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> TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2003
>   House Moves to Make Internet Tax Ban Permanent
>   New Cybersecurity Position Will Be Part of DHS
>   California Lawmakers Push for Stricter Limits on Spam
>   Approval Expected for 802.11g
> AND
>   Changing Tides for Computer Majors
>   Author Files New Suit Alleging Copyright Violations
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> HOUSE MOVES TO MAKE INTERNET TAX BAN PERMANENT
> The U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and
> Administrative Law has voted to recommend approval of the Internet Tax
> Nondiscrimination Act. The law would make permanent the prohibition on
> Internet-specific taxes, currently covered by a moratorium that will
> expire November 1. The prohibition is not on Internet sales taxes but
> on Internet access taxes, which 10 states enacted before the moratorium
> was passed. Those 10 states were grandfathered under the moratorium,
> but the new bill would disallow those taxes. Lawmakers said they would
> work on issues of helping states collect sales taxes on Internet
> purchases and of ensuring that the ban on taxation applies evenly to
> all forms of Internet access, including DSL, which some states have
> deemed subject to access tax. The bill now goes to the full Judiciary
> Committee.
> IDG, 22 May 2003
> http://www.idg.net/ic_1317205_9677_1-5041.html
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> NEW CYBERSECURITY POSITION WILL BE PART OF DHS
> Responding to complaints from the technology industry that the Bush
> administration is not paying enough attention to cybersecurity,
> officials at the White House are expected to announce shortly a new
> position for cybersecurity chief. The new position, however, will
> reside within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), several steps
> below Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Richard Clarke, former
> cybersecurity advisor to the White House, said, "It won't work. It's
> not a senior enough position." Harris Miller of the Information
> Technology Association of America offered a milder critique, saying
> it's not "mission impossible, it's just a difficult mission" having
> the new position on such a relatively low rung. The new chief of
> cybersecurity will be responsible for enacting the "National Strategy
> to Secure Cyberspace," which many industry executives have criticized
> for depending on voluntary compliance.
> Associated Press, 23 May 2003
> http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/896692p-6246912c.html
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> CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS PUSH FOR STRICTER LIMITS ON SPAM
> The California State Senate this week approved legislation that would
> create an "opt-in" requirement for e-mail marketers. If passed, the law
> would require an e-mail marketer to obtain approval to send promotional
> messages unless it already has a relationship with the recipient. The
> state currently has an "opt-out" law on the books, which requires
> e-mailers to stop sending messages if users so request. The current law
> also requires that "ADV" be included in the subject line for
> promotional e-mails. State Sen. Debra Bowen, who had introduced the
> existing law, said she proposed the opt-in bill because the opt-out
> bill has done little to stem the onslaught of spam. The opt-in measure,
> which now goes to the California Assembly, carries a per-message fine
> of $500, which can be tripled by a judge if the action is deemed to be
> in willful and knowing violation of the law.
> CNET, 22 May 2003
> http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1009411.html
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> APPROVAL EXPECTED FOR 802.11G
> The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has
> approved a final draft of the specification for 802.11g, and the IEEE
> Standards Board is expected to ratify the new specification in June.
> Although some hardware manufacturers have already released 802.11g
> devices, concerns over interoperability have kept others, including
> Hewlett-Packard and Texas Instruments, from producing 802.11g hardware
> until the standard is ratified. Capable of transfering data several
> times faster than 802.11b products, 802.11g products are intended to be
> backward compatible with devices running the older standard.
> Internet News, 22 May 2003
> http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/2211211
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> CHANGING TIDES FOR COMPUTER MAJORS
> As the technology bubble has burst and most companies have slashed the
> number of computer programmers they are hiring, so too the numbers of
> students choosing to major in computer science have dropped
> significantly. The slump in technology has increased the number of
> graduate students, however, as many stay in or return to school to
> avoid the difficult job market. Computer science departments report
> enrollment declines of as much as 40 percent for undergraduates from
> two to three years ago. Officials at some universities noted, however,
> that even as the numbers of students have gone down, the quality has
> increased. Randal Bryant of Carnegie Mellon said current students in
> computer science programs are "very enthusiastic about computers" and
> that they "aren't looking to become millionaires by age 25." Some
> expressed concern that the low numbers of undergraduates in such
> programs today will become a significant problem when the demand picks
> up again.
> New York Times, 22 May 2003 (registration req'd)
> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/22/technology/circuits/22comp.html
>
> AUTHOR FILES NEW SUIT ALLEGING COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS
> Paul Andrew Mitchell, author of "The Federal Zone: Cracking the Code of
> Internal Revenue," has filed a second lawsuit against more than 100
> defendants--including 20 colleges and universities--over alleged
> copyright infringement. Mitchell had filed an earlier suit against many
> of the same defendants for failing to prevent the widespread online
> posting of parts of his book, which has developed a strong cult
> following. Mitchell's new case alleges similar copyright violations as
> well as racketeering and obstruction of justice. The book in question
> can be purchased from Mitchell's Web site, and Mitchell is seeking
> $5.2 billion in damages. Mitchell is currently appealing the decision
> to throw out the first suit.
> Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 May 2003 (sub. req'd)
> http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/05/2003052301t.htm
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