China to Regulate and Standardize "Troublesome" CyberCafes
C|Net News reports a highly disturbing story from China (China to consolidate Net cafes): Nearly all of China's 110,000 Internet cafes will be consolidated under the management of larger, mainly...
View ArticleCyberCafe Ordinance Decision - First Amendment Victory - Privacy Defeat
Larry Lessig has written a brief note about a California Appeals Court decision that eviscerated privacy rights in cybercafes (mandated telescreen upheld). There is a Law.com article here (Internet...
View ArticleLibrary Surveillance in Garden Grove
Findlaw's Modern Practice's Anita Ramasastry has written a column on the recent California appellate decision upholding the city of Garden Grove's requirement that cybercafes maintain surveillance...
View ArticleValve Bullys Cybercafé
One of the most interesting aspects of the gaming world for me is the LAN party. Sure, online play is great, but the social atmosphere of playing a networked game in physical proximity to the other...
View ArticleLA City Council Votes to Regulate Cybercafés
Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to impose requirements for a police permit in order run a cybercafé. Technically, another vote will have to be taken next week and then the ordinance goes...
View ArticleCalif. Legislature Passes Requirement that Retailers Post Video Game Ratings
GameSpy reports that the California legislature has passed a bill requiring videogame retailers to post ratings labels and provide information about ratings on videogames (Video game bill passes...
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