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 the government. Recording and software companies (such as Adobe) use BayTSP to establish violations of their intellectual property (via the illegal copying and digital distribution of their applications and services). The government uses the company to identify those who are using the web to distribute child pornography, and the FBI has enlisted their assistance in the ‘war against terrorism.’
In a Wired article from June, Ishikaw boasted that “since June 2000 his company has found over a million copyright violations for its clients.”
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Daily Archives: September 20, 2002
GAO Report on E-Government
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,… Continue Reading
Free Database of Congressional Data
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… Continue Reading
Webcasters and Royalty Fees
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,… Continue Reading
