According to this Editor & Publisher article, newspapers are doing a good job of communicating with readers via the web, as they comprise ten of the top twenty highest rated online news sites.
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Daily Archives: December 20, 2002
Kenya Censors Internet Access
In anticipation of the December 27, 2002 national elections, the Kenyan government is essentially blocking Web access by disabling the country’s only Internet backbone service, called Jambonet. Continue Reading
Consumer Aversion to Paying for Net Content Slowly Eroding
According to a new survey, The Online Content Report (cost $795), web sites are increasingly migrating to fee-based content, and larger numbers of consumers are agreeing to open their wallets to pay the fees. The perspective of this report is not a shifting paradigm in consumer attitude toward pay content sties, but rather the reality… Continue Reading
Ramifications of Web Defamation Suit
As a followup to my previous posting on the Australian Internet defamation case, this Christian Science Monitor commentary provides a perspective on how the threat of Internet libel litigation by individuals around the world may result in web censorship. Continue Reading
Internet law: The year in review
Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw.com reviews how the status quo prevailed this past year in regard to cyberlaw issues, in Congress and the courts. Continue Reading
California Bill on Privacy
California is forging ahead with privacy legislation, continuing what has become a pioneering effort to implement consumer protections that include private and public transactions. With Senate Bill 1, the California Financial Information Privacy Act, financial institutions would be required to provide consumers with written opt-in or opt-out privacy forms. Continue Reading
SEC E-Filing of Ownership Reports
On December 18, the SEC proposed: “the mandatory electronic filing of change of beneficial ownership reports required to be filed by officers, directors and principal security holders under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Web site posting of such reports by issuers with corporate Web sites.” Continue Reading
GAO Report Documents Troubles With E-Gov Initiatives
For months there has been talk of the launch of a new government portal, sponsored by OMB, that will allow citizens and businesses to easily locate, and then comment on, new regulations proposed by the federal government. The url of this portal is http://www.regulations.gov, but after many announcements of its impending availability, it remains vaporware.… Continue Reading
Bush Administration to Propose System for Monitoring Internet
The New York Times reported that the Administration plans to widen the scope of government sponsored monitoring of Internet usage as well as the use of surveillance, to counter possible terrorist threats. Further details of such plans are still under development, and would be included in the early 2003 release of the final version of… Continue Reading
Northern District of Geogia Moves to E-Filing
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued Standing Order 02-01, Electronic Access to Public Records and Sensitive Information, on October 17, 2002. The document stipulates that effective January 1, 2003, the court “intends to make electronic access to court files available through PACER by imaging documents into the court’s computer system.” Continue Reading
Blogs and Legal Issues
Bloggers may be well advised to read this Washington Post article on the potential legal ramifications of posting on work related issues, activities, products, services, etc. Blogger John Stanforth’s seemingly innocuous reference to a former work project on his personal weblog resulted in a cease and desist order from his old employer. Continue Reading
