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From the US Association for Computing Machinery: CM’s Internet Governance Committee released a white paper entitled Internet Governance: A View from the Trenches, Participation Needed for Successful Advocacy in the ICANN Arena. “This paper discusses ICANN’s history, structure, and scope and focuses on the ability of ICANN to create private rules and regulations that impact …
From Government Computer News: “Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia late this afternoon issued a preliminary injunction requiring the Interior Department to disconnect its IT systems from the Internet, with some exceptions.” Elouise Pepion Cobell v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior Civil Action No. 96-1285; …
ABA Survey of Technology Use by Law Faculty – ABA Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Technology Committee (636 law faculty responded.) Posted today on technoids.
From Kent Olson, University of Virginia Law Library: Legal Research in a Nutshell Links provides convenient access to all of the more than three hundred URLs mentioned in the book (Legal Research in a Nutshell, 8th ed., 2003), including appendices. Sites are arranged thematically by chapter and page number, and the list will be updated …
“In this Order, we adopt measures to ensure that our implementation of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) complies with the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court. CIPA requires schools and libraries with computer Internet access to certify that they have Internet safety policies and technology protection measures, e.g., software filtering technology, to …
Informational Briefing on the kids.us Domain: The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host an informational briefing regarding the launch of the new kids.us domain, Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 3 p.m.
GPO Holds a Clearance Sale as It Closes Bookstores Because of Web’s Growth: “It’s the Internet,” explained GPO spokesman Andrew M. Sherman. “Our online operation has just killed the retail end of this business. The mainstay of sales at our stores was principally regulatory information — tax rules, international trade, the Code of Federal Regulations. …
New Pew Internet Project Report, Internet Health Resources: Health searches and email have become more commonplace, but there is room for improvement in searches and overall Internet access. From the report summary: “Fully 80% of adult Internet users, or about 93 million Americans, have searched for at least one of 16 major health topics online. …
Today the House Judiciary Committee passed the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 (H.R. 49), setting the stage for the a vote by the full House and Senate to permanently extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes. See also, Internet Tax Ban Hits Congressional Fast Track
Wired has an article from July 15 that spotlights the innovative work of the Oyez Project. See their June 17 announcement, The Oyez Project Releases Inaugural Set of Supreme Court MP3 Files. From the Wired article: “The Supreme Court has recorded nearly all of its oral arguments since 1955, and Jerry Goldman, professor of political …
Tauzin, Greenwood Step-Up Committee’s Investigation Into Troubled E-Rate Program and sent letters to 13 companies vendors and applicants participating in the program (a copy of which is available at the link above). “As part of an expanded investigation into the troubled E-rate program, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) and Oversight and …
Status Report on ALAs Redesigned Web Site.
