David Davis resigns from Commons: “Shadow home secretary David Davis is resigning as an MP to force a by-election which he will fight on the issue of the new 42-day terror detention limit.” “In truth,…
France gets closer to ‘three strikes’ downloader web ban: International war on pirates part deux The globalisation of internet law continues apace, as French legislators press ahead next week with the ‘loi Hadopi‘. The purpose…
ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED DEAL WITH NATION’S LARGEST INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BLOCK MAJOR SOURCES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY For Immediate Release: New York City Press Office / 212-416-8060 Albany Press Office / 518-473-5525 nyag.pressoffice@oag.state.ny.us…
Washington Post coverage of the New York Initiative New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, at the podium, is joined at the announcement by, from left, Matthew Sullivan of Sprint Nextel, Jeff Zimmerman of Time…
Justice Department Trying to Revive COPA: “Government lawyers tried Tuesday to revive the Child Online Protection Act, a 1998 law designed to keep online pornography away from children.” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
Secret terror files left on train: “An inquiry is underway into a ‘serious’ security breach after top-secret documents on al-Qaeda are left on a train.” (Via BBC News.)
Secret Spy Court Troubled by FBI Wiretap Network: The nation’s top-secret spy court repeatedly questioned the FBI in 2005 and 2006 about the operation of its sophisticated wiretapping network, raising questions about whether investigators exceeded…
Interstate web host foils gonzo porn baron Max Hardcore: California obscenity, Florida conviction A federal jury in Tampa, Florida convicted a pioneer of gross-out ‘gonzo’ porn last week on obscenity charges stemming from the delivery…
Index on Censorship » Something must be done The government’s latest legislation on ‘extreme pornography’ is based on ill-informed notions, writes Julian Petley Question: what do Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Inside…
Communications Decency Act Tipping Under Cuomo Kid-Porn Accord: Sprint, Verizon and Time Warner are agreeing with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to block and filter kiddie porn. Perhaps it’s a salvo to head off…