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When All Else Fails, Ask The Google
Internet obscenity trials are all the rage these days, what with the recent antics of a particular federal judge in the news.…
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New Initiative To Push Internet For Everyone
Some pretty big names will be in one place tomorrow to unveil a new initiative called InternetforEveryone.org, which aims to make access to a fast, open and affordable Internet a basic right for all Americans.
Close To Half Of Americans Favor Internet Regulation
Close to half (49%) of all Americans think the federal government should regulate the Internet the same way it does radio and television according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey.Thirty-five percent are opposed to having the Internet regulated by the federal government and 16 percent are undecided.The majority (73%) of Americans believe that it should be a crime to harass someone on the Internet and…
Judge Closes Facebook-ConnectU Proceedings
Anybody not wanting to hear the details of the Facebook-ConnectU case may be able to sigh with relief. Everyone else might be out of luck. Judge James Ware has closed the first part of the proceedings to both the public and the press.
eBay Challenges EU Trading Laws
eBay is lobbying the European Parliament over trading laws it calls "last century" that are preventing its customers from potential savings.The online auction company said that traditional manufacturers are using outdated regulatory laws to restrict the impact of online trading.
By George (Carlin), The Internet Has Tourette’s
WARNING: This is the Internet, not TV, where seven words people aren't allowed to say on TV are permitted. In honor of that, and of recently, well, dead1 "counter-culture" comedian George Carlin, the seven words you can't say on TV will be said because mincing words would be anathema to Carlin's life. Plus it gives us an excuse. If dirty words in general offend you,…
