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GILC PRESSWIRE -1997 "All the News That's Fit to Link" Past Presswire Current Presswire December 1997 China imposes strict Internet rules, USA Today, December 31, 1997. Japan Urged to Unmask Net Slanderers, Wired News, December 29, 1997. Straw to tackle cyber crime, BBC News, December 29, 1997. EU plans to control Internet draw U.S. dissent, ZDNN, December 26, 1997. 'Cybercops' fight to clean-up Net, BBC News, December 25, 1997. Anti-Censorship Groups Oppose Filtering Extensions, Wired News, December 22, 1998. PICS Walks Fine Line on Net Filtering, Wired News, December 15, 1997. East/West: Great Powers Agree On Concerted Efforts To Combat Cybercrime, RFE/RL, 12 December 1997. G8 wages war on cyber-crime, BBC News, December 11, 1997. G8 The ten-point action plan in full, BBC News, December 11, 1997. Nations Band Together Against Cybercrime, Reuters , December 10, 1997. Computer crime prevention discussed, Reuters, December 10, 1997. Global measures to fight Net crime, Reuters, December 10, 1997. Reno to Host International Meeting on Internet Crime, Bloomberg News, December 10, 1997. Filtrage d'Internet: le contenu du Web au crible de sociétés privées, AFP, December 3, 1997. Internet summit takes on smut and regulation, CNN, December 1, 1997. Survey: Few parents use filtering software, ZDNN, December 1, 1997. Do we really need cybersitters?, Index on Censorship, December 1997.   November 1997 French crypto laws stall: Dutch cite EC trade rules, Communications Week Interenational, November 24, 1997. Mistrial declared in hate case, NEWS.COM, November 22, 1997. GIF child porn illegal, NEWS.COM, November 22, 1997. EU to propose Net conduct codes, Reuters, November 17, 1997. Dutch ISP won't tap email, NEWS.COM, November 14, 1997. CDA sequel introduced, NEWS.COM, November 12, 1997. U.N. debates Net speech limits, Associated Press, November 11, 1997. U.K. group fights Net censorship, NEWS.COM, November 11, 1997. Hate case raises Internet free speech issues, CNN Interactive, November 9, 1997. A New Crypto Furor, Wired News, November 7, 1997. U.N. eyes Net regulation, NEWS.COM, November 3, 1997. October 1997 Net policy agenda in works, NEWS.COM, October 31, 1997. New charges in German link case, Reuters, October 24, 1997. Netcom reverses antispam policy, NEWS.COM, October 17, 1997. Wired schools: It takes a village, NEWS.COM, October 16, 1997. Net service awaits Vietnam online, NEWS.COM, October 15, 1997. German official wary of digital porn, Reuters, October 15, 1997. Europe's private parts to expand, The Daily Telegraph, October 14, 1997. Parents watch preschoolers via the Net, Associated Press, October 14, 1997. Politicians to measure Net impact, Sydney Morning Herald, October 14, 1997. Europeans Nix U.S. Crypto Plan, Media Central, October 13, 1997. Vietnam opening to the Net, Reuters, October 13, 1997. Europeans Clash With U.S. Over Encryption, TechWire, October 9, 1997. Magaziner backs world Net charter, Reuters, October 2, 1997. X-Rated Ratings?, American Journalism Review, October 1997. September 1997 Baby Bell threat raises issues, NEWS.COM, September 29, 1997. Brief Filed in Child-Porn Law Appeal, Wired News, September 29, 1997. Internet hampers Islamic restrictions, USA Today, September 29, 1997. Eword: Ratings = Censorship, Wired News, September 29, 1997. Singapore may shift censorship focus , NEWS.COM, September 25, 1997. Europe to resist U.S. cryptography policy, Communications Week Interenational, September 22, 1997. US Librarians, locals mull Net filters, NEWS.COM, September 22, 1997. Banned On The Web, The Netly News, September 22, 1997. Euro Official Calls For Data-Protection Agency, TechWire, September 19, 1997. Free Speech Advocates Band Together for a Global Reach, NY Times CyberTimes, September 18, 1997. ISP censorship seen as