EDUPAGE> Edupage, April 30, 2004
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:36:12 -0600
Subject: Edupage, April 30, 2004
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TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2004
New Lawsuits from the RIAA
PATRIOT ACT Impedes News About PATRIOT ACT
Internet Access Tax Ban Passes Senate
NEW LAWSUITS FROM THE RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed another
477 lawsuits against individuals charged with violating copyright. The
RIAA has filed lawsuits every month of 2004 against file traders it
says are guilty of digital piracy, and the latest round of lawsuits is
the second to identify colleges and universities where the piracy is
alleged to have taken place. Of those named in the current round of
lawsuits, 69 illegally traded copyrighted material over campus
networks, according to the RIAA. Fourteen institutions were identified
in the lawsuits, including Michigan State University. Peter K. Wu,
director of the program in intellectual property and communications law
at Michigan State University, said he sees the lawsuits as a temporary
measure to limit copyright violations. "The companies have been able to
intimidate some file-sharers," he said, "but among some of the more
egregious offenders, there's actually been a backlash."
Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 April 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2004/04/2004042905n.htm
PATRIOT ACT IMPEDES NEWS ABOUT PATRIOT ACT
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit
alleging that the USA PATRIOT Act is unconstitutional, but the group
was prohibited from releasing information about the lawsuit's filing
because of secrecy provisions of the Patriot Act. Three weeks after the
filing, the ACLU reached an agreement with government officials to
release a redacted version of the suit, which contends that the power
granted by the Patriot Act to obtain information from "electronic
communication service providers" is unconstitutional. Ann Beeson of the
ACLU said, "It is remarkable that a gag provision in the Patriot Act
kept the public in the dark about the mere fact that a constitutional
challenge had been filed in court." According to the compliant, the
Patriot Act improperly allows law enforcement officials to compel ISPs
to turn over information such as names, screen names, and e-mail
addresses of customers without notifying the individuals involved. The
ACLU argues that a warrant or other judicial review should be required
for such disclosure.
Washington Post, 29 April 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51423-2004Apr28.html
INTERNET ACCESS TAX BAN PASSES SENATE
After reaching a set of compromises, the U.S. Senate this week
overwhelmingly approved a four-year extension to a ban on taxing
Internet access. Originally approved in 1998, the ban on taxing
high-speed access is seen by many including President Bush as necessary
to foster increased access among U.S. users and to guarantee a "healthy
and vibrant" Internet. Some supporters of the ban have called on
Congress to make it permanent. Opponents of the bill, including
officials from many state and local governments, believe taxes on
Internet access should be a source of governmental funding, especially
as phone services, which are taxed in their traditional form, are
increasingly moving to the Internet. One of the key concessions was to
exclude Internet phone services from the ban, allowing taxes to be
levied on phone services delivered over the Web. Grandfather clauses
were also added to allow states that have already taxed Internet access
to continue to do so. The bill must still be reconciled with a separate
House version.
New York Times, 30 April 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/30/politics/30INTE.html
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