June 23, 2003
News.Com: Supreme Court backs library Net filters.
In upholding the law, the court said protecting young library users from inappropriate material was a substantial government interest and that filtering software is currently the best way to do that. "No clearly superior or better-fitting alternative to Internet filters has been presented," the opinion stated.
NY Times: Europe Set to Begin Digital Tax.
That changes with the new rules, which the European Union approved in May 2002. Under the new regulations for the so-called value-added tax, or V.A.T., companies outside the European Union have two options for paying the tax on downloads, auction listings and Internet services.
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