerations that will shape the evolution of the Internet addressing system in the years to come. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164291.html

MP3.com Jury: $3M, Not $300,000 To TVT Records

MP3.com [NASDAQ:MPPP] figured it had scored a victory when a federal jury last Friday ordered the music download service to pay Tee Vee Toons Records $300,000 to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit. Not so fast. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164282.html

Rep. Armey Urges Measured Approach To Privacy

As the debate over privacy heats up, lawmakers should resist the temptation to enact "silver-bullet" privacy-protection laws, House Majority leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, said in a memo to House members Monday. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164270.html

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