CRS Reports - 2000

Overview
The following are the CRS reports published in 2000 that are discussed in this wiki (in reverse chronological order):


 * Internet Privacy-Protecting Personal Information: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RS20035) (Dec. 20, 2000).
 * Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868 STM) (Dec. 12, 2000).
 * Internet Transactions and the Sales Tax (CRS Report RL30431) (Dec. 12, 2000).
 * The National Information Infrastructure: The Federal Role (CRS Report IB95051) (Dec. 7, 2000).
 * Electronic Commerce: An Introduction (CRS Report RS20426) (Dec. 4, 2000).
 * Encryption Technology: Congressional Issues (CRS Report IB96039) (Dec. 4, 2000).
 * Electronic Government: A Conceptual Overview (CRS Report RL30745 (Nov. 27, 2000).
 * Internet Tax Legislation: Distinguishing Issues (CRS Report RL30667) (Nov. 24, 2000).
 * Internet Taxation: Bills in the 106th Congress (CRS Report RL30412) (Nov. 22, 2000).
 * Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Nov. 21, 2000).
 * Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies (CRS Report IB98040) (Nov. 14, 2000).
 * Internet-Protecting Children from Unsuitable Material and Sexual Predators: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RS20036) (Oct. 27, 2000).
 * Internet and E-Commerce Statistics: What they mean and Where to Find Them on the Web (CRS Report RL30435) (Oct. 24, 2000).
 * Point & Click: Internet Search Engines, Subject Guides, and Searching Techniques (CRS Report 97-556) (Oct. 24, 2000).
 * Internet Access Broadband and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Oct. 23, 2000).
 * Digital Surveillance: the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act and FBI Internet Monitoring (CRS Report RL30677) (Oct. 12, 2000).
 * "Junk E-mail": An Overview of Issues and Legislation Concerning Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail ("Spam") (CRS Report RS20037) (Oct. 6, 2000).
 * Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000 (H.R. 5018): Summary in Brief (CRS Report RS20693) (Oct. 3, 2000).
 * Instant Messaging on the Internet: Interoperability Issues of Competition and Fair Access (CRS Report RS20688) (Sept. 26, 2000).
 * The National Information Infrastructure: The Federal Role (CRS Report IB95051) (Sept. 25, 2000).
 * Copyright Cases in the Courts: Napster, MP3 Digital Music, and DVD Motion Picture Encryption Technology (CRS Report RL30683) (Sept. 18, 2000).
 * An Information Technology Labor Shortage? Legislation in the 106th Congress (CRS Report RL30140) (Sept. 15, 2000).
 * Government Information Technology Management: Past and Future Issues (The Clinger-Cohen Act) (CRS Report RL30661) (Aug. 30, 2000).
 * Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (CRS Report 98-67 STM) (Aug. 25, 2000).
 * China's Internet Industry (CRS Report RL30636) (Aug. 14, 2000).
 * Recent Developments in Copyright Case Law: Napster and MP3 Digital Music (CRS Report RS20610)	(Aug. 9, 2000).
 * Internet Voting: Issues and Legislation (CRS Report RS20639) (Aug. 1, 2000).
 * Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals (CRS Report RS20485) (July 26, 2000).
 * Electronic Signatures: Technology Developments and Legislative Issues (CRS Report RS20344) (July 13, 2000).
 * Patents on Methods of Doing Business (CRS Report RL30572) (June 1, 2000).
 * Internet Service and Access Charges (CRS Report RS20579) (May 12, 2000).
 * State Sales Taxation of Internet Transactions (CRS Report RS20577) (May 10, 2000).
 * Legislation to Prevent Cybersquatting/Cyberpiracy (CRS Report RS20367) (May 1, 2000).
 * Trends in the Financial Services Industry: Online Banking and Payments (CRS Report RS20509) (Apr. 28, 2000).
 * E-Rate for Schools: Background on the Telecommunications Discounts Through the Universal Service Fund (CRS Report 98-604 EPW) (Apr. 17, 2000).
 * The Copyright Doctrine of Fair Use and the Internet: Caselaw (CRS Report RL30495) (Mar. 30, 2000).
 * Prescription Drug Sales Over the Internet (CRS Report RL30456) (Mar. 10, 2000).
 * Internet and E-Commerce Statistics: What They Mean and Where to Find Them on the Web (CRS Report RL30435) (Feb. 17, 2000).
 * Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Overview of H.R. 769 (CRS Report 98-423A) (Feb. 8, 2000).