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MPAA Chief Says SOPA, PIPA ‘Are Dead’
MPAA Chairman Christopher Dodd. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired Former Sen. Christopher Dodd, now chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, said the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act aren’t going to be floated...Feds Urge Appeals Court to Overturn ‘Dangerous’ Indefinite-Detention Ruling
Photo: Still Burning /Flickr The Obama administration on Monday demanded a federal appeals court immediately halt a ruling blocking legislation authorizing the government to indefinitely detain without trial individuals, including U.S. citizens, who...Venture Capitalists Join Internet Blacklist Bill Backlash
Fred Wilson It’s no surprise that the proposal by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to boost the government’s authority to disrupt and shutter websites that hawk or host trademark- and copyright-infringing products would draw...Academics, civil rights advocates, fear ‘lawful ‘access’ legislation
Civil rights advocates and academics, among them, Christopher Parsons (right) are expressing serious concerns about forthcoming lawful access legislation — the Omnibus crime Bill And they’ve written to Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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