Blog on Martha Stewart Trial
Martha Watch, from Newsweek Business on MSNBC.com [link from New Media Musings via I Want Media], has updates on the trial, along with lots of commentary.
Author archives
Final Order by Copyright Office on Cable Royalties
From the Copyright Office, January 26, 2004: “Upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, the Librarian of Congress is accepting in full the determination of the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) in the Phase I distribution of the 1998 and 1999 cable royalty funds and is announcing the final Phase I distribution of those …
The Design of International Agreements
The Design of International Agreements, by Andrew T. Guzman, University of California, Berkeley – School of Law (Boalt Hall) [Legal Theory Blog]: From the abstract – “This Article explains why rational states sometimes prefer to design their agreements in such a way as to make them less credible and, therefore, more easily violated. In contrast …
9/11 Commission’s Preliminary Findings Indicate Security Flaws
9/11 Panel Faults U.S. For Letting Hijackers In The link to the seventh public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, held January 26-27, unfortunately does not provide the text of witness statements. See also Sept. 11 Panel Says FAA Played Down Suicide Hijacking Possibility, Played Up Explosives Threat
New UN Report on Freedom of Information Laws
Freedom of Information, A Comparative Legal Study (pdf, 162 pages), by Toby Mendel, published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): this report describes “the international standards which have been established in this area and some of the key features of effective freedom of information legislation…it illustrates the way in which ten …
Google Clearing Path to IPO
Audit Results Move Google a Step Closer to Offering
CBO Projects Huge Deficit
From the Congressional Budget Office: The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2005 to 2014, January 2004 and a second report, Paying for Iraq’s Reconstruction, January 2004 [Link, requires readers to choose download format – pdf or WP] CBO Projects Record Deficit – Figure Could Reach $3.5 Trillion in the Next Decade if Tax Cuts …
Patent Assignments on the Web
Patent Assignments on the Web was scheduled to be deployed on January 26, 2004 and indeed, here it is.
FindLaw Acquires Glasser LegalWorks
FindLaw, owned by Thomson, announced today it has acquired Glasser LegalWorks.
Campaign 2004 News
From LexisNexis, Campaign 2004 News. Free access to content that includes headline news about the major candidates and their campaigns, as well as articles on platforms and issues.
Judge Rules Patriot Act Provision on Expert Advise Unconstitutional
Judge Audrey B. Collins, United States District Court for the Central District of California, ruled a section of the Patriot Act unconstitutional on January 25. >li>”The USA Patriot Act places no limitation on the type of expert advice and assistance which is prohibited and instead bans the provision of all expert advice and assistance regardless …
Amazon Now Taking Campaign Contributions
“Presidential Candidates: Amazon.com takes the friction out of grass roots contributions to presidential candidates. A 1-Click payment is the easiest way to make a contribution — from $5 to $200.” [Link via Declan McCullagh] See the FAQ here.
