Overview
The following are the CRS reports published in 2005 that are discussed in this wiki (in reverse chronological order). Those Reports that have already been summarized are in blue; those that have not yet been summarized are in red.
[NOTE: CRS Reports are often updated; many are updated multiple times. The links below are to the most recent version of the Report.]
December
- The Google Book Search Project: Is Online Indexing a Fair Use Under Copyright Law? (CRS Report RS22356) (Dec. 28, 2005).
- Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options (CRS Report RL33206) (Dec. 21, 2005).
- Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues (CRS Report RL33205) (Dec. 21, 2005).
- Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (CRS Report 98-67) (Dec. 20, 2005).
- Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries (CRS Report RL33199) (Dec. 16, 2005).
- Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web (CRS Report RS21328) (Dec. 16, 2005).
- Cybercrime: The Council of Europe Convention (CRS Report RS21208) (Dec. 1, 2005).
- Constitutionality of Applying the FCC's Indecency Restriction to Cable Television (CRS Report RL33170) (Dec. 1, 2005).
November
- Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868) (Nov. 25, 2005).
- Internet Development and Information Control in the People's Republic of China (CRS Report RL33167) (Nov. 22, 2005).
- Safe Harbor for Service Providers Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (CRS Report RL32037) (Nov. 4, 2005).
October
- Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (Oct. 25, 2005).
- Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues (CRS Report RL33123) (Oct. 20, 2005).
- Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RL31408) (Oct. 19, 2005).
- Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web (CRS Report RS21328) (Oct. 19, 2005).
- Federal Advertising Law: An Overview (CRS Report RL32177) (Oct. 5, 2005).
September
- Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Sept. 22, 2005).
- Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868 STM) (Sept. 22, 2005).
- Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration (CRS Report RL32949) (Sept. 19, 2005).
- Identity Theft: Outline of Federal Statutes and Bibliography of Select Resources (Sept. 18, 2005).
- Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy (CRS Report RL33023) (Sept. 12, 2005).
- Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RL31408) (Sept. 1, 2005).
August
- Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children From Unsuitable Material on the Web (CRS Report RS21328) (Aug. 30, 2005).
- Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (Aug. 30, 2005).
- Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act (CRS Report RS21441) (Aug. 19, 2005).
- Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues (CRS Report RL32421) (Aug. 18, 2005).
- Internet—Protecting Children from Unsuitable Material and Sexual Predators: Historical Information Through the 106th Congress (CRS Report RS20036) (Aug. 16, 2005).
- Spectrum Use and the Transisition to Digital TV (CRS Report RS22218) (Aug. 12, 2005).
- The Digital TV Transition: A Brief Overview (CRS Report RS22217) (Aug. 12, 2005).
- "Spam": An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail (CRS Report RL31953) (Aug. 8, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (CRS Report IB10045) (Aug. 3, 2005).
July
- Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies (CRS Report IB98040) (July 28, 2005).
- Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes (CRS Report 95-406) (July 27, 2005).
- Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy (CRS Report RL33023) (July 26, 2005).
- The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (CRS Report IB10130) (July 26, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (July 21, 2005).
- Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RL31408) (July 20, 2005).
- Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (CRS Report 98-67) (July 20, 2005).
- File-Sharing Software and Copyright Infringement: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. (CRS Report RL31998) (July 18, 2005).
- Facsimile Advertising Rules Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991: Background and Status (CRS Report RS21647) (July 9, 2005).
- Defining Cable Broadband Internet Access Service: Background and Analysis of the Supreme Court's Brand X Decision (CRS Report RL32985) (July 7, 2005).
- The Advanced Technology Program (CRS Report 95-36SPR) (July 6, 2005).
June
- Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws (CRS Report 97-1025) (June 28, 2005).
- Defense Outsourcing: The OMB Circular A-76 Policy (CRS Report RL30392) (June 30, 2005).
- The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology (CRS Report RL32076) (June 10, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (CRS Report IB10045) (June 9, 2005).
