improve date December 2011 The CommunicationsAct of 1934 is a United States federal law , enacted as Public ... last Kennedy first L. J. coauthors Purcell, H.A. title Section 332 of the CommunicationsAct of 1934 ... in a similar way and influenced Congress to pass the CommunicationsAct of 1934. The goal was to have ..., 1 December 2006. Accessed 2 March 2011. ref As the law stands today, the 1934CommunicationsAct prohibits ... the bill attempting to amend the CommunicationsAct of 1934 was left in committee in the House ... of a cyber attack. Structure The CommunicationsAct of 1934, as amended, consists of seven major ... eotvsection.php?entrycode uspolicyc U.S. Policy The CommunicationsAct of 1934 , at The Museum of Broadcast ... the CommunicationsAct of 1934 was enacted as law by the U.S. Congress , there was a debate over ... Act of 1934 The act established a legal base for regulating wired and wireless communications ... for Revision of the CommunicationsAct of 1934 Telecommunications Issues in 1982. ref cite web last Gilroy first A. A. title Proposals for Revision of the CommunicationsAct of 1934 Telecommunications ..., as the agency for managing the radio spectrum, to the FCC after the CommunicationsAct of 1934. President ... Act of 1996 Telecommunication Act 1996 and CommunicationsAct of 1934 had two major .... The CommunicationsAct of 1934 is argued by some to have created monopolies, such as the case ... Biased CommunicationsAct of 1934 is technologically biased because standards what determine ... amendment to the CommunicationsAct of 1934 was made on September 7, 1999. The FCC ruled that a broadcast ... 312 a 7 of the CommunicationsAct of 1934 The development of the unreasonable access clause ... Corp. v. FCC References Reflist Paglin, Max D. A Legislative History of the CommunicationsAct of 1934 ... Act of 1996 by incorporation of the CommunicationsAct of 1934, as amended to Section 325 c . Kahn ... links http www.fcc.gov Reports 1934new.pdf CommunicationsAct of 1934, as Amended by the Telecommunications ... more details
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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 also called the Exchange Act , 34 Act , or Act of 34 , USStat 48 881 enacted June 6, 1934 , codified at usc 15 78a et seq., is a law governing the secondary market secondary .... It was a sweeping piece of legislation. The Act and related statutes form the basis of regulation of the financial markets and their participants in the United States. The 1934Act also established ... securities in what is known as the primary market . Contrasted with the Securities Act of 1933 , which regulates these original issues, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regulates the secondary .... As it developed, section 10 b of the 1934Act and corresponding SEC Rule 10b 5 have sweeping ... security Section 13 b 3 A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides that with respect to matters ... 34Act Securities Lawyer s Deskbook Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . University of Cincinnati College ... market. Securities exchanges One area subject to 34 Act regulation is the actual securities ... , act as middlemen for the competing interests to buy and sell securities. An important function ... s role is important to the exchange. Securities associations The 34 Act also regulates ... the Exchange Act was amended by the Maloney Act, which authorized the formation and registration of national ... low trading caps. A specialized form of ATS, the Electronic Communications Network or ECN , has ... security. Issuers While the 33 Act recognizes that timely information about the issuer is vital to effective pricing of securities, the 33 Act s disclosure requirement the registration statement and prospectus is a one time affair. The 34 Act extends this requirement to securities traded in the secondary ... amount of assets 500 shareholders, above 10 million in assets, per Act sections 12, 13, and 15 , the 34 Act requires that issuers regularly file company information with the SEC on certain forms ... While the 33 Act contains an antifraud provision http www.law.uc.edu CCL 33Act sec17.html Section ... more details
refimprove date August 2008 Infobox UK legislation short title Incitement to Disaffection Act, 1934 ref Short title as conferred by s. 4 of the Act the modern convention for the citation of short titles omits the comma after the word Act ref parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make better provision for the prevention and punishment of endeavours to seduce members of His Majesty s forces from their duty or allegiance. year 1934 statute book chapter 24 & 25 Geo. 5 c. 56 introduced by territorial extent royal assent 16 November 1934 commencement repeal date amendments related legislation repealing legislation status original text activeTextDocId legislation history use new UK LEG revised text The Incitement to Disaffection Act1934 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made it an offence to endeavour to seduce a member of HM Forces from his duty or allegiance to His Majesty , thus expanding the ambit of the law. The previous relevant legislation was the Incitement to Mutiny Act 1797 , which created the offence of endeavouring to seduce a member of HM Forces from his duty and allegiance. The 1797 Act, last significantly used against Tom Mann , 1912, and in the Campbell case s, 1924 and 1925, was not repealed by the 1934Act, but effectively became defunct. According to Geoffrey Robertson , a human rights lawyer, the most powerful incitement to disaffection was made in the UK general election, 1987 1987 election campaign by the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher , who declared that armed forces chiefs should consider resigning in protest if the Labour Party UK Labour Party were elected and sought to implement its non ... 