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Net Politics Focus: House Of Reps. Passes Copyright Legislation
News House of Representatives Tuesday passed legislation to strengthen copyright on the Internet. Members of the House .recognised that in order for the Internet to succeed, Congress must take action to protect the rights of those who market their...
[August 6, 1998, 16:50]
US Politicians Oppose Tax On Net Access
News With only months left on a moratorium restricting state governments from taxing internet access, the US House of Representatives on Tuesday began a debate over whether the ban should be made permanent or allowed to lapse.
[May 23, 2007, 11:08]
US-listed Firms Face IT Security Audits
News Publicly traded US corporations would have to certify that they have conducted an annual computer security audit, according to a draft of long-awaited legislation the US House of Representatives is preparing.
[November 7, 2003, 15:30]
Congress Critical Of Homeland Security's Tech Efforts
News In what has become a familiar refrain, a chorus of Republicans and Democrats — all from the US House of Representatives panel on telecommunications and the Internet — urged the agency to get its act together and appoint a long-awaited...
[September 14, 2006, 8:55]
US Anti-spam Law Nears Reality
News The unanimous approval by the House of Representatives ends a tumultuous process that stretched over more than six years and was marked by more than a dozen competing bills, all of which took different approaches to the ever-growing problem of...
[December 9, 2003, 8:35]
EBay Tries Email In Net Neutrality Fight
News On 25 May, one House of Representatives panel voted for formal net neutrality regulations bitterly opposed by AT&T, Verizon and other broadband providers - while another House panel rejected them on 5 April.
[June 2, 2006, 9:30]
Bill Lets Hollywood Hack Your PC
News But because its sponsors include top Republican and Democratic committee chairmen, it could receive a warm welcome in the House of Representatives at a hearing tentatively scheduled for this autumn. Other sponsors listed on the draft bill include...
[July 25, 2002, 8:12]
Steve Jobs Bio Hits Legal Snags
News Sources close to the publisher tell MacCentral these recent revelations are by no means "just an accident" and that some believe representatives of Jobs are behind an effort to "diminish the publicity of this book".
[August 14, 2000, 9:31]
Clinton To Propose Net Security Centre
News Officials from the US Department of Commerce, for example, have had numerous telephone discussions with industry representatives in the days since the attacks to work out security approaches. Some industry representatives have been concerned that...
[February 15, 2000, 14:25]
A Year Ago: Clinton To Propose Net Security Centre
News Officials from the US Department of Commerce, for example, have had numerous telephone discussions with industry representatives in the days since the attacks to work out security approaches. Some industry representatives have been concerned that...
[February 15, 2001, 6:04]
DoJ's Klein Grilled Over Microsoft
News House representatives peppered the star witnesses -- Assistant Antitrust Chief Joel Klein and, to a lesser extent, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky -- with questions on the ongoing federal antitrust investigation of Microsoft.
[April 13, 2000, 11:17]
Another Massive Net Attack Looming?
News Top-level White House officials have been meeting with representatives of the insurance and security industries in an attempt to work out an agreement, according to Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute, a non-profit computer security...
[August 14, 2000, 9:55]
Custom Line-of-Business Application Streamlines Florida Legislative Workflow
White Papers The Florida House of Representatives has used Leagis, a custom system, to create, process, and track legislation. A pilot project using the 2007 Microsoft Office system allowed Florida House IT staff to provide a remedy.
[January 3, 2007, 23:00]
Amnesty Slams IT Giants For Chinese 'hypocrisy'
Talkback US House of Representatives. That hollowed institution. Please stop providing emetics.
[July 21, 2006, 17:23]
ManageSoft Case Study: Parliament Of Australia
White Papers The Department of the Parliamentary Services is the communications hub of Australia's national Parliament, providing services and facilities, which enable Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to communicate with each other, with...
[October 20, 2004, 0:00]
US Takes Major Step Towards Patent Reform
News In a move long sought by large technology companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco, the US House of Representatives on Friday approved the most significant changes to the US patent system in more than 50 years.
[September 10, 2007, 11:43]
'Operational Issues' Force Back US Biometric Passport Deadline
News The House of Representatives voted for a year-long extension to the October 2004 deadline, a year less than secretary of state Colin Powell had requested. Most countries have not yet completed testing of biometric chips and still need to look at...
[June 18, 2004, 14:25]
US Legislature Suggests China Web Crackdown
News The highly anticipated proposal, created by Christopher Smith, a New Jersey Republican from the House of Representatives, in response to recent reports about censorship in China by Google, Yahoo and others, also makes it unlawful to filter search...
[February 20, 2006, 12:35]
US Anti-spyware Bill Clears Another Hurdle
News A congressional panel approved an anti-spyware bill on Thursday amid criticism from technology companies, in a move that clears the way for a floor vote by the full House of Representatives. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 45-4 in...
[June 25, 2004, 11:55]
US Congress Wades Into Internet Control Row
News Members of the US House of Representatives said this week the US should resist international pressure to give up authority over key Internet functions amid a mounting feud over the issue. The letter was signed by two Republicans and two Democrats...
[October 10, 2005, 16:40]
