New Study Profiling Online Political Activists
A new report from George Washington University’s Institute for Politics Democracy & the Internet (IPDI): Political Influentials Online in the 2004 Presidential Campaign (pdf, 56 pages).
Category «Internet»
Copyright Office Announces Final Rule on Rates For Sound Recordings
From the Federal Register: February 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 25), Page 5693-5702: “The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing final regulations that set rates and terms for the public performance of a sound recording made pursuant to a statutory license by means of certain eligible nonsubscription transmissions and digital transmissions made …
New Study On How Websites Cover Election News
From the Project for Excellence in Journalism, this overview of ePolitics 2004: A Study of the Presidential Campaign on the Internet: “The goal [of the study] was to get an early look at what major web sites were offering citizens who were looking for election news and to evaluate how that had evolved from four …
Gender Gap Found in International Survey of Internet Use
From the first UCLA Center for Communication Policy, the World Internet Report, “is the first survey of its kind to produce international comparison data (from 14 countries) on the social, political, and economic impact effects of Internet use and no-use, found that more men than women go online in all of the surveyed countries.” Press …
States and Internet Enforcement
States and Internet Enforcement, by Joel Reidenberg, Fordham University School of Law, Pub-Law Research Paper No. 41, University of Ottawa Law & Technology Journal, Vol. 1, 2004: “This essay addresses the enforcement of decisions through Internet instruments….[and] maintains that states will increasingly try to use network intermediaries such as payment systems and Internet service providers …
The FCC and Regulating the Internet
FCC Authority to Regulate the Internet: Creating It and Limiting It, by James B. Speta, Northwestern University School of Law, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 15, 2004. “This short paper discusses the FCC’s authority, under its so-called ancillary jurisdiction (under Title I of the Communications Act), to address competition problems that may …
Feds’ Cyber Alert System Attracts Public Interest
The National Cyber Security Alert System, a joint venture between the Department of Homeland Security and the private sector launched on January 28, has already received over one million hits from citizens concerned about the escalating threat of worms and viruses. There is also some controversy associated with this new service, as reported yesterday by …
Critical New IE Flaw Will Be Addressed by Microsoft
Microsoft announced that an update will be forthcoming (no date provided) to patch a recently revealed IE 6 browser flaw that leaves users vulnerable to unintentionally downloading malware through files from websites that appear legitimate. A description of this flaw, as well as a demonstration of its application, is provided by the security company Secunia.
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.
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.
People Finder Resources
Finding People Resources and Sites on the Net: a pdf bibliography of free and fee-based sites.
Fact or Ficton: Two New Websites Gauge Accuracy of Campaign Info
New sites fact check politicians, journalists. From the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FactCheck.org has postings beginning on December 2, 2003 and “monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.” On January 11, 2004 …