95 9508.htm ref References reflist External links UK LEG ext path ukpga 1934 56 title Incitement to Disaffection Act1934 type ukpga UK legislation DEFAULTSORT Incitement To Disaffection Act1934 Category 1934 in law Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1934 ... more details
Infobox legislation shorttitle Status of the Union Act, 1934 image Coat of Arms of South Africa 1932 2000 .svg imagesize imagelink imagealt caption longtitle Act to provide for the declaration of the Status of the Union of South Africa for certain amendments of the South Africa Act, 1909, incidental thereto, and for the adoption of certain parts of the Statute of Westminster, 1931. citation Act No. 69 of 1934 territorialextent Union of South Africa enactedby Parliament of South Africa dateenacted dateassented 22 June 1934 datesigned datecommenced bill Status of the Union Bill billcitation A.B. 48 of 1934 billdate 23 March 1934 introducedby Oswald Pirow , Minister of Railways and Harbours South ... amendments repeals Repealed by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 related South Africa Act, 1909 br Statute of Westminster, 1931 summary keywords The Status of the Union Act, 1934Act No. 69 of 1934 was an act of Parliament act of the Parliament of South Africa that was the South ... possible until 1950. References Reflist External links s Status of the Union Act, 1934 Status of the Union Act, 1934 at Wikisource Category Repealed South African legislation Category 1934 in South ... from its Parliament unlike the case in Australia and New Zealand , so the Status Act was not legally ... Oxford publisher Hart Publishing isbn 9781841130491 page 191 ref The Status of the Union Act was repealed by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 , which ended South Africa s status as a Commonwealth realm and transformed it into a republic . Provisions The Status Act incorporated the Statute of Westminster into South African law as if it were an act of the South African Parliament .... The act further declared that the Parliament of the Union shall be the sovereign legislative power in and over the Union, and that no act of the British Parliament would extend to South Africa unless extended by an act of the South African Parliament. This went further than the Statute of Westminster ... more details
The Protection of Animals Act1934 was an act of the United Kingdom British Parliament of the United Kingdom parliament effectively making rodeo , as it then existed, illegal in England, Scotland and Wales. ref Garner Robert 1993 Animals, Politics and Morality Manchester, UK, Manchester University Press, p.88, ISBN 0 7190 3574 0 ref The law was based upon the perceived cruelty to animals exhibited at western rodeos brought by promotions such as Tex Austin s 1924 King of the Rodeo exhibition at Wembley Stadium 1923 Wembley Stadium in 1924, the first such program in England. ref name AH http www.americanheritage.com articles magazine ah 1972 3 1972 3 72 print.shtml Carson, Gerald April 1972 The Late, Late Frontier American Heritage 23 3 p.75 ref The act was repealed and replaced by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Animal Health and Welfare Scotland Act 2006 respectively. Analysis The first section provided that roping any unbroken horse or untrained bull was illegal. This was followed by prohibitions on wrestling, fighting, or struggling with any untrained bull , and on stimulating a horse or bull to buck. This last provision would exclude Girth tack cinch straps specifically designed to irritate the animal or a strap cinched around its genitals. ref name AH The prohibitions applied not only to the riders and the stock contractor s preparing the animals, but to any promoter of the contests or exhibitions. The penalties were fines of up to 100 pounds, or up to three months in gaol, per violation. Geographic scope The last section of the act provided that it was not effective for Northern Ireland . Notes nowiki See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes for an explanation ... moz column count 1 column count 1 references div References Protection of Animals Act1934, Chapter 21 Geo. 5 External links UK LEG ext title Protection of Animals Act1934 type ukpga path ukpga 1934 21 Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1934 Category Animal rights and welfare legislation ... more details
