Volume I

Issue : 9: October 30, 2003

• European Union AntiSpam Law Comes into Force
• Law Firm Protected from Liability for Internet Posting
• New Online System Launched To Manage Copyright Clearance For Canadian Literatures
• European Court of Justice Rules on Italys Internet Gambling Ban in Gambelli Case
• Privacy Commissioner Outlines the Requirements for OptOut Form of Consent
• UN Study Analyzes Status of E-Government
• Canadian Doctors reprimanded For U.S. Prescriptions
• U.S. Court Grants Injunction Against Internet Drug Importer
• Favourable Decision for Digital Music and Video Download Patent Holder
• European Court of Justice Rules on Interpretation of Data Protection Directive
• FCC to Study VoIP Issues Minnesota Appeals Vonage Decision

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FCC to Study VoIP Issues Minnesota Appeals Vonage Decision

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission recently announced that it would commence a year-long inquiry to determine whether to regulate Internet telephone companies who use Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP). VoIP is a technology for making telephone calls using the Internet Protocol, the most popular method for transferring data from one computer to another, by means of a network connection and a personal computer with a speaker and a microphone or a device to convert a telephone's analog signal. The FCC's announcement follows the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission's decision to appeal the October 16th decision of the U.S. District Court in Minnesota which barred the Commission from requiring Vonage Holdings Corporation, a VoIP company, to obtain state certification as a telephone company in Minnesota in order to continue its VoIP business.

For more information on the FCC matter, visit:

http://news.com/2100-7352_3-5103856.html

For more information on the Vonage matter, visit:

http://www.puc.state.mn.us/docs/vonagemem.pdf