Via Politechbot, the text of the Reduction in Distribution of Spam Act of 2003, (43 pages, pdf) introduced May 22 by Rep. Richard Burr, (R-NC) in another effort to stem the tide of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). For other related information on state and federal anti-spam legislation that I have posted, see this link. Also see Internet.com’s Special Report, Spam Reaches Epidemic Levels.
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Daily Archives: May 23, 2003
California Senate Passes Tough Anti-Spam Bill
Sen. Debra Bowen’s bill, SB 12, “would…prohibit a person or entity from initiating an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement either from California or to a California electronic mail address. The bill would also make it unlawful for a person or entity to collect electronic mail addresses posted on the Internet, or to sell or provide a… Continue Reading
Alaska Resolution Opposes Patriot Act Surveillance
The Alaska legislature passed House Joint Resolution 22 stating “it is the policy of the State of Alaska to oppose any portion of the USA Patriot Act that would violate the rights and liberties guaranteed equally under the state and federal constitutions.” According to the ACLU, “Alaska’s resolution is the 114th of its kind to… Continue Reading
USPTO Fee Modernization Act Approved
From the press release: “The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property approved H.R. 1561, the United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003. The Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is fully funded by user fees. The new fee structure contained in the legislation will fund… Continue Reading
Gov’t Surveillance Projects Proceed Unmonitored
Experts Say Technology Is Widely Disseminated Inside and Outside Military – “Congressional efforts to rein in a Pentagon surveillance project may be ineffective because new surveillance technology is being widely disseminated both inside and outside of the military and other less visible federal offices are pursuing similar research, industry executives and computer scientists say.” Continue Reading
Search Engines: To Pay or Not to Pay
An update to my April 23 posting on the Summit on Web Credibility – Here is a link to edited transcripts of presentations made at the conference, wherein Experts Discuss Paid vs. ‘Pure’ Search Results. Said experts are from Hewlett-Packard, Google, Overture, ConsumerReports.org and Consumer WebWatch. Continue Reading
Challenge of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Continues
See the following updates on The Eric Eldred Act website: The Eric Eldred Act FAQ What precisely are we talking about? (a one-page discussion draft – “To allow unused copyrighted works to enter the public domain after 50 years, while allowing copyright owners the full protection of the established copyright term.”) Continue Reading
