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Something has gone terribly wrong with the FCC’s Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries. Known as the E-Rate Fund, the objective of the program, part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, is to ensure low-cost public access to Internet services for needy schools and libraries throughout the country. The fund is capped at $2.5 …
The current issue of the ABA Journal eReport has a noteworthy article, Where in the World Wide Web to Fight, that weighs in on the growing concerns about jurisdiction and Internet libel cases. See my posting on the recent Australian case and the two U.S. cases here.
Concord Law School, the online law school program in Los Angeles, has its first class of graduates, but the school has no ABA accreditation. The school is owned by Kaplan Higher Education, the ubiquitous test prep company.
ICANN announced that effective January 3, 2003, the non-profit Public Interest Registry (PIR) is now the registry operator for the important .org domain.
The UK Home Office is recommending, not requiring, the adoption of model guidelines by ISPs to protect children who use web applications that include chat and instant messaging, according to this article.
A new Harris Interactive poll indicates that 80% of those surveyed dislike spam so much that they would like to see it banned. A new report, from Ferris Research, a San Francisco based market research company, ($1,995 fee) assesses the cost of spam to American corporations in 2003 at more than $10 billion, due to …
The USA Today reported about the efforts currently underway by hundreds of scientists nationwide on the National Science Digital Library, whose goal is to be a “comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.” The project is funded by the National Science Foundation.
The ABA Cyberspace Law Committee announced the establishment of a new sub-committee, Jurisdiction II, chaired by Michael Geist, that “will work on developing the global jurisdiction survey, and its methodology, to examine the practical effects of Internet jurisdiction issues on companies worldwide.” See this link and scroll down the page where you will find the …
VeriSign, Inc., the global “digital trust service,” issued a press release today announcing the relaunch of Network Solutions Inc. as the company through which it will now provide “domain name, Web site and e-mail service business.” The Network Solutions site has been redesigned to enhance ease of use and highlight the range of services available.
From the High Court of Australia, to the Fourth Circuit, and now the Fifth Circuit, jurisdiction issues as they apply to Internet libel cases are in the spotlight. The Fifth Circuit, in Oliver “Buck” Revell v. Lidov and Columbia University, affirmed the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas decision that Revell, …
Is it really the 20th anniversary of the “birth” of the World Wide Web? For background, see this CNN article, this PCWorld article, and LivingInternet.com for facts and commentary about the net’s history.
This Wired article by the co-founder of People for Internet Responsibility, Lauren Weinstein, argues against the merits of internet filters in favor of education and personal responsibility.
