From the May 5 USA Today (reg. req’d), an interesting article provides some background about and carefully crafted “no comments” from the three of the four students who settled file-sharing infringement cases with the RIAA. In related news from the same paper, see also Piracy has its hooks in. This article details the win/lose scenarios of various anti-piracy efforts undertaken to date by the entertainment industry, and points out the the need for new business models as well as consumer acknowledgement of the invariable consequences of the fee vs. free battle.
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Daily Archives: May 6, 2003
Advocacy Group Seeks to Block Transfer of European Passenger Data
European Digital Rights (EDRi), a non-profit coalition of privacy/advocacy groups based in Brussels, launched a campaign against the transfer of European travellers’ Passenger Name Records (PNR) to U.S. Customs. See the following related documents: EDRi campaign press release. Full text of Article 29 Data Protection Working Party: Opinion 6/2002 on transmission of Passenger Manifest Information… Continue Reading
CA Assembly Seeks to Protect Internet Users Info
California Assembly Bill 1143, as amended April 30, “would establish new procedures for the production by an Internet service provider or online community host of identifying information regarding a consumer..” The bill is now under consideration by the Committee on Judiciary. Continue Reading
Canadian Privacy Law Impacts E-Commerce
Canadian Privacy Law Deadline Approaching: “Beginning Jan. 1, 2004, all companies that collect, use or disclose personal information about Canadian citizens during the course of commercial activities will have to comply with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.” Continue Reading
FOIA Lawsuit on Intelligence Spending
From Steven Aftergood, May 6 Secrecy News (from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy): “The total amount of intelligence spending for 2002 should be declassified over the objections of the Central Intelligence Agency, a federal court was told May 5 in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit sponsored by the Federation of American Scientists.” See… Continue Reading
Free and Low Cost Legal Services for Texans
“TexasLawHelp.org is a project of the Texas Access to Justice Commission and the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, in partnership with participating legal aid organizations.” Users may locate information according to county or zip code, and services are provided on issues that include: civil rights, disability, health, immigration, employment and housing. From the site’s… Continue Reading
