Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court

Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court: "smitty777 writes 'The Supreme Court struck down in Sorrell vs IMS Health a Vermont law banning data mining which has been in place since 2007. The court ruled that the data on medications prescribed by doctors is protected by the First Amendment and can be used for marketing by the pharmaceutical companies. This follows similar declarations in Maine and New Hampshire.'



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The Net and how the US is caught in it - China Daily

The Net and how the US is caught in it - China Daily: "

China Daily

The Net and how the US is caught in it China Daily By Huang Shejiao (China Daily) The importance of the Internet for a country's economy, politics, culture, social progress, modernization and military buildup in today's world cannot be over-emphasized. Countries are giving special care to developing ... and more »

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White House Wants New Copyright Law Crackdown

White House Wants New Copyright Law Crackdown: "An anonymous reader writes 'The White House is concerned that 'illegal streaming of content' may not be covered by criminal law, saying 'questions have arisen about whether streaming constitutes the distribution of copyrighted works.' To resolve that ambiguity, it wants a new law to 'clarify that infringement by streaming, or by means of other similar new technology, is a felony in appropriate circumstances.''



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