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Surveillance, privacy, a secret court, the Constitution and the fight against terrorism are all elements in a public debate in which the legal ramifications of 9-11 continue to impact the lives of Americans. Civil liberties groups including the ACLU, EPIC and the Center for Democracy and Technology, filed an amicus brief on September 19 with …
Bay Total Service Provider (BayTSP does not support a functioning web site. So why should you care about this company? Perhaps because they may well indeed know alot about your Web usage. BayTSP is a heavy-weight contractor whose lucrative services involve enforcement of the Digital Millennium Act on behalf of private corporations as well as …
Federal government agencies are increasingly leveraging the Internet to disseminate information, communicate with citizens, and provide services that range from the online preparation and filing of tax forms to the preservation of digital archives of public documents. This new GAO report addresses key e-gov issues including user privacy, data security, the expansion of useful services, …
This site, Congress Merge, allows you to quickly and easily access information on your elected representatives from one convenient location. Simply click on the name of your state via a text link or a state map, and obtain bios, web sites, contact info (phone, fax, snail and email addresses), maps and directions to offices of …
On October 20, new royalty fees on webcast music will take effect. These fees were determined by the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel. The final rule and order from the Copyright Office were published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2002. Details concerning the rates were published in Appendix A and establish a performance fee, …
Unlikely adversaries, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Verizon Internet Services Inc. are tangled in a controversy over alleged music piracy. The RIAA is seeking to enforce a subpoena issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to ascertain the identity of a Verizon customer has allegedly committed copyright infringement …
Today the GAO released the following report: Intellectual Property: Information on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Past and Future Operations. GAO-02-907, published August 23, 2002. Revenues, already booming for this agency, will be even higher as their proposed Strategic Plan calls for an increase in overall fees of 51% for large entities, and 67% …
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency that was created in the wake of 9-11 (Public Law 107-71), to quote President Bush, to “give all Americans greater confidence when they fly.” On July 19, 2002 there was a hearing on the status of the work of this agency, and among the topics discussed were …
NeuStar Inc. was chosen as the manager of the new Congressionally mandated (S. 2537) .kids.us domain, and has been embroiled in a dispute with the government ever since over the company’s quest to include e-commerce/revenue generating applications on the site. NeuStar recently released a report seeking public comment on content “guidelines and requirements” for the …
A recent Watchfire survey indicates that the use and administration of privacy policies on corporate sites is a requirement, not an option. This press release by Watchfire’s President and COO is a focuses on legislative compliance and industry best practices.
Advocacy groups are lobbying for the repeal of CIPA’s (The Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000) web filtering requirements for public libraries that receive federal funds. An ACLU press release and a preliminary research report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argue that the use of such filters is ineffective in preventing access to harmful …
The Adelaide Instituteweb site will be offline in four days in accordance with an Explanatory Memorandum and decision in Jones v Toben by the Federal Court of Australia. The site will continue to be available via the Web Archive, for which I have provided the following link which is illustrative of some of the content …