Bloggers Delight – Will the war become the breakthrough Webloggers have been waiting for? Homeground war blogs such as the Agonist, by Sean Paul Kelley, are garnering a global readership and altering the perception of reliable sources for breaking news on the conflict.
See also Blogging the War: A Guide with links to general war blogs, blogs for troops and with military themes, and war blogs from reporters and media organizations.
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Monthly Archives: March 2003
British Recording Industry Fights Piracy
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has launched an anti-piracy campaign on university campuses similar to the well publicized one undertaken by the RIAA here in America. The estimated size of the UK piracy market for 2001 is documented by the industry in this chart. For additional perspective on the CD burning controversy, see Downloads Save… Continue Reading
Proposed Legislation to Extend DMCA in 9 States
From Edward Felton’s Freedom to Tinker, this page, State Super-DMCA Bills and Laws, provides a chart listing legislation introduced in nine states (AL, CO, FL, GA, MA, MD, MI, SC, TN, TX) that would preclude corporate and personal use of firewalls, routers and encrypted e-mail. See also this related posting from LawMeme about an April… Continue Reading
Taxes.com and Trademark Decision
A press release from the Electronic Frontier Foundation notes that a March 28 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California reversed in part the court’s March 22, 2002 order against Taxes.com directing the company to change content critical of its competitor J.K. Harris that appeared prominently in search engine results. Continue Reading
State Do Not Call Lists
From the Direct Marketing Association, this State Do Not Call List includes web links and or telephone numbers, as applicable, for 27 states. Also see this alert, California Do-Not-Call Registry Is Merging with the Federal List. Continue Reading
Using Metatags to Increase Search Rankings
Lawyers Use Metatags to Help Their Web Sites Pop Up on Internet Searches. Continue Reading
Poll on Online Privacy
From Harris Interactive, a recent poll: Most People Are “Privacy Pragmatists” Who, While Concerned about Privacy, Will Sometimes Trade It Off for Other Benefits. Continue Reading
ABATechShow 2003
The ABA TECHSHOW® 2003 is April 3-5, 2003 in Chicago. There will be a wide range of presentations, including From Bulletin Board to Blogs and Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Identity Theft and Other New Fears. More on the conference later in the week. Continue Reading
International Law Links
From FindLaw’s website, Special Coverage, The War in Iraq, links that include: International Humanitarian Law (Law Of War), Other Treaties, Conventions and Protocols, and Coalition Rules For Embedded Journalists. Continue Reading
ALCU Privacy Chief Comments on Civil Liberties
Barry Steinhardt, Director of the Technology and Liberty Program at the ACLU, is profiled in this CNN article. He states that “these are extraordinarily difficult times for civil liberties.” Continue Reading
GSA Issues Rule on .gov Domain
The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a final rule, published in today’s Federal Register establishing a new policy for the registration of .gov domain names, over which GSA has had jurisdiction since 1997. Such action now requires approval by cabinet level CIOs. Continue Reading
Websites and Resources on Ethics Rules
From Robert J. Ambrogi, lawyer and blogger, Top Sites: In Search of Ethics on the Internet is a review of state, association and lawyer sponsored sources of conduct codes and ethics opinions. Continue Reading
