[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Three Washington hijinks: Porn domains, DRM labels,

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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Date sent:      	Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:47:17 -0500
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From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject:        	FC: Three Washington hijinks: Porn domains, DRM labels, .gov
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http://news.com.com/2100-1028-994201.html

    Use misleading domain name, go to jail?
    By Declan McCullagh

    March 26, 2003, 11:23 AM PT
    WASHINGTON--The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote
    Thursday on a proposal that would criminalize using misleading
    domain names to lure unsuspecting people to sex sites.

    Under the proposal, a last-minute amendment to an unrelated child
    abduction bill, people who knowingly use an innocent-sounding
    domain name to drive traffic to a sexually explicit Web site could
    be fined and imprisoned for two to four years. An example of an
    innocuous-sounding domain name with pornographic content is
    WhiteHouse.com, which is not sponsored by the Bush administration.

    [...]

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http://news.com.com/2100-1028-994176.html

    Senator calls for copy-protection tags
    By Declan McCullagh

    March 26, 2003, 8:45 AM PT
    WASHINGTON--Software, music and movies that employ copy-protection
    schemes must be prominently labeled with consumer warnings,
    according to a bill introduced in Congress this week.

    The measure, sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would grant the
    Federal Trade Commission the power to establish labeling methods
    for technology that limits the ability of consumers to freely
    copy, distribute or back up digital content.

    [...]

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http://news.com.com/2100-1028-994216.html

    Bush order covers Internet secrets
    By Declan McCullagh

    March 26, 2003, 12:11 PM PT
    President George W. Bush has signed an executive order that
    explicitly gives the government the power to classify information
    about critical infrastructures such as the Internet.

    Bush late Tuesday changed the definition of what the government
    may classify as confidential, secret and top-secret to include
    details about "infrastructures" and weapons of mass destruction.
    The new executive order also makes clear that information related
    to "defense against transnational terrorism" is classifiable.

    [...]




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