Category «Internet»

Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age: 2021 – Chapters 1 and 2

Menell, Peter S. and Lemley, Mark A. and Merges, Robert P. and Balganesh, Shyamkrishna, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age: 2021 – Chapters 1 and 2 (July 11, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3884159 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3884159 “Rapid advances in digital and life sciences technology continue to spur the evolution of intellectual property law. As professors …

Subjects: AI, Congress, Copyright, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The International ILL Toolkit a crowd-sourced tool for global resource sharing

OCLC: “Join this webinar on 17 February 2022, Time 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America] to learn about the International ILL Toolkit, a freely available, crowd-sourced effort designed to promote and enable greater ease of global sharing among libraries. The International ILL Toolkit is a freely available, crowd-sourced effort, initiated by the OCLC SHARES resource sharing …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Keep it Locked – A special issue about protecting yourself in extreme circumstances

The Verge: “Security isn’t just about passwords and databases. It cuts down to the most basic questions of what we need to protect ourselves and the people we care about. So this week, we’re bringing you stories about how people protect themselves in the most extreme conditions — whether it’s Muslims navigating FBI surveillance or …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy, Social Media

World Inequality Report 2022

“We live in a data-abundant world and yet we lack basic information about inequality. Economic growth numbers are published every year by governments across the globe, but they do not tell us about how growth is distributed across the population – about who gains and who loses from economic policies. Accessing such data is critical …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Klaxon – Get emailed when a website changes

“Built and refined in the newsroom of The Marshall Project, Klaxon has provided our journalists with many news tips, giving us early warnings and valuable time to pursue stories. Klaxon has been used and tested by journalists at The Marshall Project, The New York Times, the Texas Tribune, the Associated Press and elsewhere. The public …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Google v Commission (Google Shopping): A Case Summary

Moreno Belloso, Natalia, Google v Commission (Google Shopping): A Case Summary (November 17, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3965639 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3965639 “On June 27, 2017, the European Commission imposed a record fine of 2.4 billion EUR on Google for violating EU competition law. More specifically, the Commission issued a decision finding that Google had infringed Article …

Subjects: Courts, E-Commerce, EU Data Protection, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research

Show me a 10ft paywall, I’ll show you a 12ft ladder.

Thomas Miller – I build things on the internet http://12ft.io / http://billclintonswag.com FAQ What? Prepend 12ft.io/ to the URL of any paywalled page, and we’ll try our best to remove the paywall and get you access to the article. Why? I believe Google Adwords killed the web. Google Adwords incentivized sites to peddle SEO optimized …

Subjects: Copyright, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 4, 2021

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 4, 2021 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Energy, Health Care, Internet, Privacy, Social Media

January 6 Clearinghouse

“Welcome to this all-source, repository of information for analysts, researchers, investigators, journalists, educators, and the public at large. Launched on June 29, and updated as of Dec. 3, 2021. If you think the January 6 Clearinghouse is missing something, please send recommendations for additional content by email to [email protected]. Sign up for the January 6 …

Subjects: Congress, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Literature Clock

Filament: “Keep this literature clock open in a browser tab and you’ll get a passage from a book that includes the exact time you’re reading it. Strangely addictive.” Because reading is not only fundamental, it enlivens our spirits, focuses our thoughts, and is in essence a gift to ourselves throughout the day.

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management