trend, NEWS.COM, September 18, 1997. Building in Big Brother, The Netly News, September 10, 1997. EU official seeks global Net charter, Reuters, September 8, 1997. Spam nets catching innocents, NEWS.COM, September 4, 1997. Crypto class case at square one, NEWS.COM, September 3, 1997 August 1997 News rating proposal rejected, NEWS.COM, August 29, 1997. Journalists meeting on ratings, NEWS.COM, August 27, 1997. Crypto ruling impact unclear, NEWS.COM, August 26, 1997. Rights group opposes ISP attack, NEWS.COM, August 14, 1997. Journalists weigh in on news ratings, NEWS.COM, August 8, 1997. Checking out porn: Libraries across the country fight with the issue of Internet access, Detroit News, August 7, 1997. Creating Anonymous Sites That Can't Be Revoked, Wired News, August 5, 1997. IE 4 to patch in news Web rating, NEWS.COM, August 5, 1997. British relent on banned report, NEWS.COM, August 4, 1997. July 1997 News sites worry about filtering, NEWS.COM, July 24, 1997. Cops Leave 'Blasphemous' Link Alone, Wired News, July 22, 1997. Aussie Netizens Fight Censorship Proposal, Wired News, July 22, 1997. Crypto export fight to resume, Reuters, July 21, 1997. Firms take on content standards, NEWS.COM, July 18, 1997 IGC takes down Basque site, NEWS.COM, July 18, 1997. Ireland Warned About Net Controls, Wired News, July 18, 1997. Irish Net speech debate closes, NEWS.COM, July 16, 1997. Electronic Border-Control, Wired News, July 15, 1997. Cryptography rift clouds agreement on Internet tax, CommunicationsWeek International, July 14, 1997. EU calls for market-driven Internet, NEWS.COM, July 8, 1997. U.S. weighs German ISP law, NEWS.COM, July 7, 1997. Germany urges strong encryption, NEWS.COM, July 7, 1997. Countries face cyber-control in their own ways, CNN Interactive, July 1, 1997. Web Foils British Attempt To Squelch Embarrassing Report,' The New York Times - CyberTimes, Eurobytes Section, July 1, 1997. June 1997 Cyberspace Braces for Bay of PICS, Wired News, June 27, 1997. Supreme Court rules CDA unconstitutional, CNN Interactive, June 26, 1997. Supreme Court strikes down Internet smut law, CNN Interactive, June 26, 1997. Encryption bill expected to pass House, CNN Interactive, June 23, 1997. Web Anglais? Non, S'il Vous Plait, Netizen, June 18, 1997.   Quebec's language cops slammed over Net policy, Calgary Herald, 16 June 1997. White House readies new policy for Internet decency, CNN Interactive, June 16, 1997. Britain pursues banned report, NEWS.COM, June 13, 1997. Britain pursues banned report, NEWS.COM, June 13, 1997. Governments strive to keep lid on the Net, NEWS.COM, June 10, 1997. Germany's Efforts to Police the Web Upset Business, NY Times CyberTimes, June 6, 1997. German hyperlink trial delayed, NEWS.COM, June 6, 1997. EU urges caution with Net business, NEWS.COM, June 4, 1997.   Earlier 1997 Stories Rights Groups Denounce UK Crypto Paper,' Wired News, 30 May 1997 Libraries resist censorship, NEWS.COM, May 2, 1997. For an ISP in the Netherlands, Controversy Is an Old Friend, NY Times CyberTimes, April 29, 1997. Short Take: Kohl petitioned for Net liberty, NEWS.COM, April 23, 1997. CompuServe Executive Indicted in Germany on Pornography Charges, NY Times CyberTimes, April 17, 1997. Canada's laws apply online, NEWS.COM, April 8, 1997. Is 'Little Brother' watching you? New software tracks your Internet use at work, CNN Interactive, March 4, 1997. LA Times Special The Communications Decency Act, LA Times, March 1997. Internet Explorer's PICS standard is the scariest censorship technology yet, Packet, February 5, 1997. Court says colleges can restrict Internet access, CNN Interactive, January 28, 1997. Germans weigh right to link, NEWS.COM, January 17, 1997. China's national intranet, NEWS.COM, January 15, 1997. Proposed German Statute Would Regulate Content, NY Times CyberTimes, January 11, 1997.