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Corporations have for some time expressed their concern to the government that their identities and losses not be revealed when their IT infrastructures are maliciously attacked and compromised. According to Government Technology (via AP), FBI Director Mueller has promised that agents will use discretion to protect the reputation of companies that report such crimes, as …
Amazon’s new apparel store is available here. See this Internetnews.com article for details.
Denise Howell, the legal blogging wizard over at Bag and Baggage, alerted me to this Wired article about the growing recognition and importance of blogs in the legal arena.
Just how well do Fortune 500 companies measure up in regard to online customer support? According to the
Web site privacy issues have received their share of press recently, accompanied by proposals to facilitate a greater sense of security for users concerning the collection and distribution of their personal data. However, there has been little in the way of associated follow-through in this area, on either the part of large, mainstream e-commerce sites …
The Free Expression Project, founded in 2000, is sustained by grants from a diverse group of backers that include the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation. The organization advocates in court, through the publication of reports and surveys, and by the sponsorship of conferences, for an end to restrictions of …
Enterprise solution company Intentia filed criminal charges with the Swedish Criminal Investigation Department against Reuters on Monday, October 28 after posting this announcement on their site on October 26. According to this Wired article, Intentia claims that an unauthorized entry into their server occurred during which time a Reuters news reporter obtained access to the …
Professor David Favre of Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law College of Law, has launched a new, informative web site on animal law, Animal Law & History Web Center, that is still under development, with plans to extend content to include U.S. and global resources. Currently the site is providing access to 100 state, federal …
The Memory Hole reports that a group of 12 members of Congress, lead by California Rep. Henry Waxman sent a letter to
E-government initiatives that serve citizens and businesses alike are gaining in popularity as localities realize more efficiency and cost savings via online solutions. BusinessWeek described a number of such efforts in this article. There is also mention of BusinessLaw.gov, an excellent example of an e-gov site that provides a wealth of easy to use content …
The Streamlined Sales Tax Project is alive and well according to this article in the Denver Post. With states running huge deficits, as many as 29 of them are considering supporting the initiative when it comes to a vote on November 13. Check-out the chart at the end of the article that shows the state-by-state …
Senator Jesse Helms stopped the vote on the compromise webcasting agreement which had passed the House and seemed very likely to pass the Senate. Opposing reasons for his action are mentioned in this Raleigh-based News & Observer article. Either he was trying to protect the webcasters by negotiating even lower rates for them, or he …