The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a joint effort of the INS, DOJ and Dept. of Education, facilitates the collection and dissemination of data on students who are in the U.S. as non-immigrants and exchange visitors. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2002
Internet Filtering Around the World
Professor Jonathan Zittrain and law student/Technology Analyst Ben Edelman are conducting research on Internet filtering in countries worldwide. July 15 marked the release of the first study in the series, reporting some 2,000+ web pages blocked in Saudi Arabia. Zittrain and Edelman have also posted another article, Real-Time Testing of Internet Filtering in China, which… Continue Reading
Victims of Cybercrime Take Action Online
Frustrated victims of online fraud are looking for alternatives to fight back after receiving little or no assistance from e-commerce sites. According to Business Week, consumers can check the database of CardCops to see if their credit card information is available on the Web. The site also supports an e-mail service, NeighborNetWatch, to which consumers… Continue Reading
Press Coverage of Oral Arguments in Eldred v. Ashcroft
Supremes sympathize in copyright immortality case; Justices Hear Arguments in Challenge to Copyrights; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Copyright-Protection Case; Justices Doubt Free Speech Link; Case puts copyright in public spotlight;Declan Mccullagh’s photos of Lessig after the oral argument on the steps of the Supreme Court; and The New York Times published “Excerpts From… Continue Reading
Legal Community Joins the Blogging Bandwagon
This article highlights the emerging trend toward the creation of legal blogs by law schools, courts and attorneys. Continue Reading
Digital Rights Panel
O’Reilly Network Weblogs published the transcript of the Digital ID World 2002 conference panel discussion on Digital Rights Management, featuring Appellate litigator and blogger Denise Howell. Continue Reading
Webcaster Advocacy Group
The Voice of Webcasters (VOW) provides information and resources on the effort to “promote and defend the industry,” and seeks support for passage of H.R. 5469 , the bill to suspend for 6 months the implementation of royalty rates. The group also sponsors a moderated listserv for members of the industry. Continue Reading
Eldred v. Ashcroft: A Primer
The Washington Post has published a useful background report outlining the issues of the Edlred case argued in the Supreme Court on October 9. Included are links to primary documents, a list of organizations and their web sites that support Eldred and the government’s position respectively, and reactions to the arguments from the American Library… Continue Reading
Understanding the Privacy Space
From the peer-reviewed Internet journal First Monday, Understanding the Privacy Space this report reviews “133 different privacy-related software tools and services.” Continue Reading
Corporate Web Filtering
Wonder which filtering software program your company is using? Perhaps it is this one. Continue Reading
World Wide Web Consortium Patent Policy Board
This ZDNet article states that the Patent Policy Working Group’s Royalty-Free Patent Policy has been approved, albeit not published in final version to date. Continue Reading
Student Web Site Prevails in Battle with University
The University of California at San Diego has taken alot of flack for their attempt to force a student site to remove web links to revolutionary groups on university owned servers. See my previous posting on this topic. The University has now decided to recind their demand on basis of the students right to free… Continue Reading
