Privacy versus policework - the debate . The police say access to email and Net traffic is necessary in the fight against crime. Civil libertarians say, leave the Internet alone. The law enforcer and the civil libertarian fight it out as ZDNet plays referee in the privacy versus police debate. Human rights groups say government interception of email contravenes human rights law.
Government argues that in some cases, it has the right to intrude.
It probes leading industry experts and asks what are the true motives behind the plans, which could be in place as early as next year. Win Electronic Victory Federal appeals court says publishers can't copy print work in other media New York Times - free registration required Freelance Writers Win Appeal in Copyright Suit . In a copyright decision that establishes the new rules of the electronic road, a federal appeals court in New York has ruled that three major publishers cannot include the work of freelance contributors in electronic databases without the freelancers' permission. Throw a bunch of strangers together to share a dwelling on camera. Now, a Dutch TV show, Big Brother , is taking that togetherness a step further.