Neowin News Feed for: Legislation

UK ISPs could notify users who infringe copyright by 2014

Jake Durasamy — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:07:59 +0100

Under a draft code published today by UK communications regulator Ofcom, ISPs could be eligible to send warning letters to copyright infringers by 2014. This gives ISPs rights to monitor user activity. Read more...

DNS blocking to be removed from SOPA

Tyler Holman — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:29:29 +0000

Digital activists are cheering after the author of SOPA has decided to drop DNS blocking provisions from the law, a controversial bill in the US Congress that is encountering staunch opposition. Read more...

Canada's New Anti-Camcording Legislation Finds First Victim

Slimy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:16:18 +0000

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After being caught trying to record the movie 'Dan in Real Life' last month, a man from QuÃ©bec now faces up to two years in jail, if convicted, thanks to Canada's new anti-camcording legislation. Should... Read more...

Proposed DRM legislation criticized as too harsh

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:46:03 +0000

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Consumer rights groups have voiced opposition to legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress last week that would require Internet broadcasters to deploy DRM (digital rights management) technology to prevent listeners from making unauthorized copies of... Read more...

Legislation to Require ESRB Play Entire Game

Mike Brown — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:02:03 +0100

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Direct from the "It sounded like a great idea at the time" files comes the latest development in video game ratings legislation. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) is currently attempting to move the Truth in Video... Read more...

Apple FairPlay DRM Safe From French Legislation

MonkeyClaw — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 02:32:16 +0000

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As reported earlier this week, French legislatures tried to get a bill passed forcing interoperability between all digital DRM systems such as those used in purchases from the Windows Media Player music store as well... Read more...

French Legislation May Force Apple to Open its DRM

MonkeyClaw — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:14:45 +0000

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France may force Apple and Microsoft to figure out a digital detente, making songs bought using either technology interoperable. The fact that songs bought from iTunes won't work on devices powered by Microsoft and... Read more...

California lawmaker unveils new game legislation

malebolgia — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 22:43:24 +0000

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Leland Yee's new bill is more straightforward than last year's; it seeks to ban sales of graphically violent games to children under 17. California assemblyman Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill... Read more...

US retail body slams resurrected violent game legislation

Marcel Klum — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:46:02 +0000

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Halpin lashes out at "me-too politics" as Yee promotes reworded bill in California The Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association, a US body which represents videogame retailers, has criticised efforts in California to legislate... Read more...

Unshackle the CD, new legislation proposed

me101 — Fri, 08 Mar 2002 06:49:06 +0000

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Thanks to Slashdot for this pointer to a story over on Wired. Music CDs equipped with copy protection will, if Rick Boucher gets his wish, soon be as obsolete as eight-track cassettes.... Read more...