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This EFF press release and related testimony document and provide support for the proposed creation of free, online open-source access to the entire archive of the BBC’s radio and television programming. Related news: BBC launches online clips archive
U.S. Government Manual: Main Page, 2004-2005 Edition “As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees.”
The Center for Digital Government announced the Top Five State Government Web Sites for 2004. Factors that comprise the evaluation process include the scope and value of online services offered to the community, and the functionality and flexibility of the respective portal features. The top five lists comprises sites from Maine, Indiana, Virginia, Delaware, and …
From today’s Washington Post: Hill Wary of Intelligence Oversight Changes – Lawmakers From Both Parties Resist Recommendations of 9/11 Commission
“The British Library is putting online 93 high-resolution digitised copies of 21 of Shakespeare’s plays.” [Link] “On this site you will find the British Library’s 93 copies of the 21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the theatres were closed in 1642.” Related reference: from the September 12 New York Times: Shakespeare’s Leap, “How …
“The Library of Congress, in partnership with the Internet Archive, WebArchivist.org and the Pew Internet & American Life Project, has created a collection of digital materials known as the September 11 Web Archive. The September 11 Web Archive preserves the web expressions of individuals, groups, the press and institutions in the United States and from …
“The September Project is a collection of people, groups, and organizations working to create a day of engagement, a day of conversation, a day of democracy.”
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Fact Sheet No. 24e: Is Your Financial Information Safe? September 2004: “In this guide we tell you how financial companies must safeguard your personal information, the types of companies that must follow security procedures, and what you can do to protect yourself.”
2003-2004 Congressional Directory (August 2004 Online Revision). Congressional Directory: Browse 108th Congress
“Plenty of music available online is not just free but also easily available, legal and most important worth hearing.” [Link] Musicians, record labels, public radio stations and the Library of Congress are among the groups that provide free, legal music downloads, and this article provides links to an illustrative range of such websites.
From the Center for Democracy and Technology: “A Pennsylvania federal court today struck down a state Internet censorship law as a violation of the First Amendment. CDT had challenged the law because it had resulted in the blocking of more than a million innocent web sites.” Memorandum Decision in Pennsylvania Internet Blocking Law Case (11 …
The System of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Law: “In 2003, for the first time, more wiretap orders were issued in the United States under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) than for all law enforcement actions. This Article provides a thorough analysis of the history and theory of the U.S. system of foreign intelligence …
