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A bill (H.R. 3261) that would allow database owners to sue those who make the information in their database commercially available without permission has been rejected by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill contains exceptions for independently gathered information; reasonable use by nonprofit educational, scientific, or research institutions; and for the primary purpose of news reporting. Exceptions are also made for government and federally mandated databases. The bill does allow Web site owners to link to such databases.

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Law enforcement does not need a warrant to obtain the IP addresses for Twitter users, according to a recent decision. In investigating contributors to Wikileaks, the federal government asked Twitter to turn over the suspects’ account information. A U.S. district court ruled that the government does not need a warrant and that Twitter users have no expectations of privacy.

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