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Article | 26/04/2013 Senate delays vote on Internet sales tax until May
The U.S. Senate has delayed a vote on an Internet sales tax until May, after a handful of senators blocked lawmakers from voting on the legislation th...
Article | 25/04/2013 Senators stall vote on Internet sales tax for now
A handful of lawmakers have stalled the U.S. Senate from voting on legislation that would require large Internet and catalog sellers to collect state ...
Article | 22/04/2013 Senate takes major step toward Internet sales tax
The U.S. Senate has voted 74-20 to close debate and move to a final vote on a bill allowing states to collect sales tax from out-of-state Internet and...
Article | 23/03/2013 US senate passes Internet sales tax proposal
The US Senate has overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding proposal to allow states to collect sales tax on Internet sellers that have no presence within th...
Article | 21/03/2013 Bills would require police to get warrants for mobile phone location
A group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get court-ordered search warrants before obtaining...
Article | 12/03/2013 Third mobile-phone-unlocking bill introduced
Momentum is growing in the U.S. Congress to overturn a U.S. Library of Congress ruling that took mobile phone unlocking out of the legal exemptions to...
Article | 12/03/2013 Intelligence officials see cyberattacks as a top US threat
Cyberattacks are near the top of the list of most serious threats facing the U.S., with the rivaling concerns about terrorism and North Korea, intelli...
Article | 6/03/2013 Activist launches campaign to change the DMCA
The author of a successful White House petition calling on government officials to legalize the unlocking of mobile phones has turned his attention to...
Article | 5/02/2013 Lawmakers pledge to change hacking law during Swartz memorial
U.S. lawmakers pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist and i...
Article | 21/12/2012 Senator wants to limit broadband data caps
A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers.
Article | 9/12/2011 Lawmakers release draft alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
Two U.S. lawmakers have released an alternative proposal to two controversial bills intended to crack down on online copyright infringement, and they'...
Article | 3/12/2011 Lawmakers propose alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
A group of U.S. lawmakers has proposed an alternative to the controversial copyright enforcement legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act, with the dra...
Article | 23/11/2011 Senator threatens filibuster of Protect IP Act as vote nears
The Protect IP Act, which would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders focused on shutting down websites accused of copyright infri...
Article | 17/11/2011 The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A primer
The Stop Online Piracy Act, the subject of a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Wednesday, has generated heated deba...
Article | 12/11/2011 House hearing on Stop Online Piracy Act scheduled
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing on the controversial copyright enforcement bill, the Stop Online Piracy A...

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