The Kansas House Committee on Federal and State Affairs is considering HB 2420, requiring the installation of Internet filters on all public library computers accessible to those under the age of 18. According to this letter to the committee from the state’s budget director, the yearly cost “would be approximately $573,750 to purchase filtering devices for 3,825 computers in 425 public libraries.”
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Daily Archives: March 13, 2003
Sen. Leahy Introduces New FOIA Legislation
On March 12, Senator Patrick Leahy(D-VT), joined by Senators Levin (D-MI), Jeffords (I-VT), Lieberman (D-CT) and Byrd (D-WV), introduced new legislation, S. 609, the Restoration of Freedom of Information Act (“Restore FOIA”). See Leahy’s statement here. See Levin’s statement here. See also this Letter to Senate leaders on the Restoration of Freedom of Information Act… Continue Reading
Legal Protection of Digital Information
Professor of Computer Science Lee A. Hollaar has made available, at no fee, virtually the entire text of his treatise, Legal Protection of Digital Information, published by BNA. The Table of Contents provides direct links to each chapter and respective sections therein, which include the following topics: Copyright Overview, Software, Copyright, Digital Copyright, Patent Overview… Continue Reading
Blog for College and University Attorneys
Check-out UnivAtty, a new blog launched this month by attorney Chris Holmes, of the Office of General Counsel at Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. The postings so far are on topics such as copyright, licensing, DMCA and file sharing. Continue Reading
Federal Gov't Info Continues to Disappear
According to this Washington Post article, Seek and Ye Shall Not Find, add another government document to the “disappeared” list as a result of the administration’s paperwork reduction policy. The OMB will not publish the detailed and comprehensive annual report, Budget Information for States (BIS) in 2004 and perhaps thereafter as well. The current report… Continue Reading
Search Engine Guide
If you are interested in a top rate site to help you stay current on search engines, that also offers a free daily email newsletter, then head over to Search Engine Guide. The site Editor/Webmaster Robert Clough provides an excellent range of resources, including a Search Engines Directory database that can be searched or browsed,… Continue Reading
Gov't Portal Wins Accolades
The Institute for Government Innovation at Harvard University has included the government web portal FirstGov among its fifteen finalists for the 16th Annual Innovations Awards. Continue Reading
