The Penn State provost, Rodney A. Erickson, issued an e-mail warning to students concerning potential penalties administered by the university and copyright holders against students making illegal copies of copyrighted music, movies and recordings. The tenor and tone of the message conveys the obvious impact made on academic institutions by the industry campaign to blunt… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2003
Knowledge Manangement and Enterprise Blogging
According to this article by Jon Udell, “There will always be a need for automatic ways to propagate awareness within and among corporate teams. With “k-logging” (knowledge logging) — the enterprise flavor of blogging — knowledge that is not explicitly shared can nevertheless be found and made available.” Continue Reading
Library Groups Oppose Super DMCA Legislation
Library associations including the ALA, AALL and ARL are voicing their collective opposition to the Super DMCA bills about which I posted on March 31. According to letters sent to the Colorado and Arkansas legislatures, the library groups contend that the proposed legislation will erode fair use, and “While digital piracy is a serious problem…some… Continue Reading
New Portal to International Courts and Tribunals
Via the Big Ear, this link to the Project on International Courts and Tribunal: “The new Courts and Tribunals section will include information about all currently functioning international judicial bodies, including contact information, cases (pending and decided), and information about the judges, together with news and selected bibliographies (coming soon) about each body.” Continue Reading
Appeal of Norway DVD Piracy Case Scheduled
From Reuters, this announcement that the new trial of Jon Johansen has been scheduled for December 2. He posted to the Web the code to facilitate mass copying of DVDs, and his first trial ended in an acquittal. Continue Reading
Web Portal for Your Sweet Tooth
This site is just too good not to share. With the moniker, The UK’s premier snack information portal, snackspot.org has nothing to do with the law and everything to do with breaking news and reviews of new products in all categories of sweets, snacks and beverages. Enjoy! Continue Reading
Metafilter Blog Archives and Google Search Tool
Current affairs community weblog Metafilter, with over 17,000 members, has a new search tool for its archives, sponsored by Google. An example of how Google plans to mine a broad spectrum of content available through well established blogs. Continue Reading
New Report on the Internet and the Iraq War
The Pew Internet & American Life Project issued a press release today on a new report that indicates “some 77% of online Americans have used the Internet in connection with the war in Iraq.” A link to the full-text report, The Internet and the Iraq war: How online Americans have used the Internet to learn… Continue Reading
Google Search Engine Tips
A Google cheat-sheet to help refine searches. Continue Reading
West Acquires Andrews Publications
From the press release: “West, a Thomson business, today announced it has acquired Andrews Publications from Haights Cross Communications…Andrews is a 30-year-old publisher of litigation reporters, newsletters, special reports and online services…Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.” Continue Reading
Nat'l Commission on 9/11 Attacks Conducts Public Meeting
The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States is underway at the U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green, New York City, New York. Hearing Agenda Witness Statements Continue Reading
New Resource Guides to KM
The April 2003 issue of Modern Practice features three articles on knowledge management: Evaluating the Benefits of Knowledge Management, KM: What’s in it for you?, and KM Survey – A World First. Continue Reading
