The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and the U.S. Justice Department have agreed to extend of the original stipulation regarding a motion for a temporary restraining order against enforcement of amended 2257 record-keeping regulations.
U.S. Justice Department trial attorney Samuel Kaplan sent a letter earlier this month to the attorneys representing the Free Speech Coalition in a lawsuit seeking to permanently enjoin 2257 record-keeping amendments. Kaplan’s letter “corrected” six terms in the amendments that the FSC attorneys felt had caused the greatest amount of confusion.
If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is nominated and confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, it raises the likelihood that the court would deadlock 4-4 on a variety of issues that conservatives care most about.
The Free Speech Coalition entered into an agreement Thursday with the Justice Department to suspend enforcement of re-issued federal record-keeping and labeling requirements for FSC members. A U.S. Attorneys Office source said that the parties will hold a preliminary injunction hearing on Aug. 8.
The Free Speech Coalition received a $75,000 donation from the Anti-Censorship Defense Committee in support of its lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department and proposed amendments to federal Recordkeeping and Labeling Law, 18 U.S.C. 2257.
The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to control spyware and other Internet fraud. Meanwhile, a new study released Monday finds that Internet surfers are not nearly as safe online as they believe.
In a rare move, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is backing the Justice Department in a court case. EFF attorney Kevin Bankston told XBiz that this case is of “central importance to the future of all Internet users’ privacy.”
In the final stretch for the Bush Administration to keep the controversial Patriot Act intact before sections of it are slated to expire, the Justice Department stood before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday with a 29-page report.
If Attorney General John Ashcroft has his way any time soon, people who infringe on copyrights via the Internet might end up owing the federal government tens of thousands of dollars and jail time for that download of the latest Outkast single.