The National Housing Act of 1934 , USStatute 84 345 48 847 1934 06 28 , also called the Capehart Act , was part of the New Deal passed during the Great Depression in order to make House housing and home Mortgage loan mortgages more affordable. ref Buescher, John. http www.teachinghistory.org history content ask a historian 21810 Home Sales During the Depression . http www.teachinghistory.org Teachinghistory.org , accessed 23 September 2011. ref It created the Federal Housing Administration FHA and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation . ref name kjhh http www.novelguide.com a discover egd 02 egd 02 00382.html ref It was designed to stop the tide of bank foreclosures on family homes. Both the FHA and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation worked to create the backbone of the mortgage and homebuilding industries. ref name kjhh The Housing Act of 1937 builds on this legislation. References http portal.hud.gov portal page portal HUD about hud history HUD Historical Background reflist New Deal Category 1934 in law Category 73rd United States Congress Category New Deal Category Public housing in the United States Category United States federal housing legislation Category Urban decay in the United States US fed statute stub fr National Housing Act ... more details
The Unemployment Act1934 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom , reaching statue on 28 June 1934. It reduced the age at which a person entered the National Insurance scheme to 14 and made the claiming age 16 years. ref http www.keele.ac.uk depts so youthchron SocialSecurity pre45socsecurity.htm ref It also separated benefits earned by paying National Insurance and those purely based on need the dole . ref name NationalArchives http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk cabinetpapers alevelstudies 1930 depression.htm UK National Archives Cabinet Papers 1930s ref . To do this, it established two bodies the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee to deal with unemployment benefit s earned by payment of National Insurance when in work, and the Unemployment Assistance Board to provide means tested payments for those not entitled to such benefits. ref name Epidemiology http ije.oxfordjournals.org cgi content full 32 4 500 International Journal of Epidemiology 2003 32 500 502 Commentary The context and outcome of nutrition campaigning in 1934 ref References references Category Insurance legislation Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1934 Category 1930s economic history Category Unemployment in the United Kingdom ... more details
The Treachery Act of 1934 was a German law established by the Third Reich on December 20, 1934. ref Reichsgesetzblatt 1934, I p. 1269f ref Known as the Heimt ckegesetz , it s official title was the Law against Treacherous Attacks on the State and Party and for the Protection of Party Uniforms Gesetz gegen heimt ckische Angriffe auf Staat und Partei und zum Schutz der Parteiuniformen . It established penalties for the abuse of Nazi Party badges and uniforms, restricted the right to freedom of speech , and criminalized all remarks causing putative severe damage to the welfare of the Third Reich, the prestige of the Nazi government or the Nazi Party. The law drew on nearly identical provisions in the Regulations of the President of Germany 1919 1945 Reich president for Defense from Treacherous Attacks Against the Government of the National Uplift , established March 21, 1933 ref Reichsgesetzblatt 1933, I p. 135f ref and expanded the range of sentences. See also Wehrkraftzersetzung The Malicious Practices Act 1933 References Reflist External links http nuremberg.law.harvard.edu php search.php?DI 1&FieldFlag 2&GAuthors 61 Reich Legal Gazette Reichsgesetzblatt Harvard Law School Library, Nuremberg Trials Project. Retrieved September 5, 2011 Category Law in Nazi Germany Category 1934 in Germany Category German criminal law de Heimt ckegesetz ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Flood Control Act of 1934 is an Act of Congress in the United States which granted authority to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the designing and building of flood control projects. ref haddow1 It is often regarded as a piece of legislation that had a significant impact on emergency management in the United States. ref haddow1 Footnotes note haddow1 Haddow and Bullock, 2003 note haddow1 Haddow and Bullock, 2003 References Haddow, George D. and Jane A. Bullock, 2003, Introduction to Emergency Management , Amsterdam Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN 0 7506 7689 2 Category United States federal environmental legislation US fed statute stub ... more details
The Special Areas Act was an Act of Parliament which gave aid to the areas of United Kingdom Britain which had the highest unemployment rates in the 1930s. ref http store.aqa.org.uk qual gceasa qp ms AQA HS2U W MS JUN07.PDF ref Areas which benefited included South Wales , Tyneside , Cumberland and southern Scotland but not Lancashire . ref cite book last Rees first Rosemary title Britain, 1890 1939 page 164 isbn 0435327577 ref There were two unpaid commissioners given responsibility to spend 2million via the local authorties concerned. References references Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1934 ... more details
