[Sigifp-l] Information Policy Post 1/12/03

[Terrence Maxwell]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Elcomsoft DMCA Case.
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978176.html>
In mid Dec a jury found a Russian software company not guilty of criminal 
copyright charges for producing a program that can crack antipiracy 
protections on electronic books.

Copyright Latest.
<http://www.copyright.gov/docs/203.html>
Beginning January 1, 2003, copyright owners or their statutory successors 
will be entitled, under certain circumstances prescribed by section 203 of 
the Copyright Act, to terminate transfers or licenses of copyright that were 
granted on or after January 1, 1978.

Will This Column Land Me In Federal Prison Under The DMCA?
<http://news.com.com/2010-1028-978636.html>
It turns out that software company executives like the ones at ElcomSoft, 
whom a federal jury acquitted on Dec. 17 on charges of violating the DMCA, 
aren't the only people who might want to have a defense lawyer on retainer. 
Journalists might be affected too.

DirecTV Secrets Allegedly Pilfered.
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979001.html?tag=fd_top>
The FBI arrested a college student in Los Angeles for allegedly sending 
stolen information about satellite TV access cards to a Web site.

PRIVACY

Buy A Flight Manual, Get a Grand Jury Subpoena.
<http://www.sftt.org/dwa/2002/12/18/3.html>
Be careful of what you order online, you never know where it might lead.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Agency Pulls Web Documents.
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978981.html?tag=fd_top>
The Transportation Security Administration has quietly removed four 
password-protected documents about airport security from its Web site after 
reporters raised questions about locking up government data.  Follow-up to: 
Will This Column Land Me In Federal Prison Under The DMCA?

Encryption of Agency's Web Documents Probed.
<http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=1958544>
Computer security followers are questioning the way the U.S. transportation 
security administration, which oversees airport security and other 
transportation issues, is protecting some restricted documents on its Web 
site.

E-GOVERNMENT

E-Government Act.
<http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.25.shtml>
The E-Government Act was signed into law by the President on December 17.  
This law has the potential to fundamentally change the way the federal 
government uses information technology to interact with citizens.

GAO Reports US E-Gov Plan Is Not Citizen Focused.
<http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/1216/egov_report.pdf>
The General Accounting Office released a report criticizing the Bush 
Administration's E-Government Office for not following its stated goal of 
citizen-focused projects. According to the report, only 9 of the 
Administration's 24 main E-Government projects are aimed at fulfilling user 
needs.

MISCELLANEOUS

CDT Policy Post.
Volume 8, Number 29, December 19, 2002
<http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.29.shtml>
Contents:
(1)Freedom of Expression - US Courts Enjoin Congressional Controls on Web 
Content
(2)Privacy Cases Mixed as Secret Surveillance Powers Expanded
(3)US Courts Take Narrow View, Some Foreign Courts Take Broad View, of 
Jurisdiction over Net

The Filter.
<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filter/>
A roundup of Internet news and commentary from the Berkman Center for 
Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.

Epic Alert.
Volume 9.25, 19 December 2002
<http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_9.25.html>
Contents
[1] FTC Announces National Do-Not-Call List for Telemarketing
[2] EPIC Files Suit on "Total Information Awareness" Documents
[3] Court Asked to Reconsider Faxed Warrant Decision
[4] ICANN Meets in Amsterdam, Adopts By-Law Changes
[5] EPIC Files Comments on Canadian Surveillance Proposal
[6] New Report Finds Errors, Inconsistency in Credit Scores

Harvey Silverglate Looks Back On The Year In Civil Liberties.
<http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/02607813.htm>
Since the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, two 
fundamental questions have emerged that will determine whether our system of 
liberty will survive.

INTERNATIONAL

China's Internet Police Force.
<http://www.theweeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/040yffaq.asp>
A new Amnesty International report reveals that China's Internet police 
force is brutally efficient--and becoming more so every day.

DFN's Silenced Voices: Mikola Markievich.
<http://www.dfn.org/news/belarus/silenced-markievich.htm>
Sentenced dissidents have been required to move to a town where they have no 
connections, find local work, and report to the local police several times a 
day. It is known as "forced labor" or "restricted freedom" and human rights 
groups see its increasing use today as eerily reminiscent of times gone by.





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