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Some government officialsin Waukesha County, Wisconsin are re-evaluating their decision to provide online access to property records via their website . The privacy and safety of homeowners are at issue, but others argue that restricting this information amounts to censorship and a violation of the state’s open records law.
Students are taxing the capacity of high speed Internet connections provided by their colleges and universities through unrestricted downloading, without appropriate permissions or fees, of audio, video and text files. The ubiquitous RIAA has informed college presidents about the “theft of copyrighted works that is plaguing college campuses.” The associations representing college and university presidents …
The Office of Science and Technology Policy, was established in 1976, to….”provide a comprehensive survey of ways and means for improving the Federal effort in scientific research and information handling.” On October 1, the office issued Final Guidelines for Ensuring the Quality of Disseminated Information, pursuant to OMB guidelines.
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a joint effort of the INS, DOJ and Dept. of Education, facilitates the collection and dissemination of data on students who are in the U.S. as non-immigrants and exchange visitors.
Professor Jonathan Zittrain and law student/Technology Analyst Ben Edelman are conducting research on Internet filtering in countries worldwide. July 15 marked the release of the first study in the series, reporting some 2,000+ web pages blocked in Saudi Arabia. Zittrain and Edelman have also posted another article, Real-Time Testing of Internet Filtering in China, which …
Frustrated victims of online fraud are looking for alternatives to fight back after receiving little or no assistance from e-commerce sites. According to Business Week, consumers can check the database of CardCops to see if their credit card information is available on the Web. The site also supports an e-mail service, NeighborNetWatch, to which consumers …
Supremes sympathize in copyright immortality case; Justices Hear Arguments in Challenge to Copyrights; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Copyright-Protection Case; Justices Doubt Free Speech Link; Case puts copyright in public spotlight;Declan Mccullagh’s photos of Lessig after the oral argument on the steps of the Supreme Court; and The New York Times published “Excerpts From …
This article highlights the emerging trend toward the creation of legal blogs by law schools, courts and attorneys.
O’Reilly Network Weblogs published the transcript of the Digital ID World 2002 conference panel discussion on Digital Rights Management, featuring Appellate litigator and blogger Denise Howell.
The Voice of Webcasters (VOW) provides information and resources on the effort to “promote and defend the industry,” and seeks support for passage of H.R. 5469 , the bill to suspend for 6 months the implementation of royalty rates. The group also sponsors a moderated listserv for members of the industry.
The Washington Post has published a useful background report outlining the issues of the Edlred case argued in the Supreme Court on October 9. Included are links to primary documents, a list of organizations and their web sites that support Eldred and the government’s position respectively, and reactions to the arguments from the American Library …
From the peer-reviewed Internet journal First Monday, Understanding the Privacy Space this report reviews “133 different privacy-related software tools and services.”