The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the launch of a new blog, Behind the Homefront, “a daily chronicle of news in homeland security and military operations affecting newsgathering, access to information and the public’s right to know.” The launch date was chosen to coincide with the official establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, the fifteenth Cabinet-level agency.
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Daily Archives: January 27, 2003
Supreme Court to Hear CIPA Case in March
Oral arguments on the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) case are scheduled for March 5. Solicitor General Ted Olson’s 55 page brief (PDF) in U.S. v. American Library Association (ALA) is now available here. Olsen argues that the lower court decision (210 F. Supp 2d 401) overturning the requirement that federally funded libraries must filter… Continue Reading
Effective Law Firm Marketing Using the Web
A series of three articles on leveraging web sites and related applications such as e-mail newsletters for law firm marketing is available via law.com: Web Sites Can Net Attorneys More Clients, Firm Sites Must Click, and More Marketing Tools: It Ain’t Just the Web Site. Continue Reading
Google Wins A Round With SearchKing
On January 13, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, denied Search King’s motion for preliminary injunction against Google for tortious interference with contractual relations. See also this Slate article, Google-Opoly: The Game No One but Google Can Play. Continue Reading
New Legislation on ID Theft
Senate Feinstein carries over the fight against ID theft, begun in the 107th Congress, to the new Congress as cosponsor of the Identify Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, S. 153. See her press release here, which details requirements for additional penalties of two and five years respectively for “aggravated identity theft” and for “anyone who commits… Continue Reading
Comments on Copyright Terms
Via Larry Lessig’s blog, The Economist published an editorial, A radical rethink, stating “The best way to foster creativity in the digital age is to overhaul current copyright laws.” Also, see this commentary, Copyright extensions put profits ahead of the public. Continue Reading
Internet Services Returning After Worm Attack
Global web access was disrupted on Saturday by an attack of a worm called SQL Slammer that affects Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Other consequences included a delay in e-mail delivery and all of Bank of America’s ATMs were shut down. Continue Reading
Treasury Launches New Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Site
Effective January 24, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms became the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) as provided in the Homeland Security Act of 2002. See this document detailing the change. The newly launched website for the TTB is here, and includes the following resource areas: Alcohol & Tobacco Newsletter, Alcohol… Continue Reading
