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San Jose City Council to Revisit Library Porn Filters

Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 5:27 AM

The San Jose City Council, after a unanimous vote by its Rules and Open Government Committee, will reconsider its policy against Internet filters on library computers at its June 17 meeting.

TorrentSpy to Appeal $110 Million Piracy Ruling

Posted Thursday, May 8, 2008 5:06 PM

Ira Rothken, legal representative for BitTorrent site TorrentSpy, promised on Thursday to appeal the $110 million judgment handed down by a federal judge.

Facebook Sets Safeguards, Obscenity Blockers

Posted Thursday, May 8, 2008 4:36 PM

Social networking website Facebook has instituted a number of enhanced privacy safeguards and obscenity blockers.

FTC, Adult Site Settle on CAN-SPAM Violations

Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:38 PM

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a settlement with ATM Global Systems Inc. and its principals, Mark Richman and Nathaniel Seidman, regarding alleged violations of the CAN-SPAM Act.

Government Dealt Another Blow in Impulse Media Case

Posted Friday, May 2, 2008 3:11 PM

A federal judge has denied the government�s request for a permanent injunction that would have imposed record-keeping and affiliate-oversight requirements on Impulse Media Group

Chef Jeff Continues Fight Against Firing

Posted Thursday, May 1, 2008 1:06 PM

Geoff "Chef Jeff" Mena, the performer behind IBangPornStars.com, has decided to continue his fight against what he considers his wrongful termination from his job as a recreation specialist at the Surprise Tennis Complex.

China, Russia Top Piracy Watch List

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 4:32 PM

China and Russia once again are at the top of the U.S. Trade Representative's "Priority Watch" list for issues related to pirated content.

FBI Director: 'We're Losing' Battle Against Child Porn

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 1:27 PM

FBI Director Robert Mueller was blunt in his comments on April 23 during a House Judiciary Committee hearing when asked about issues of computer crime and child pornography on the Internet.

FBI Head Seeks Power to Monitor Internet for Illegal Activity

Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 10:42 AM

The FBI has proposed legislation that would allow federal police to monitor the Internet for illegal activity.

College Administrator Resigns Amid Porn-Email Accusation

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:45 PM

A New Mexico State University associate dean accused of sending pornographic images from his university email account has resigned.

Animation Group Reports Progress Against Illegal Hosting

Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:23 PM

The Animation Co-Op Defense League said it has made significant progress in its fight against illegally hosted websites.

FCC Holds Second Network-Neutrality Hearing

Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 10:21 AM

Representatives of the Federal Communications Commission met Thursday at Stanford University to discuss the issue of network neutrality, but they did so without input from any major Internet service providers.

Teacher Sues District After Being Fired for Viewing Porn

Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:32 PM

A high-school teacher who was fired for viewing pornography for 67 seconds on a school computer on a Sunday morning has filed a $9 million civil rights lawsuit against the school district.

Melissa Midwest, Adrienne Meints Working to Resolve Lawsuit

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:47 AM

Attorneys for Internet model Adrienne Meints, aka Hot Adri, and Melissa Midwest, aka Melissa Harrington, are working to negotiate a settlement to a federal lawsuit between the two.

Google Technology Aids Children's Advocates

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:08 AM

Internet advocates for children recently have received a helping hand from Google after an extended hiatus on the subject.

Web Companies Voice Objections to Privacy Bill

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:00 PM

Web companies are increasing their lobbying efforts against New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky�s proposed bill aimed at regulating behavioral targeting.

Calif. Lawmaker Proposes Tax on Porn Downloads

Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:49 PM

California Assemblyman Charles Calderon, D-Montebello, has proposed a sales tax on porn downloads and digital music purchases.

Founders of The Pirate Bay Sued for $2.5 Million

Posted Monday, April 7, 2008 3:27 PM

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry filed a $2.5 million copyright infringement lawsuit against file-sharing tracker site The Pirate Bay on April 1 in Sweden.

Evolving Domain-Registration System Raises Cybersquatting Concerns

Posted Friday, April 4, 2008 11:55 AM

� Largely due to the evolution of the domain name registration system, trademark owners worldwide have expressed elevated concerns about cybersquatting.

Impulse Media Found Not Guilty in CAN-SPAM Trial

Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:47 PM

A Seattle jury found Impulse Media Group, aka SoulCash, not guilty in the company�s trial on charges that it violated the CAN-SPAM Act.

Indonesia to Block Pornographic, Violent Websites

Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:56 PM

Parliament passed a new information bill this week that will restrict access to pornographic and violent websites.

Too Much Media Responds to Amended Complaint

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 2:44 PM

Officials from Too Much Media released a statement Monday afternoon in response to the latest development in a lawsuit NR Media filed in August 2006.

FBI: Surfers 'Rick Rolled' to Child Porn Are Pedophiles

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 12:53 PM

Internet users who click on links pointing to anything remotely related to child porn � even if it�s not real �can end up on the FBI�s list of pedophiles.

Settlement Ends Dispute Over Stolen Second Life Sex Toys

Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 4:44 PM

A federal judge has accepted a settlement between Eros LLC and a Texas man accused of stealing virtual sex toys developed for the online world Second Life.

Antigua Threatens to Legalize Piracy

Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:58 PM

Antigua's government has threatened to legalize piracy of U.S. music and movies.

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18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.