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Copyright Czar Vote Heads to Full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Victoria Espinel’s nomination Thursday, paving the way for a full Senate vote to confirm the nation’s first copyright czar. No Senate vote date was set immediately for..."Discount club" scams filch billions from online shoppers
Imagine that you visit Restaurants.com and purchase a gift card for a friend. During the checkout process, a screen asks if you want to save ten dollars on the purchase you just made,...Senate Panel: 80 Percent of Cyber Attacks Preventable
If network administrators simply instituted proper configuration policies and conducted good network monitoring, about 80 percent of commonly known cyber attacks could be prevented, a Senate committee heard Tuesday. The remark was made...Congress locks radio stations, record labels into boardroom
Radio broadcasters and music labels are at each other's throats over the question of whether radio ought to pay "performance rights" to rightsholders when it plays their music on the air (currently, only...House Considers Limiting Patriot Act Spy Powers
Powerful House members are proposing sweeping reforms to U.S. surveillance law that puts them on a collision course with pro-domestic spying legislation in the Senate. Democratic Rep.Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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