- Wireless Technology and Spectrum Demand: Third Generation (3G) and Beyond (CRS Report RS20993) (June 8, 2005).
- Data Mining: An Overview (CRS Report RL31798) (June 7, 2005).
May
- Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress (CRS Report RS20557) (May 31, 2005).
- Legal Issues Related to Prescription Drug Sales on the Internet (CRS Report RS21711) (May 24, 2005).
- Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (May 24, 2005).
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment (CRS Report 95-815) (May 24, 2005).
- The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (CRS Report IB10130) (May 18, 2005).
- Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (May 18, 2005).
- Information Brokers: Federal and State Laws (CRS Report RS22087) (May 17, 2005).
- Protecting Our Perimeter: "Border Searches" Under the Fourth Amendment (CSR Report RL31826) (May 17, 2005)
- Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RL31408) (May 16, 2005).
- Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The "Broadcast Flag" (CRS Report RS22106) (May 11, 2005).
- Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies (CRS Report IB98040) (May 6, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (May 5, 2005).
- Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues (CRS Report RL32421) (May 4, 2005).
- The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (CRS Report IB10130) (May 2, 2005).
April
- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: An Overview of the Statutory Framework and Recent Judicial Decisions (CRS Report RL30465) (Apr. 21, 2005).
- Public Safety, Interoperability and the Transistion to Digital Television (CRS Report RL32622) (Apr. 18, 2005).
- Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (CRS Report 98-67) (Apr. 13, 2005).
- Health Information Technology: Promoting Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare (CRS Report RL32858) (Apr. 13, 2005).
- EU Tax on Digitally Delivered E-Commerce (CRS Report RS21596) (Apr. 7, 2005).
- Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868) (Apr. 6, 2005).
- Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The “Broadcast Flag” (CRS Report RS22106) (Apr. 5, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (CRS Report IB10045) (Apr. 4, 2005).
- Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (Apr. 4, 2005).
- Computer Attack and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32114) (Apr. 1, 2005).
- Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress (CRS Report RS20557) (Apr. 1, 2005).
March
- Prescription Drug Importation and Internet Sales: A Legal Overview (CRS Report RL32191) (Mar. 31, 2005).
- Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress (CRS Report RL32837) (Mar. 30, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Mar. 24, 2005).
- “Spam”: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail (CRS Report RL31953) (Mar. 23, 2005).
- The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (CRS Report IB10130) (Mar. 22, 2005).
- Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RL31408) (Mar. 16, 2005).
- Identity Theft: The Internet Connection (CRS Report RS22082) (Mar. 16, 2005).
- The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (CRS Report IB10130) (Mar. 9, 2005).
- Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The “E-Rate” Program and Controversies (CRS Report IB98040) (Mar. 4, 2005).
February
- Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options (CRS Report RL32777) (Feb. 22, 2005).
- The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 (CRS Report RS22042) (Feb. 4, 2005).
- Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues (CRS Report RL32421) (Feb. 4, 2005).
- Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation (CRS Report RL31929) (Feb. 3, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Feb. 2, 2005).
January
- State and Local Sales and Use Taxes and Internet Commerce (CRS Report RL31252) (Jan. 28, 2005).
- Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation (CRS Report RL31408) (Jan. 27, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (CRS Report IB10045) (Jan. 27, 2005).
- Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (Jan. 26, 2005).
- Wireless Privacy and Spam: Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL31636) (Jan. 26, 2005).
- State Sales Taxation of Internet Transactions (CRS Report RS21537) (Jan. 11, 2005).
- Information Sharing for Homeland Security: A Brief Overview (CRS Report RL32597) (Jan. 10, 2005).
- Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals (CRS Report RS20748) (Jan. 5, 2005).
- Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses (CRS Report RL32035) (Jan. 5, 2005).
- “Spam”: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail (CRS Report RL31953) (Jan. 4, 2005).
- Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Jan. 4, 2005).
- Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes (CRS Report 95-804) (Jan. 3, 2005).