Newstand - January 2001
By Sabrina I. Pacifici, Published on January 1, 2001
Breaking
News Federal
Court Overturns SEC's Attempt to Shut Down Internet Stock Game, January 31, 2001 Cyber
Sleuths to Roam Internet, January 31, 2001 Search
Engine Creator: AltaVista Patents Bogus, January 31, 2001 FTC
Puts Web Scammers on Notice, January 31, 2001 Napster
Gains Another Powerful Ally, January 31, 2001 States
Consider Web Purchase Tax, January 31, 2001 Nortel
Debuts Web Tacking Technology, January 31, 2001 MySimon
Still Locked in Trademark Battle, January 31, 2001 CMGI
to Enforce 38 Patents for Internet Searching and Indexing, January 31, 2001 Toysmart.com's
Customer Database to Be Destroyed, January 30, 2001 Senator
Introduces Strong Internet Privacy Bill, January 30, 2001 Security
Flaw Found in Web Software, January 30, 2001 Trial
Judge Biased, Microsoft Tells Court, January 30, 2001 FTC
Puts Fraud, Theft Data Online, January 29, 2001 Start
Paying for Napster in June, January 29, 2001 Adobe's
Novel Approach to E-Books, January 29, 2001 Microsoft's
IE 6 Test Version Leaked Online, January 29, 2001 Microsoft
Attacks Judge Jackson's Comments, January 29, 2001 Internet
Service Verdict Reduced, January 29, 2001 Microsoft
Retains Akamai to Hamper Attacks, January 29, 2001 Opt-In
vs. Opt-Out: Battle Lines Emerge in Privacy Debate, January 29, 2001 Judge
Jackson May Rule on Microsoft Discrimination Suit, January 28, 2001 Disney
Reportedly May Cut Back Internet Operations, Abandon Go.com, January 28, 2001 China
Goes One-on- One with the Net, January 27, 2001 Privacy
Foundation Calls for a Review of Pacer, January 26, 2001 Microsoft
Meltdown Will Cost a Pretty Penny, January 26, 2001 Debate
Opens on Making E-Commerce Law Consistent, January 26, 2001 West
Group Announces FindLaw Acquisition, January 26, 2001 Microsoft
Outage Reflects on New .Net Initiative, January 26, 2001 Web
Filter Data is Put Up for Sale, January 26, 2001 S.F.
Court to Rule on Internet Pornography in Libraries, January 25, 2001 Alleged
eBay Hacker Pleads Innocent, January 25, 2001 Industry
Group Brings Pirated-Software Lawsuit, January 25, 2001 Attack
Knocks Out Microsoft Web Sites, January 25, 2001 Microsoft
Owns up to DNS Snafu, January 25, 2001 TVT
Records Drops Lawsuit Against Napster, January 25, 2001 FCC
Gives Internet Directories Equal Access to Listing Info, January 24, 2001 Web
War Rages Over DVD-Cracking Site, January 24, 2001 Most
US, European Sites Ignore Int'l Privacy Standards, January 24, 2001 New
Head of ICANN Pledges to Build Consensus, January 24, 2001 New
Fees, Rules for Amazon Auctions, January 24, 2001 Virginia
Offers Free Online Legislative Tracking, January 24, 2001 Microsoft
Web Sites Suffer Large Scale Blackout, January 24, 2001 DEA
Data Theft Raises Privacy Concerns, January 24, 2001 USLaw.com
Mulls Firm's Sale, January 24, 2001 Senators
Renew High-Speed Internet Tax Credit Bill Netscape.com
to Become Portal for Time Warner Content, January 23, 2001 Learning
Channel Sues Over a Web Site, January 23, 2001 Copyright
Law Near in Europe, January 23, 2001 Microsoft
to Pay Sun $20 Million to Settle Java Lawsuit, January 23, 2001 Microsoft
Teams Up With Business Newspapers, January 23, 2001 Yahoo
in Trouble Again Over Nazi Issues, January 23, 2001 FTC
Clears DoubleClick, January 23, 2001 Harvard
Draws the Line at Internet Teaching, January 23, 2001 DOJ
Concerns Shutter File-Swapping Service, January 22, 2001 Travelocity
Exposes Customer Info, January 22, 2001 U.S.
