The Center for Digital Government has given its first ever award, in the category of Best Digital Legislature, to the Arizona State Legislature Information System (ALIS) web site, which “allows the public to create individualized bill-tracking systems, among many other features and services. Arizona also boasts a 100 percent usage rate of members with laptops.”… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2002
Department of Homeland Security and Privacy
The two author’s of this article, Jeffrey Eisenach and Peter Swire, are former members of the Reagan and Clinton administrations respectively. They concur on the need for the creation “of a new commission on privacy, personal freedom and homeland security.” Continue Reading
Congress, Domain Manager Clash on Kids Web Zone
NeuStar.com, manager of the “.us” domain, argued against legislation requiring the creation of a “.kids.us” domain during a September 12 hearing held by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space. The Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 was passed by the House on May 21, 2002. NueStar… Continue Reading
Highlights of the Supreme Courts 2001-2002 Term
From the Legal Information Insitute (LII) at Cornell University, here is a useful site that organizes the Court’s decisions by topic, also providing a brief synopsis of each case, the date decided, and a link to the full-text. Continue Reading
Consumer Disputes That Arise from E-Commerce Transactions
From the current issue of the Journal of Information Law & Technology, this article on Online Dispute Resolution in Business to Consumer E-commerce Transactions reviews online forums for effectively resolving frequent disputes that arise from consumer purchases via the Web, including cross-border disputes. Continue Reading
Digital Authentication in the EU and the US
A new article, Electronic Signatures: A Transatlantic Bridge? An EU and US Legal Approach Towards Electronic Authentication, provides a detailed analysis of how the two parties are approaching the issue of digital signatures in regard to the challenges presented by the e-commerce arena, based on the EU Directive on electronic signatures (1999) and the US… Continue Reading
Hollywood Seeks Relief From Congress on Net Copyright Issues
The National Journal reviews the ongoing Internet copyright battle framed from the Hollywood perspective that focuses on widespread evidence of digital piracy, and Silicon Valley (the tech marketplace) position that argues making personal copies of various forms of digital content (CDs, DVDs) is fair use. This is a battle between titans, and the stakes are… Continue Reading
Database of the text of decisions in UDRP proceedings
ICANN provides a searchable database for Proceedings under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) that is updated daily. The database is maintained by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. Continue Reading
Bush Papers from 1992-93 Now Available
After a rather long wait, the Public Papers of President George Bush, 1992-1993, Vol. I, were just released on September 11, via this link to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The Clinton public papers have been available for some time via this same link. Continue Reading
Chinese Continue to Sensor Google
It is estimated that China has 46 million Web users, and the recent flareup concerning the government’s censorship of both the Google and AltaVista search engines has raised concerns. According to a September 12 article , 80% of all Chinese internet traffic goes through one ISP, so it is very easy for the government to… Continue Reading
Premier of Clinton's Redesigned Web Site
Former President Clinton’s new web site is available at http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.com/. There is an archive of his post-Presidential speeches, a flash timeline of his administration’s legislative accomplishments from 1993-2000, and the site was designed to comply with Section 508 and W3 standards for use by those with disabilities. Continue Reading
Senate Subcommittee Considers .kids.us Proposal
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)sent a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concerning its objection S. 2537, The Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002. The House had already passed a similar bill, H.R. 3833. The CDT contends that this legislation simply cannot guarantee that children would be… Continue Reading
