Congressional Research Service - 2005 CRS Reports Index

2005 (PDFs)

Title Date Order
The Google Book Search Project: Is Online Indexing a Fair Use Under Copyright Law?

 

December 28, 2005 RS22356
Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues December 21, 2005

 

December 21, 2005 RL33205
Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth

 

December 20, 2005 98-67
Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web

 

December 16, 2005 RS21328
The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy

 

December 12, 2005 RS21609
Cybercrime: The Council of Europe Convention

 

December 1, 2005 RS21208
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

 

November 25, 2005 97-868
Internet Development and Information Control in the People’s Republic of China

 

November 22, 2005 RL33167
Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Patent Law Issues

 

November 18, 2005 RL33159
Safe Harbor for Service Providers Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

 

November 4, 2005 RL32037
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

 

October 25, 2005 RL32706
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

 

October 19, 2005 RL31408
Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web

 

October 19, 2005 RS21328
Safe Harbor for Preclinical Use of Patented Inventions in Drug Research and Development: Merk KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd.

 

October 7, 2005 RL33114
Federal Advertising Law: An Overview

 

October 5, 2005 RL32177
The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy

 

September 28, 2005 RS21609
Broadband Internet access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

September 22, 2005 RL30719
Internet Domain Names: Background and policy Issues

 

September 22, 2005 97-868
Campaign Finance Reform: Regulating Political Communications on the Internet

 

September 20, 2005 RS22272
Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy

 

September 12, 2005 RL33023
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

 

September 1, 2005 RL31408
Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children From Unsuitable Material on the Web

 

August 30, 2005 RS21328
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

 

August 30, 2005 RL32706
Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues

 

August 18, 2005 RL32421
Intellectual Property and Collabrotive Research

 

August 16, 2005 RL33063
Internet—Protecting Children from Unsuitable Material and Sexual Predators: Historical Information Through the 106th Congress

 

August 16, 2005 RS20036
“Spam”: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail

 

August 8, 2005 RL31953
Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues

 

August 3, 2005 IB10045
Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The “E-Rate” Program and Controversies

 

July 28, 2005 IB98040
Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes

 

July 27, 2005 95-406
Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy

 

July 26, 2005 RL33023
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

 

July 26, 2005 IB10130
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

July 21, 2005 RL30719
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

 

July 20, 2005 RL31408
Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth

 

July 20, 2005 98-67
File-Sharing Software and Copyright Infringement: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.

 

July 18, 2005 RL31998
Patent Reform: Innovation Issues

 

July 16, 2005 RL32996
Patent Reform: Innovation Issues

 

July 15, 2005 RL32996
Defining Cable Broadband Internet Access Service: Background and Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Brand X Decision

 

July 7, 2005 RL32985
Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws

 

June 28, 2005 97-1025
The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology

 

June 10, 2005 RL32076
Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues

 

June 9, 2005 IB10045
Data Mining: An Overview

 

June 7, 2005 RL31798
Legal Issues Related to Prescription Drug Sales on the Internet

 

May 24, 2005 RS21711
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

 

May 24, 2005 RL32706
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment

 

May 24, 2005 95-815
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

 

May 18, 2005 IB10130
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

 

May 18, 2005 RL32706
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

 

May 16, 2005 RL31408
Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The “Broadcast Flag”

 

May 11, 2005 RS22106
Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The “E-Rate” Program and Controversies

 

May 6, 2005 IB98040
West Coast and Alaska Oil Exports

 

May 6, 2005 RS22142
Bioterrorism Countermeasure Development: Issues in Patents and Homeland Security

 

May 6, 2005 RL32917
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

May 5, 2005 RL30719
Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues

 

May 4, 2005 RL32421
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

 

May 2, 2005 IB10130
Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth

 

April 13, 2005 98-67
Health Information Technology: Promoting Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare

 

April 13, 2005 RL32858
EU Tax on Digitally Delivered E-Commerce

 

April 7, 2005 RS21596
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

 

April 6, 2005 97-868
Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The “Broadcast Flag”

 

April 5, 2005 RS22106
Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues

 

April 4, 2005 IB10045
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

 

April 4, 2005 RL32706
Computer Attack and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress

 

April 1, 2005 RL32114
Prescription Drug Importation and Internet Sales: A Legal Overview

 

March 31, 2005 RL32191
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

March 24, 2005 RL30719
“Spam”: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail

 

March 23, 2005 RL31953
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

 

March 22, 2005 IB10130
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

 

March 16, 2005 RL31408
Identity Theft: The Internet Connection

 

March 16, 2005 RS22082
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

 

March 9, 2005 IB10130
Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The “E-Rate” Program and Controversies

 

March 4, 2005 IB98040
Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options

 

February 22, 2005 RL32777
The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005

 

February 4, 2005 RS22042
Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues

 

February 4, 2005 RL32421
Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation

 

February 3, 2005 RL31929
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

February 2, 2005 RL30719
State and Local Sales and Use Taxes and Internet Commerce

 

January 28, 2005 RL31252
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

 

January 27, 2005 RL31408
Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues

 

January 27, 2005 IB10045
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

 

January 26, 2005 RL32706
Wireless Privacy and Spam: Issues for Congress

 

January 26, 2005 RL31636
State Sales Taxation of Internet Transactions

 

January 11, 2005 RS21537
Patent Law and Its Application to the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Examination of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 ("The Hatch-Waxman Act")

 

January 10, 2005 RL30756
Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses

 

January 5, 2005 RL32035
“Spam”: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail

 

January 4, 2005 RL31953
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

January 4, 2005 RL30719
Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes

 

January 3, 2005 95-804

 

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