The Road Traffic Act1934 was an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced by the then Secretary of State for Transport Minister of Transport Leslie Hore Belisha, 1st Baron Hore Belisha Hore Belisha after the United Kingdom general election, 1931 1931 general election which was won by the Conservative Party UK Conservative Party by an absolute majority of the votes cast. The Act was made in a year in which there had been a record numbers of road casualties. ref name DM cite web url http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 1247543 How Thirties saw Britain fall love car nation road hogs.html title How the Thirties saw Britain fall in love with the car... and become a nation of road hogs work Daily Mail accessdate 2010 02 25 ref Context The Locomotive Acts of the late 1800s had placed heavy restrictions of speeds of locomotives . Under pressure from an emerging motor industry and growing enthusiasm for motor cars the Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 had reduced the restrictions and increased speed limits. Speed limits were again raised by the Motor Car Act 1903 which also introduced requirements for registration of vehicles and for driving licenses as well as new safety legislation. The Road Traffic Act 1930 had controversially removed all speed limits for motorcars ... Hansard 1933 02 07 accessdate 2010 05 04 ref Clauses The Act Reintroduced a speed limit for cars, of 30mph ... Act 1930 . The United Kingdom driving test UK driving test was made compulsory for all new drivers ... limit as of 2010 . See also Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 Motor Car Act 1903 Roads Act 1920 Road Traffic Act 1930 Road speed limits in the United Kingdom Notes Reflist group n References References ... reflist External links UK law stub UK road stub UK legislation Category 1934 in law Category Car safety Category Roads in the United Kingdom Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1934 Category 1934 in transport Category Transport policy in the United Kingdom ... more details
The Revenue Act of 1934 May 10, 1934, ch. 277, USStat 48 680 raised United States individual income tax rates marginally on higher incomes. The top individual income tax rate remained at 63 percent. It was signed into law by President of the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Tax on Corporations A rate of 13.75 percent was levied on the net income of corporations. Tax on Individuals A Normal Tax and a Surtax were levied against the net income of individuals as shown in the following table. class wikitable style text align center colspan 4 Revenue Act of 1934 br Normal Tax and Surtax on Individuals br USStat 48 684 ref http www.hiddenmysteries.org law research Revenue 20Act 20of 201934.pdf Facsimile from Statutes at Large ref Net Income br dollars Normal Rate br percent Surtax Rate br percent Combined Rate br percent 0 4 0 4 4,000 4 4 8 6,000 4 5 9 8,000 4 6 10 10,000 4 7 11 12,000 4 8 12 14,000 4 9 13 16,000 4 11 15 18,000 4 13 17 20,000 4 15 19 22,000 4 17 21 26,000 4 19 23 32,000 4 21 25 38,000 4 24 28 44,000 4 27 31 50,000 4 30 34 56,000 4 33 37 62,000 4 36 40 68,000 4 39 43 74,000 4 42 46 80,000 4 45 49 90,000 4 50 54 100,000 4 52 56 150,000 4 53 57 200,000 4 54 58 300,000 4 55 59 400,000 4 56 60 500,000 4 57 61 750,000 4 58 62 1,000,000 4 59 63 Exemption of 1,000 for single filers and 2,500 for married couples and heads of family. A 400 exemption for each dependent under 18. References references US tax acts Category 1934 in law Category United States federal taxation legislation Category History of the United States 1918 1945 US fed statute stub fr Revenue Act ... more details
The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 ref 43 U.S. Code 315 316o ref P.L. 73 482 is a United States federal law that provides for the regulation of grazing on the public land s excluding Alaska to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use. The law initially permitted 80 million acres 324,000 km sup 2 sup of previously unreserved public lands of the United States to be placed into grazing districts to be administered by the Department of the Interior. As amended, the law now sets no limit on the amount of lands in grazing districts. There are currently approximately 162 million acres 656,000 km sup 2 sup inside grazing allotments. These can be vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved land from public lands, all except for Alaska , United States National Forest national forest s, parks, monuments, Indian reservation s, railroad grant lands, and revested Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands. Surrounding land owners may be granted right of passage over these districts. Permits are given for grazing privileges in the districts. Also permits can be given to build fences, reservoir water reservoirs , and other improvements. The permittees are required to pay a fee, and the permit cannot exceed ten years but is renewable. Permits can be revoked due to severe drought or other natural disasters that deplete grazing lands. History During the administration of President Herbert Hoover , it became ..., advocacy was influential in bringing about the benefits of the Taylor Grazing Act. Congressman ... on the role of local grazing advisory committees established by the Taylor Grazing Act in regulating ... grazing regulation had been captured by the regulated interests. The act was named for Edward ... web 20080129221827 http ipl.unm.edu cwl fedbook taylorgr.html Information about the Taylor Grazing Act from the University of New Mexico Taylor Grazing Act. http www.blm.gov wy st en field offices Casper range taylor.1.html Accessed 1 28 09. Category 1934 in law Category United States federal public ... more details
