Professor Pamela Samuelson, School of Information Management and Systems, University of California at Berkeley, published a new article, The Constitutional Law of Intellectual Property After Eldred v. Ashcroft, 50 J. Cop. Soc’y (forthcoming 2003). Link via A Copyfighter’s Musings, which reviews the article, and its significant citations from other forthcoming articles.
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Daily Archives: June 16, 2003
New Law Review Article on CIPA
Steven D. Hinckley, Associate Dean for Library and Information Technology & Professor of Law, University of South Carolina, authored, Your Money or Your Speech: The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Congressional Assault on the First Amendment in Public Libraries, in the Washington University Law Quarterly, vol. 80, No. 4, Winter 2002 (via The… Continue Reading
New SEC Rule Puts More Corporate Filings Online Faster
Electronic filing of all Section 16 reports will become mandatory on June 30, 2003. See Release No. 33-8230 which states: We are adopting rule and form amendments to mandate the electronic filing, and website posting by issuers with corporate websites, of beneficial ownership reports filed by officers, directors and principal security holders under Section 16(a)… Continue Reading
National Security, Freedom of Information and Gov’t Docs
An interview with Steven Aftergood, Project on Government Secrecy, Federation of American Scientists: Government Secrecy in the Age of Information, by Joe Fitzgerald and Antonia Badway, Biodefense Quarterly, Summer 2003 (a publication of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies). Continue Reading
Airline Passenger Screening Program Scaled Back
According to this June 14 Washington Post article, the controversial CAPPS II airline passenger data collection and surveillance program will be scaled back as a result of considerable opposition from the public and advocacy groups. The article also states that “new details about the system are expected to be included in a Privacy Act notice… Continue Reading
Locating and Targeting Consumers Online
Online Locator Software Use Grows: There is growing interest and technology development in identifying online users according to location or geography, called geotargeting or geolocating. Marketing can be targeted to specific zip codes or areas. Although this article states that privacy advocates should not be overly concerned, a range of electronic retailing sectors, including entertainment,… Continue Reading
EIN Numbers Available Online from IRS
New Online EIN application process: “An Employer Identification Number (EIN), also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number, is a nine-digit number that the IRS assigns to business entities. The IRS uses this number to identify taxpayers that are required to file various business tax returns. EINs are used by employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships,… Continue Reading
