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National and European Alert Programs to Report Internet Offenses (Oct. 29, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
On October 24, 2008, the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council, which convened in Luxembourg, adopted its conclusions on establishing national alert programs and a ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: European Union
Supreme Court Upholds State Wiretap Law (Sep. 11, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On September 1, 2008, the Supreme Court of India in effect affirmed the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA), a state ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: India
Draft Children's Television Standards 2008 (Sep. 08, 2008) by Lisa White
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is undertaking a review of the current Children's Television Standards 2005 and has released a draft set of standards. Australia ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Australia
Prohibition on Unsolicited Junk Mail (Jul. 02, 2008) by Ruth Levush
On May 27, 2008, the Knesset (parliament) passed an amendment to the Telecommunication Law, 5742-1982. The amendment has a direct impact on communications between companies and ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Israel
Wiretapping Bill Approved (Jul. 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson
On June 18, 2008, Sweden's Parliament passed a law authorizing warrantless wiretapping (draft text in Swedish, Mar. 8, 2007, available at http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/8670/a/78367). The National Defense ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Sweden
Government Authorizes Use of Cell Phones by Cuban Citizens (Jun. 02, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
On April 9, 2008, the Cuban government published a resolution that authorizes the acquisition and use of cell phones by Cuban citizens. Previously, it has been ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Cuba
Kurdistan Criminalizes Misuse of Communication Devices (Jun. 02, 2008) by Issam Saliba
On May 19, 2008, the National Council (parliament) of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq unanimously adopted a law to punish those who use cellular telephones to ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Iraq
Introduction of New Cyber Law (May. 02, 2008) by Lisa White
The People's Representative Council of Indonesia has passed the new Law on Electronic Information and Transaction that bans pornographic Web sites and imposes prison sentences and ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Added Restrictions on Television, Audiovisual Media (May. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 14, 2008, China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) issued a ten-point circular that tightens restrictions on foreign animated works. The purpose ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: China
Ban on Wi-Fi Connections in Private Residences (May. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On March 19, 2008, the Russian Federation's Federal Agency on Telecommunications Supervision (analogous to the FCC in the United States) issued a regulation that restricts the ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Film Censorship (May. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 3, 2008, China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) issued the Circular on Restating Film Censorship Standards, reiterating but elaborating upon the ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: China
Import of Blackberry Phones Permitted (Apr. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On February 26, 2008, the Federal Security Service (knows as the FSB, successor to the former Soviet KGB) issued permits to two major Russian cellular telephone ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Wiretapping Ordered for All Telephone Conversations (Apr. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On March 4, 2008, the Russian Federation Information and Telecommunications Ministry published a regulation that obligates all telecommunications companies and Internet providers to guarantee to the ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Bill Suppressing Cable Theft Approved (Apr. 02, 2008) by Hanibal Goitom
South Africa's National Assembly approved the Second-Hand Goods Bill to crack down on cable theft and put an end to "losses in the form of power ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: South Africa
Minnesota Video Game Law Struck Down (Apr. 02, 2008) by Gary Robinson
On March 17, 2008 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a permanent injunction of a Minnesota law which would have fined ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: United States
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Felony Spamming Conviction (Mar. 02, 2008) by Gary Robinson
On February 29, 2008 the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld the felony conviction of Jeremy Jaynes on three counts of violating the unsolicited bulk e-mail ("spam") ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: United States
Agreement on Telecommunications Fiber Cable (Mar. 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson
At a meeting held in mid-February 2008 in Addis Ababa, Indian Ocean islands agreed to be connected to each other and the rest of the world ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Indian Ocean Commission
Online Searches of Personal Computers (Mar. 02, 2008) by Edith Palmer
On February 27, 2008, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany issued a decision on online searches of personal computers by the intelligence agencies (Docket No. 1 ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Germany
Prohibition of Access to Minors to Pornographic Web Pages (Mar. 02, 2008) by Dario Ferreira
Law No. 29139, promulgated on November 30, 2007, amends the title and articles 1, 2 and 3 of Law 28119, concerning prohibition of access by minors ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Peru
Earth Observation Satellites (Mar. 02, 2008) by Edith Palmer
On November 23, 2007, Germany promulgated the Act Protecting Against the Endangerment of German Security Through the Proliferation of High Resolution Aerial Imagery of the Earth ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: Germany
Last updated: 10/29/2008