Internet law in 2003 was full of surprises.
The creators of PornoTube, a pornographic video sharing site, have been sued by US adult-film company Vivid Entertainment for infringing copyright by allowing users to illegally post clips from its films.
A set of telecommunications laws was given the green light by a European parliamentary committee yesterday, which includes amendments that some argue could lead to file-sharers being disconnected by their internet service providers. However the authors of the Act claim it will protect consumers.
The federal government says it is not convinced of the need for a new Internet address for adult content.
A coalition of federal law enforcement agencies announced a new push against child pornography on file-swapping networks, citing undercover operations ongoing since the northern fall of 2003.
US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
Andrew Lippman thinks communities will be key to the future of communications tech.
Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers "ought to think twice before they hit the send button."
The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.
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