Lead too long date May 2011 Infobox U.S. legislation name Cable CommunicationsAct of 1984 fullname Cable CommunicationsAct of 1984 acronym nickname Cable Communications Policy Act 1984 Cable Franchise Policy and CommunicationsAct enacted by effective date public law url cite public law Pub. L. No. 98 549 cite statutes at large 98 STAT.2780 acts amended CommunicationsAct of 1934 title amended Title ... wrote and supported the act, which amended the CommunicationsAct of 1934 with the insertion of Title .... ref name Williams As a title of the larger CommunicationsAct of 1934 , the Cable CommunicationsAct .... ref name Williams Structure wikisource Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 The Cable Communication Act of 1984 is Title VI General Provisions of the CommunicationsAct of 1934. The title is divided ... title CommunicationsAct of 1934 journal Encyclopedia of Political Communication publisher SAGE Publications ... above. ref name Lloyd See also CommunicationsAct of 1934 Telecommunications Act of 1996 Cable Television ... External links Refbegin http www.publicaccess.org cableact.html Cable CommunicationsAct of 1984 http www.fcc.gov Reports 1934new.pdf CommunicationsAct of 1934 as amended by Telecommunications Act ... Co. v. Federal Communications Commission , ussc 395 367 1969 The Cable CommunicationsAct of 1984 ... the cable industry. The act established a national policy for the regulation of cable communications ... journal last1 Meyerson first1 Michael I. year 1985 title The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 ... that inspired Senator Barry Goldwater to begin his work on the Cable CommunicationsAct ... requirements prescribed by the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act . The FCC hoped that the newly ... started work on what became the Cable CommunicationsAct of 1984. The need for an act to determine ... Refend DEFAULTSORT 1984 Cable Franchise Policy And CommunicationsAct Category 1984 in law Cable Franchise Policy and CommunicationsAct Category 1984 in the United States Cable Franchise Policy ... more details
The Communications Satellite Act of 1962 was put into effect in order to deal with the issue of commercialization of space communications. This act was very controversial, and was left very open ended. The act was signed August 31, 1962 by President John F. Kennedy . Goals of the act The act aimed to join ... more efficient communication system. The Act itself would create the Communications Satellite Corporation also known as COMSAT Columbia Encyclopedia . Disagreement with the passing of the act Democratic Party United States Democratic Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana said of the act, When this bill ..., the act provided a good start towards a global communications system. Section 301 of the Act ... 17, 1967. Here he reported that, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 has brought mankind to the threshold ... shortly after the passing of the Communications Satellite act of 1962 Gruenwald 1998 . References Harvard Law Review. THE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962 December 1962 . Vol. 76 Issue 2, p156 168 ... Transmitting Annual Report Under the Communications Satellite Act. March 17, 1967 01 01 2001 . American ... AN 9FVPPLBJ010181 Remarks Upon Signing the Communications Satellite Act. August 31, 1962 01 01 ... to John F. Kennedy, Its purpose is to establish a commercial communications system utilizing ... and understanding. This act would allow the communication industry to share satellite use and information ... Company argued that using space for communications was just a modern representation of the submarine communications cable s currently in use. AT&T proposed joint ownership of all of the communications ... communications this proposition was opposed by other communication companies. The Federal Communications ... the communications satellites. The President was to observe every aspect of the development and operation ... participation. NASA was designated as a technical advisor for the FCC and the communications corporation ... committees established The Act created a board of directors to oversee regulation of the act. There are to be 15 ... more details
