Napster has agreed to provide students at Penn State University with free access to their music downloading service. This program is the first in what apparently will be a number of offers to students on campuses throughout the country in an effort to stem the tide of digital music piracy.
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Daily Archives: November 6, 2003
Coalition of Booksellers, Publishers and Librarians Files Brief Challenging Patriot Act
“On November 3, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and free speech groups representing librarians, publishers, writers and others filed a brief [in support of the ACLU’s complaint filed July 30] that strongly supports a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the provision of the USA Patriot Act that gives the FBI virtually unlimited… Continue Reading
AG’s Do Not Favor CAN SPAM Act
Internetnews.com reports that the Internet Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter to House leaders indicating their opposition to the CAN SPAM Act, under consideration by the House and already passed by the Senate. The reasons included “that the amended act has so many loopholes, exceptions and standards of proof that… Continue Reading
FTC Obtains TRO Against Company Using Pop-Up Ad Scam Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission issued a news release today on a temporary restraining order obtained from District Court, Northern District of Maryland against D Squared Solutions, a company that bombarded Windows Messenger service users with pop-up ads, whether or not consumers were on the web. Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief Temporary Restraining Order… Continue Reading
Profile of Cyberspace Advocacy Group EPIC and its Work
A Legal Group Formed to Defend Civil Liberties on the Web Gears Up to Fight the USA Patriot Act: This article profiles the attorneys who for over a decade have been on the frontlines of defending civil liberties in cyberspace. David Sobel and Marc Rotenberg are co-founders of EPIC, whose efforts focus on free speech,… Continue Reading