Supreme Court to Hear Net Access Appeal, January 22, 2001 IBM
Touts New Napster-Proof Music Locks, January 22, 2001 Mass
Hack Takes Out Gov't Sites on Three Continents, January 22, 2001 U.S.
Supreme Court to Review Virtual Porn Ban, January 22, 2001 A
Venture in E-Books, January 22, 2001 Anybody
Home at Whitehouse.gov? January 22, 2001 Tech
Groups Ask U.S. to Delay New Web Suffixes, January 21, 2001 Yahoo,
Microsoft Traffic Hijacked, January 21, 2001 The
Wild World of Web E-Law, January 20, 2001 Report:
Gov't Web Sites Need More Security, January 19, 2001 Electricity
Crisis Affects Web Site Performance, January 19, 2001 Ford,
Web Publishers Settle Lawsuit, January 19, 2001 EFF Seeks to Overturn Digital Millennium Copyright Act in
2nd Circuit Case, January 19, 2001 High-Tech
Privacy Group Unveils Net Privacy Principles, January 19, 2000 Rep.
Goodlatte Plans New Net Gambling Bill, January 19, 2001 Judge
Dismisses $100M Suit Against eBay, January 19, 2001 New
Web Site Lets Firms File, Track Export Licenses Online, January 19, 2001 Library
of Congress Goes Digital, January 19, 2001 ALA
to Challenge Web Filter Law, January 18, 2001 Court
Blocks Company's Deep Link to Competitor's Site, January 18, 2001 Electronics
Privacy Trade Group Backs Privacy Measures for the U.S., January 18, 2001 Wireless
Web Fails the Screen Test, January 18, 2001 Global
Policy Group Urges E-Commerce Tax Accord, January 17, 2001 Microsoft
Not in Clear on Private Lawsuits, January 17, 2001 EPIC,
Privacy International Join Forces in Privacy.org, January 17, 2001 Publishing
Industry Goes Digital, January 17, 2001 Ego
Finds a New Outlet in 'Blogs,' January 16, 2001 The
World Wide Web of E-Law, January 16, 2001 Stacks
of Reasons to be Thankful for Librarians, January 17, 2001 U.S.
High-Tech Firms Set Up Computer Defense Hub, January 16, 2001 e
z TaxReturn.com is Launched to Make E-filing EZ for the Average Citizen, January 16, 2001 Patient
Files Opened to Marketers, Fundraisers, January 16, 2001 Fight
Rages Over Digital Rights, January 16, 2001 UK
Gov't to Bring Some Court Services Online, January 16, 2001 Starr
Sets his Sights on Microsoft, January 15, 2001 Bush
Faces 'Thorny' Net Issues, January 15, 2001 How
Far Does Copyright Extend in Cyberspace, January 14, 2001 Regulators
Out of Step on Issue of the Internet, January 14, 2001 U.S.,
States Ask Court to Uphold Microsoft Breakup, January 14, 2001 Teen
Plot to "Take Down the Internet, January 14, 2001 US
Gov't Blocks Microsoft Moves to Reargue Antitrust Case, January 13, 2001 Judge
Dismisses 38 Private Antitrust Cases Vs Microsoft, January 12, 2001 Microsoft's
Competitor's Hire Ken Starr to Back Breakup, January 12, 2001 Federal
Law Officers Weigh Online Privacy Issues, January 12, 2001 Yahoo
Will Continue Sale of Nazi Coins, Stamps, January 12, 2001 Tech
Lobbyists Prepare to Wade into Privacy Debate, January 12, 2001 Microsoft
Faces Fresh Challenges in Microsoft Appeal, January 12, 2001 E-Book
Forecast: Cloudy, January 11, 2001 Unisys,
Microsoft, Dell to Create New Voting System, January 11, 2001 Wireless
Spam - How Can it Be Stopped?, January 11, 2001 Future
