Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Digital Storage Tax Deferred - Canada was all set to impose a levy on recordable CDs and other blank media as a way of reimbursing recording artists for revenue lost to illegal copying. Now the tax is on hold while the bickering continues. Matthew Friedman reports from Montreal. [Wired News]   Dirty Tricks in Philly Politics - The creators of a Web site impersonating that of Philadelphia's Democratic mayoral candidate are off the hook. The city's district attorney cites First Amendment protections. Deborah Scoblionkov reports from Philadelphia. [Wired News]   Diverting the Digital Streams - Should Web sites pay to capture music streamed on another site? At least one Net music entrepreneur, tallying his losses, calls these "deep linkers" parasites. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   Do-it-Yourself News - The expulsion of foreign journalists from war-torn Yugoslavia hasn't stopped the flow of news from the region. Far from it. First-hand information about the Kosovo conflict is widely available on the Internet. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Does AOL Own 'Buddy List?' - A tiny California software firm accuses the online juggernaut of bullying it out of the market. AOL says it has dibs on the term "buddy list." Tribal Voice begs to differ. By Dan Cox. [Wired News]   Does Privacy Trump Piracy? - A bill to protect private information, such as medical records, meets strong opposition from companies who want the data to stay in the public domain. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Dole: No Net Porn at Libraries - Elizabeth Dole says that denying children access to Web porn in public libraries doesn't go far enough. Adults shouldn't be looking at it on the taxpayers' dime either, she says. [Wired News]   Domain Case Dismissed - A federal judge throws out a case assailing Network Solutions' first-come, first-served domain registration policy. Is it the antitrust vindication NSI makes it out to be? By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Domain Fight Causes Brown Out - An opportunistic cybersquatter who holds key domain names in the race for San Francisco mayor is now on a candidate's payroll. Incumbent Willie Brown's Net identity is in jeopardy. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Domain Players Face the Music - Esther Dyson and the CEO of Network Solutions are on the hotseat during the first congressional hearing over the fate of the Net's domain name system. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Don't Cry For Bill, Argentina - Microsoft cuts a deal with Argentine President Carlos Sa l Menem. The company will promote the software economy in the South American country if the Argentines crack down on software piracy. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   Don't Tell Me How to Listen - The music industry fails to stop the scrappy Rio MP3 player but gains a head start in its effort to throttle what people can do with their music. Earth to RIAA: Wake up. A Wired News perspective by James Glave. [Wired News]   Dr. Criminal? - The American Medical Association rails against online drug prescriptions and looks for alternatives to unsavory Web doctors. Regulating the Net drug world won't be easy. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Dr. Laura Saves Censorware Law - In an effort to save a foundering library filtering bill, the popular radio talk-show host asks loyal fans to lobby California lawmakers. Their calls might have done it. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Dyson Denies Collusion with DOJ - ICANN chairman Esther Dyson defends her communications with the Justice Department about Network Solutions and its domain monopoly in a letter to the chairman of the House Commerce Committee. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   EBay Tangles with the Feds - EBay's big stock split is set for Monday, but the company announced Friday it was under federal investigation for those fraudulent transactions taking place on its site. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   EFF Appoints New Director - With one foot in Silicon Valley and one on Capitol Hill, Tara Lemmey will lead the Electronic Frontier Foundation into the next millennium. Observers are beaming. By James Glave. [Wired News]   EU Expands Copyright Protection - The European Parliament says record companies should be "fairly compensated" when people make copies of music or videos for personal use. [Wired News]   EU Wrestling with Copyright Law - Should existing copyright protection be extended to cover material on the Internet? The European Parliament is gnashing its teeth over the issue now, and nobody seems very happy about it. [Wired News]   Economists Duel at MS Trial - The government's final witness in the antitrust trial nears the end of his testimony, and a Microsoft expert witness shoots down his arguments. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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