The Interception of CommunicationsAct 1985 1985 c. 56 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom . It came into operation as of April 10, 1986. The Act created the offence of unlawfully intercepting communications sent by post or by a public telecommunications system those guilty were liable, on conviction, to a fine or up to two years imprisonment. It provided for a system of warrants to permit legal interception, and laid down cases where interception could be done lawfully, stating that having reasonable grounds to believe that the other party consented to interception was a defence. The Act also established a complaints tribunal which in 2000 was subsumed into the Investigatory Powers Tribunal , and created the post of Interception of Communications Commissioner to review the workings of the Act. It amended parts of the Telecommunications Act 1984 . This Act has since been repealed by schedule 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 . References Whitaker s Almanack for the year 1987 , complete edition, p. 363. J. Whitaker & Sons, London, 1986 http www.swarb.co.uk acts 1985InterceptionCommunicationsAct.shtml Sections of the Interception of CommunicationsAct 1985 as passed Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1985 Category Telecommunications in the United Kingdom statute stub ... more details
The Malicious CommunicationsAct 1988 is a British Act of Parliament that makes it illegal in England and Wales to send or deliver letters or other articles for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety . See also Hate mail External links http www.hmso.gov.uk acts acts1988 Ukpga 19880027 en 1.htm Full text of Malicious CommunicationsAct 1988 c. 27 http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england lincolnshire 4201775.stm Man jailed over tsunami e mails UK legislation Category Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1988 Category Communications in the United Kingdom statute stub ... more details
The CommunicationsAct 2003 http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2003 21 contents c 21 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It gave regulation body Ofcom its full powers. Among other measures, it introduced legal recognition of Community Radio and paved the way for full time Community Radio services in the UK as well as controversially lifting many restrictions on cross media ownership . It also made it illegal to use other people s wifi broadband connections without their permission. ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title Man arrested over wi fi theft ... access is an offence under the CommunicationsAct 2003 and a potential breach of the Computer Misuse Act. publisher BBC date 22 August 2007 accessdate 2007 08 22 ref The legislation also allowed .... ... Gaining unauthorised access to a computer is an offence covered by the Computer Misuse Act. In Straszkiewcz s case, he was prosecuted under the CommunicationsAct and found guilty of dishonestly obtaining an electronic communications service. UK Legislation UK LEG ext title CommunicationsAct ... en PracticeNote.2102.html UK Office of Communications 4.4.1& 93 ICT Regulation ... Department for Culture Media and Sport media ownership Bot generated title ref Contents The CommunicationsAct 2003 had as its purpose to confer functions on the Office of Communications to make provision about the regulation of the provision of electronic communications networks and services and of the use ... and other media enterprises and, in that connection, to amend the Enterprise Act 2002 and for connected purposes. The Act introduced new offences for Improper use of public electronic communications network , dishonestly obtaining electronic communications services Section 125 , possession or supply ... than one of obtaining services dishonestly contrary to Section 11 Fraud Act 2006 or a Section 1 Computer Misuse Act 1990 unauthorized access offence where access to a telecoms service was obtained ... more details
Infobox UK legislation short title The Electronic CommunicationsAct 2000 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make provision to facilitate the use of electronic communications and electronic data storage to make provision about the modification of licences granted under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 and for connected purposes. statute book chapter 2000 c.7 introduced by territorial extent royal assent 25 May 2000 commencement repeal date amendments related legislation repealing legislation status current and active legislation original text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2000 ukpga 20000007 en 1 activeTextDocId 1471240 legislation history The Electronic CommunicationsAct 2000 c.7 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that Regulates the provision of cryptography cryptographic services in the UK ss.1 6 and Confirms the legal status of electronic signature s ss.7 10 . The United Kingdom government with Tony Blair as prime minister had come to the conclusion that encryption, encryption services and electronic signatures would be important to e commerce in the UK. ref name BBC By 1999, however, only the security services still hankered after key escrow. So a sunset clause was put in the bill. The May 2000 Electronic CommunicationsAct gave the Home Office the power to create a registration regime for encryption services. This was given a five year period before it would automatically lapse. The five years expired in May 2005 and the legislation granting such a power disappeared from the statute book. References reflist refs ref name BBC cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi business 863144.stm title Net leaves the law behind newspaper BBC News Online date 2 August 2000 first Mark last Ward ref External links http www.fipr.org press 050525crypto.html An account from the Foundation For Information Policy Research UK Legislation UK LEG ext path ukpga 2000 7 title Electronic CommunicationsAct 2000 type ... more details
