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Press release from FTC, May 12, 2005: Agency Seeks Comment on Definitions and Substantive Provisions Under the CAN-SPAM Act. The Federal Trade Commission published a Federal Register notice today seeking public comment on certain definitions and substantive provisions under the…CAN-SPAM Act. CFR Part 316: Project No. R411008: Definitions, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements Under the CAN-SPAM …
Press release: “The New York Times announced today a new online offering called TimesSelect, which for a modest fee will provide exclusive access to Op-Ed and news columnists on NYTimes.com, easy and in-depth access to The Times’s online archives [initially, the archives will go back only to 1980 but eventually to 1851], early access to …
The FirstGov.gov Reference Center Libraries. An alphabetical list of links to resources including: national, federal and local libraries, online library databases, email listservs, Government RSS Library, and lots more. Worth a look.
Follow-up to my April 29, 2005 posting: New Justia Web Site Enables Consumers to Easily Track Auto Recalls: “Justia, an innovative provider of legal marketing services and resources for law firms, today announced the launch of a comprehensive auto recalls center (http://auto-recalls.justia.com) with free RSS feeds of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration auto recalls for …
John Doyle, Washington and Lee Law School, announced that his Current Law Journal Content currently covers 800 journals. He is seeking to “include additional English language non-U.S. titles.”
The terrific folks who give us continuous, open access to New York Times articles through the New York Times Link Generator are in need of support following the failure of their server hard drive.
From the New York Times, this article reports that the UT Austin undergraduate library will be “empty… of books” by mid summer, having replaced them with “software suites.”
Federal Register, May 11, 2005: United States Sentencing Commission , NOTICES, Sentencing guidelines and policy statements for Federal courts, 2485224856. SUMMARY: Pursuant to its authority under 28 U.S.C. 994(p), the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, commentary, and statutory index. This notice sets forth the amendments and the reason for each …
Privacy experts’ wish list – If privacy advocates had their way, consumers would gain far more control over their information.
Can We Stop Zabasearch — and Similar Personal Information Search Engines?: When Data Democratization Verges on Privacy Invasion, by Anita Ramasastry.
Press release, May 12, 2005: Rep. Waxman Introduces Legislation to Restore Transparency and Open Government Laws: “Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman introduced legislation to reverse the Bush Administrations assault on open government by restoring laws promoting transparency. The Restore Open Government Act of 2005 (H.R. 2331) requires public disclosure of government information and presidential documents, …
From Computerworld Today, “Australia’s Workplace Surveillance Bill 2005, which will go through the country’s parliament on Wednesday, makes it a criminal offense to read employee e-mails.” Workplace Surveillance Bill 2005 website