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Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress

This report describes streaming technology, explains the disparity in criminal penalties for different forms of infringement committed by electronic means, analyzes legislation in the 112th Congress that would harmonize penalties for illegal streaming with those available for other forms of online copyright infringement, and summarizes arguments for and against such a legislative change.

Date: December 1, 2011

Creator: Yeh, Brian T.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Governmental Tracking of Cell Phones and Vehicles: The Confluence of Privacy, Technology, and Law

This report will briefly survey Fourth Amendment law as it pertains to the government's tracking programs. It will then summarize federal electronic surveillance statutes and the case law surrounding cell phone location tracking. Next, the report will describe the GPS-vehicle tracking cases and review the pending Supreme Court GPS tracking case, United States v. Jones. Finally, the report will summarize the geolocation and electronic surveillance legislation introduced in the 112th Congress.