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[link to it] 15Sep04 : some bad pending legislation

While we're on the subject, let's talk about some bad pending legislation that could affect libraries, privacy or access to information

  • The INDUCE Act - criminalizing copyright violating software/hardware [bill/commentary]
  • new FOIA exemptions [commentary]
  • Family Movie Act - allowing software censoring of DVDs without copyright violations [news article]
  • CAPPSII - profiling passengers [eff info]
  • US v. Councilman - email privacy rehearing sought [news article]
  • various SPY acts [commentary]
There is some good news, however, section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act will "sunset" a scant fifteen months from now along with many other parts of the USAPA.

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