BNA International launches "World Communications Regulation Report".BNA BNA Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. BNA Birds of North America BNA block numbering area (US Census) BNA British North America BNA Banco Nacional de Angola (National Bank of Angola) International (BNAI BNAI Bunge North America, Inc. ; London), a unit of the Bureau of National Affairs BNA (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.) is a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of news and information on legislation, regulations, and court decisions for professionals in business and government. It is the oldest wholly employee-owned company in the United States. (Washington, D.C.), will begin the publication of a new monthly journal to cover the full range of issues in communication technologies. Beginning in January, "World Communications Regulation Report" will focus on the increasingly convergent electronic communications and telecommunications industries and the legal and enforcement issues related to them. Providing news and analysis of international regulation of communications, the journal will cover such issues as data privacy, electronic signatures, Internet governance Policies and mechanisms for Internet governance have been topics of heated debate between many different Internet stakeholders, some of whom have very different visions for how and indeed whether the Internet should facilitate free communication of ideas and information. , domain names, protection measures to prevent copying or file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. , antitrust and law enforcement measures including wiretapping A form of eavesdropping involving physical connection to the communications channels to breach the confidentiality of communications. For example, many poorly-secured buildings have unprotected telephone wiring closets where intruders may connect unauthorized wires to listen in on phone , design rights, copyright infringements, dispute resolution reports, patentability of software and business methods, intellectual property, unfair competition, information technology, e-commerce, security, media law, and agency actions. It will also carry analysis and commentary on issues emerging from the growing convergence of communications, reports on regulatory developments in communication worldwide, and discussion of how major issues are being handled in different jurisdictions. BNA said that the "world has moved on and terms such as 'telecom,' 'Internet law' and 'e-commerce' are now too restrictive. There is a need for a publication that will cover all the issues arising in these fields in one place." BNAI will cease publication of "World Telecom Law Report," "World Internet Law Report" and "World E-Commerce & IP Report" monthly newsletters with their December issues. Beginning in January, subscribers to those publications will receive "World Communications Regulation Report." |
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