H.R. 5469, referred to as the “Relief for Small-Business Webcasters” bill, was introduced on 9/26/2002 by Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. Its purpose is to buy time for webcasters by delaying for six months “the determination of the Librarian of Congress of July 8, 2002, relating to rates and terms for the digital performance of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2002
Amazon Will Change Privacy Policy
Amazon.com plans to update its privacy policy this October in response to pressure from advocacy group EPIC, consumer complaints and a coalition of state attorney generals. See this press release from Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly indicating that Amazon has agreed “to clarify policy, protect customer data.” Continue Reading
University Bans Link on Student Web Site
According to this article on CNET, UC San Diego has directed the student run Ché Café Collective web site to remove links to an organization identified by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization, in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. Continue Reading
GAO Report on Freedom of Infomation Requests
A new GAO report, Information Management: Update on Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act Amendments, indicates that agencies throughout the government are experiencing significant backlogs in the responding to requests. In addition, the GAO noted that part of the problem stems from the fact that government sites have not kept pace with the publication… Continue Reading
DOT Online Rulemaking Portal Delayed
According to Government Computer News, the Department of Transportation’s launch of a new online rulemaking portal has been delayed to allow addition testing to ensure the backend can manage 1,000 simultaneous users. Continue Reading
Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2002
Testimony of Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center, on September 24, 2002, before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, on H.R. 4678. Mr. Rotenberg stated, “In many respects it seems crafted to protect privacy violators from legal accountability. On almost every key provision it favors industry over the consumer, the… Continue Reading
Free Data on Discarded PCs
This Wired article details the data security issues inherent in the sale or donation of used PCs, even those whose hard drives have been removed. Personal or corporate data can be pirated even “from the RAM chips and CPU core.” Continue Reading
First Amendment Online
This site comes via the University of Minnesota Law School, its librarians and student assistants. It provides annotated links to dozens of first amendment cases from the Supreme Court (current and retrospective), as well as Courts of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court. In addition, there are links to primary sources for researchers, historical materials… Continue Reading
Research Guide for Pennsylvania Law
Pennsylvania Legal Research Web Sites is maintained by Dittakavi Rao, Associate Director, Duquesne University Center For Legal Information. This portal should be your first stop for Pennsylvania legal research. Here you will find links to a wide range of resources that include the state’s administrative code and administrative law, statutory law, county court rules, federal,… Continue Reading
GSI Acquires Huge Collection of Annual Reports Available Soon on LIVEDGAR
“Global Securities Information, Inc. (GSI), the leading provider of SEC filings and related materials to the legal community, announced today that it has acquired a collection of over 100,000 Annual Reports to Shareholders from more than 30,000 companies in 106 countries.” Continue Reading
State E-Government Programs
The Technology Privacy Group is an organization that implements e-commerce sites and applications for state governments and counties. In addition, the site hosts a keyword searchable database of The Presidential Privacy Archives from the Clinton administration. Continue Reading
The FTC's New Security "Mascot"
The FTC announced today that they will unveil a new mascot called Dewie on September 26, at the Privacy2002 conference. Can’t wait! Continue Reading