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 CDA was the first notable attempt by the United States Congress ..., the Children s Internet Protection Act CIPA of 2000, the Supreme Court upheld it as constitutional in 2004. Section 230 Main Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act Section 230 of the Communications ... Myers first Ken S. title Wikimmunity Fitting the Communications Decency Act to Wikipedia newspaper Harvard ... External links Wikisource http pdfcast.org pdf the communications decency act a legislative history Legislative history of the Communications Decency Act . http www.fcc.gov Reports tcom1996.txt FCC text ... Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act http www.cdt.org speech cda Center for Democracy and Technology ... www.cybertelecom.org cda cda up.htm Cybertelecom The Communications Decency Act and http www.cybertelecom.org ... Category Computer law Category Obscenity law Category Pornography law cs Communications Decency Act de Communications Decency Act es Communications Decency Act ... case of Reno v. ACLU , the United States Supreme Court struck the anti indecency provisions of the Act. The Act of Congress Act was Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 . It was introduced to the United .... The amendment that became the CDA was added to the Telecommunications Act in the Senate by an 84 ... communications in two significant ways. First, it attempted to regulate both indecency when available to children and obscenity in cyberspace . Second, Section 230 of the Act has been interpreted ... provisions The most controversial portions of the Act were those relating to indecency on the Internet. The relevant sections of the Act were introduced in response to fears that Internet pornography was on the rise. Indecency in TV and radio broadcasting had already been regulated by the Federal Communications ... by the 1992 amendment to the National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Act and thus ... blocked enforcement of the first, the Child Online Protection Act COPA , almost immediately after its ... more details
The Stored CommunicationsAct SCA ref http www4.law.cornell.edu uscode 18 usc sup 01 18 10 I 20 121.html US Code Title 18,Chapter 121 Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access. ref is a law that was enacted by the United States Congress in 1986. It is not a stand alone law but forms part of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act it is codified as 18 U.S.C. 2701 to 2712. The SCA addresses voluntary and compelled disclosure of stored wire and electronic communications and transactional records held by third party internet service providers ISPs . The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the people s right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures . However, when applied to information stored online, the Fourth Amendment s protections are potentially far weaker. In part, this is because the Fourth Amendment defines the right to be secure in spatial terms that do not directly apply ... Kerr, Orin S., http ssrn.com abstract 421860 A User s Guide to the Stored CommunicationsAct, and a Legislator .... ref The SCA creates Fourth Amendment like privacy protection for email and other digital communications ... which provides to users thereof the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications. A remote ... services by means of an electronic communications system. Section 2703 of the SCA describes the conditions ... customer communications or records. In general, ISPs are forbidden to divulge to any person or entity ... information. ref name Kerr2 An ISP can disclose the contents of a subscriber s communications authorized ... to compel disclosure, the most significant distinction made by the SCA is between communications held in electronic communications services, which require a search warrant and probable cause, and those ... Act s Delayed Notification Provision, http www.sonnenschein.com docs docs icdp PSL 080408.pdf ... Dec. 14, 2010 . ref Robbins v. Lower Merion School District The Act was invoked in the 2010 Robbins ... more details
