NeuStar.com, manager of the “.kids.us” domain, has another government contract that highlights its competitive edge in the realm of data collection, according to a July 8, 2002 article in Forbes. The company owns a database of 160 million telephone numbers for North American customers, and it routinely updates telecom companies when changes and additions occur. Future implications of monetizing this database include repurposing and interfacing phone numbers to become part of a larger data stream connecting consumers email, web, cell-phone, and pager information for e-commerce transactions.
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Daily Archives: October 2, 2002
Judge v. Anonymous Web Critic
A three year old web defamation case is in the news again. It began when Judge Joan Orie Melvin of the Pennsylvania Superior Court filed a defamation suit in Loudon County, Virginia in 1999 against an anonymous webmaster who published comments to his site, hosted by AOL. The AOL legal department posted copies of decisions… Continue Reading
New Guidance from Archives on Email and Attachments
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) issued a guidance detailing the procedures necessary for the transfer of email messages and attachments to the agency. Continue Reading
Local Government and the Power of E-Mail
Today the Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report, How local officials use the Internet and the civic benefits they cite from dealing with constituents online. The report states “that local officials have embraced the Internet as part of their official lives and most now use email to communicate with constituents.” Continue Reading
The Digital Choice and Freedom Act of 2002
Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California has introduced legislation that seeks to balance the right of copyrightholders of digital content, with the right of consumers who purchase and make personal copies of materials including CDs, DVDs and e-books. A press release on the legislation is available on her website, as well as a link to… Continue Reading
New Blog Focused on the Supreme Court
The three attorney law firm of Goldstein Howe PC in Washington, D.C. whose practice is focused on Supreme Court litigation, introduced their new blog, SCOUTSBlog, on October 1. According to the firm founder Tom Goldstein, “We intend to cover the Supreme Court comprehensively — all of its opinions and orders — but we want to… Continue Reading
Piracy and Peer-to Peer Networking
The House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, held an oversight hearing on “Piracy Of Intellectual Property On Peer-to-Peer Networks,” September 26, 2002. The Statement of Gigi B. Sohn, President, Public Knowledge, is here. The Statement of Hilary Rosen, Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America, is here. Continue Reading
Save Internet Radio Campaign
An advocacy group, the Save Internet Radio Campaign, is rallying supporters of streaming media to support passage of H.R. 5469, introduced by Rep. Sensenbrenner. Continue Reading
What Are CyberSLAPP Lawsuits?
Cyber-critics, free speech and online anonymous web postings have become a combustable combination. The result is cyberSLAPP law suits, which seek to force ISPs to reveal the names of those who have posted anonymous statements critical of high profile individuals. An example of just such a case involves a Pennsylvania judge and a now defunct… Continue Reading
North Carolina Identity Theft Bill Wins Approval
North Carolina State Attorney General Roy Cooper has secured the support of the state Senate, and now the House, for an identity theft bill. See House Bill 1100 for the text of the legislation. Continue Reading
Verizon in Privacy Battle With RIAA
Internet Community Supports Verizon’s User Privacy Defense. See my previous related posting which provides background on this case. Continue Reading
Vote Delayed for Webcasting Bill
House Judiciary Chairman Sensenbrenner, sponsor of H.R. 5469, a bill that would have given webcasters a six month grace period before enactment of copyright royalty fees, pulled his bill before the vote. He did so based on a potential agreement under discussion between the recording industry and webcasters. Continue Reading
