Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rules

["Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@email.uncc.edu>]

Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rules
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
http://news.com.com/Appeals+court+takes+dim+view+of+Net-tapping+rules/21
00-1028_3-6069105.html

Published: May 5, 2006, 10:51 AM PDT

A federal appeals court suggested on Friday that government 
regulations levying extensive Internet wiretapping requirements 
on universities and libraries may go too far.

The U.S. Court of Appeals here sharply questioned whether the 
Federal Communications Commission exceeded its legal authority 
last year when it ordered "any type of broadband Internet access 
service" and many Net-phone services to rewire their networks for 
police convenience.

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Chuck Hamaker
Associate University Librarian Collections and Technical Services
Atkins Library
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223