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National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program: An Interview with Laura Campbell, Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives Library of Congress. From the ariticle editors: “In January Congress approved the Library of Congress’s Plan for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), which will enable the Library to launch the initial phase of building …
According to The Register, “the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sent “cease and desist” letters to four people it alleges were illegally offering hundreds of copyrighted songs over the Internet. The names were handed over by Verizon, which until now has refused to reveal the identity of its punters accused of pirating music, …
As a follow-up to my June 16 posting see this press release from Congressman Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN), who “succeeded in requiring stricter scrutiny of the Transportation Security Administration’s proposed computerized airline passenger screening program known as CAPPS2, during full committee markup of the FY2004 House Homeland Security Appropriations bill.” More from the press release …
Orrin Hatch: Software Pirate? This story has some legs. According to the Wired article: The senator’s site makes extensive use of a JavaScript menu system developed by Milonic Solutions, a software company based in the United Kingdom. The copyright-protected code has not been licensed for use on Hatch’s website. Statement by Milonic Solutions. An antipiracy …
WatchBlog, “2004 U.S. Election News and Opinion, is a multiple-editor weblog broken up into three major political affiliations, each with its own blog: the Democrats, the Republicans and the Third Party (covering everything outside the two major parties).” Each party is represented by a column on the site’s main page where readers may review the …
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, S. 877, was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee today by voice vote. See the following related articles: Senate Panel Overwhelmingly Passes Anti-Spam Bill Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) commentary in June 16, 2003 Legal Times, Can Spam Be Stopped? – “Rather than legislate a quick fix, Congress needs …
The Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. (LLSDC) today announced the availability of: Sessions of Congress with Corresponding Debate Record Volume Numbers (1789-2003) An Overview of the Congressional Record and Its Predecessor Publications, updated June 2003.
According to an article in the USC Daily Trojan, the university, which is an ISP, may be “legally obligated to turn over the names of account holders suspected of breaking computer copyright laws.”
Intro to Weblogs for Law Firm Marketing – This important new web publishing tool can help legal services marketers reach niche audiences: by Amy Campbell, whose review includes mentions of SCOTUSBlog, HIPAA Blog, and this blog, about which she states: “Other blogs are maintained with meticulous objectivity and consistency, such as BeSpacific, a legal research …
Via StateWatch: The EU’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has issued a strong report on access by the USA to personal data on passengers flying from the EU to the USA.
Tips and techniques for making your site accessible, by German website designer Alex Horstmann, offers 14 quick usability tips, along with associated html code as applicable.
From OMB Watch: In an unclassified memorandum by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), entitled The Consequences of Permissive Neglect, a senior official on the agencys Foreign Denial and Deception (D&D) Committee, James B. Bruce, called for a targeting of the news media, making them legally accountable for leaked information that they publish.