of Music Policy Conference Hits Hill, January 11, 2001 Proposal
to Limit Copyright on Hard Drives Draws Fire, January 10, 2001 Web
Users Think Net File Sharing Violates Copyright, January 10, 2001 Hatch
Pledges to Keep Online Music Accessible, January 10, 2001 Supreme
Court Upholds New Anti-Porn Law, January 9, 2001 Bill
Aims to Block Wireless Junk Email, January 10, 2001 U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Vows to Fight Privacy Legislation, January 9, 2001 Internet
Related Magazines Feel Tug of the Downturn, January 9, 2001 Patent
Office Plans to Improve Performance, Threatened by Budget Games, January 9, 2001 Palm's
CEO Says Handhelds and Internet Will Lead Information Revolution, January
9, 2001 Crackdown
Seen on Customer Databases, January 8, 2001 High
Court Upholds Speech Limits, January 8, 2001 Yahoo
Decision Won't End Online Speech Debate, January 8, 2001 Tech
Group Pushes for Election Modernization Bill, January 8, 2001 E-Gap
Cuts Off Hacker Access, January 8, 2001 ICANN
Faces Enforcement Challenge, January 7, 2001 States
Determined to Pursue Microsoft if Bush Won't, January 7, 2001 NY
Times Interactive Unit Scales Back, January 7, 2001 China
Planning to Build Its Very Own Information Superhighway, January 6, 2001 MS/DOJ:
Both Sides Name Lawyers for MS Appeal, January 5, 2001 Will
Microsoft Release Its Own Branded Computer? January 5, 2001 U.S.
Rolls Out EU Privacy Program, January 5, 2001 Michigan
Sues Feds to Protect Social Security Numbers, January 5, 2001 Barnesandnoble.com
Plans to Expand and Raise Royalties to Authors, January 5, 2001 MP3.com
Unveils Music Interoperability Technology , January 5, 2001 Palm,
Sprint Form Internet Alliance, January 4, 2001 Online
Job Resource Vault.com Cuts Third of Staff, January 4, 2001 AOL
Sues Company Over Alleged E-Mail Spamming, January 4, 2001 Race
is On to Improve Voting Technology, January 3, 2001 Two
Plead Guilty to High-Tech Database Theft, January 3, 2001 Fire
Insurance for the Internet, January 3, 2001 IRS
Expands E-Filing For Tax Time, January 3, 2001 The
PCs Days May Be Numbered, January 3, 2001 Divided
Congress Tackles Net Privacy, January 3, 2001 Fire
Insurance for the Internet, January 3, 2001 Fraudulent
E-Mail Net Pair 27 Months in Prison, January 3, 2001 Pirates
Beware: We're Watching, January 3, 2001 New
Internet Registry Contracts Coming Soon, January 2, 2001 Yahoo
to Charge Auction Fees, Ban Hate Materials, January 2, 2001 The
Battle for Good Online Information, January 2, 2001 Canada's
Internet Privacy Law Now Online, January 2, 2001 Intel
Joins Crowded MP3 Market, January 2, 2001 WebMD
to Revise News Corp. Alliance, January 2, 2001 Internet
Books' Net Worth Falls in Readers Eyes, January 2, 2001 Advocates
of People with Disabilities Take Online Stores to Task, January 1, 2001 Wireless
Net Access to Take Off? January 1, 2001 2001
Faces Internet Hurdles, January 1, 2001 Bulky
Amazon.com Urged to Pare Product Offerings, January 1, 2001 Net
News Starts Thinking Local, January 1, 2001 Other Sources for Breaking
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