service. blockquote Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 Amends the CommunicationsAct of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission FCC and any agency or entity to which ...The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 is a United States federal law enacted as Public Law 106 81 of October 26, 1999. It is also known as the 911 Act . The act required the setup of enhanced 911 and mandated that 911 serve as the emergency number for non land line phones as well. It was an amendment to the CommunicationsAct of 1934 as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 . House The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act began as H.R. 438 in the 106th Congress. The purpose of the bill was To promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the universal ... h106 438 Gov Track Report on Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act ref Senate The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act moved from the House and was presented in the Senate on April ... Releases 2000 nrwl0029.html FCC takes steps to implement the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 , FCC. Category United States federal communications legislation Category 1999 in the United ... were held in the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications. On June ... d106query.html Library of Congress, Bill Summary and Status S. 800 ref Summary blockquote The 911 Act ... deployment of a nationwide, seamless communications infrastructure for emergency services that includes wireless communications. To ensure a comprehensive approach to emergency service throughout the country, the 911 Act directs the FCC to make 911 the universal emergency number for wireline and wireless ... as an emergency telephone number on the date of enactment of the 911 Act. It further directs the FCC to encourage and support the States in developing comprehensive emergency communications ... the FCC to encourage and support efforts by States to deploy comprehensive end to end emergency communications ... more details
The Kenya Communications Amendment Act, 2008 is a Kenya n Act of Parliament that was passed by the 10th Kenyan Parliament and signed into law by President Mwai Kibaki on January 2, 2009. It is a controversial amendment of the Kenya CommunicationsAct, 1998 which gives the state power to raid media houses and control the distribution of content. It also gives the government the right to penalise media infractions with heavy fines and prison terms sole discretion in granting broadcast licences control of programme content and broadcasts. The bill was opposed by the Orange Democratic Movement ODM of Prime Minister Raila Odinga , and the Kenyan Union of Journalists . Due to protests by Kenyan journalists, Kibaki ordered the attorney general and information minister to review the Act and suggest any possible amendments ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 7817567.stm Kenya media welcomes law review ref possible amendments could address such contentious areas as Section 88 92. ref http fortysouth.com 2008 12 14 its already part of the constitution It s Already Part of the Constitution ref References Reflist External links Text of the Act http www.scribd.com doc 8676972 The Kenya Communications Amendment Bill 2008 in Flash and http www.kenyalaw.org Downloads Bills 2008 The Kenya Communications 20 Amendment 20Bill 2008.pdf in PDF Category Kenyan law Category Kenyan legislation Category Kenyan media Category 10th Kenyan Parliament ... more details
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act CALEA is a United States wiretapping law passed in 1994, during the presidency of Bill Clinton Pub. L. No. 103 414, 108 Stat. 4279, codified at 47 USC 1001 1010 . In its own words, the purpose of CALEA is To amend title 18, United States Code , to make clear a telecommunications carrier s duty to cooperate in the interception of communications for Law Enforcement purposes, and for other purposes. CALEA s purpose is to enhance the ability of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to conduct electronic surveillance by requiring that telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment modify and design their equipment, facilities, and services to ensure that they have built in surveillance capabilities, allowing ... Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 http www.fcc.gov calea FCC CALEA Home page http www.askcalea.net FBI CALEA Website ... Digital Surveillance The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act , Congressional ... collects, stores, indexes, and analyzes communications data. ref name point click eavesdrop wikisource ... to conduct criminal investigations requiring wiretapping of digital telephone networks. The Act obliges .... The act stipulates that it must not be possible for a person to detect that his or her conversation ... to perform surveillance of all communications that travel over the Internet such as Internet ... DEA filed a joint petition with the Federal Communications Commission FCC to expand their powers to include the ability to monitor VoIP and broadband internet communications so that they could ... for Broadband? The Critics Are Unanimous Lasar s Letter on the Federal Communications Commission ... Internet wiretapping plan Lasar s Letter on the Federal Communications Commission http www.cybertelecom.org ... United States federal communications legislation Category United States federal criminal legislation ... more details
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