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From the American Libraries Association (ALA) DMCA Section 1201 Anti-Circumvention Rule site: “On May 9, the U.S. Copyright Office concluded a round of hearings in Washington, D.C. pursuant to its rulemaking, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), to determine potential exemptions to the Section 1201 prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that …
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), joined by “45 organizations (including the American Library Association) – 27 consumer and privacy groups and 18 ISPs and ISP associations,” filed a 35 page brief (pdf) on May 16 with the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, suporting Verizon’s continued refusal to reveal the name of a customer who …
From the International Association of Law Libraries, this calendar of upcoming events provides links to topical CLE programs around the world for law librarians/info professionals and attorneys that will take place in 2003-2007, as well as links to past events from 2002. The site is maintained by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and …
Geoffrey Nunberg, senior researcher at the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University, is the author of this new article, As Google Goes, So Goes the Nation. Also see Getting It Right: Verifying Sources on the Net.
From InfoWorld, a review of an open source anti-spam application that may be useful to a wide user community. “SpamBayes knows spam – Outlook add-in really works to block spam, and it’s free.” For more information, see the SpamBayes website, and this technical background document.
Officials Who Failed to Put Hijackers on Watch List Not Named. “Seven months after telling Congress he would do so, George J. Tenet, the director of central intelligence, has yet to provide the names of agency officials responsible for one of the most glaring intelligence mistakes leading up to the attacks of Sept. 11, according …
The ACLU published a report on May 16, Total Information Compliance: The TIA’s Burden Under the Wyden Amendment, in anticipation of the required release to Congress tomorrow of a DARPA report detailing the the program’s data mining technology applications, the impact on citizen privacy, and overall project spending.
Ideological foes agree: Privacy rights in danger Surveillance State: “Since September 11, a flood of federal legislation has reduced American freedom without increasing our security.” Calif. Town To ‘Defy’ Patriot Act . “A new city (Arcata) ordinance would impose a fine of $57 on any city department head who voluntarily complies with investigations or arrests …
From the New York Times, Big Brother Is Tracking You. Without a Warrant. “But as cameras (from commercial imaging satellites) take ever-closer aim at domestic targets, the legal, political and ethical issues remain unresolved.” This article also references, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency.
From Seth Finkelstein’s Infothought blog, this informative posting on Internet software filtering company N2H2’s current 10Q filing which includes the following language: “Free speech and privacy concerns could adversely affect the demand for our Internet filtering solutions.” On a related issue, see my April 10 posting: U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns (MA) dismissed a …
Tara Calishain of Research Buzz fame authored a new book, Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools.
Penn State President Graham Spanier has assumed a high-profile role in attempting to broker an agreement in the escalating battle over student use of networked file sharing applications and the increasingly aggressive entertainment industry response to pursue, identify and punish individuals who they believe are engaged in digital piracy. Mr. Spainer has apparently suggested that …
