The Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. (LLSDC) today announced the availability of: Sessions of Congress with Corresponding Debate Record Volume Numbers (1789-2003) An Overview of the Congressional Record and Its Predecessor Publications, updated June 2003. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2003
USC May Assist RIAA In Prosecuting File-Sharing Violations
According to an article in the USC Daily Trojan, the university, which is an ISP, may be “legally obligated to turn over the names of account holders suspected of breaking computer copyright laws.” Continue Reading
Blogs and Law Firm Marketing
Intro to Weblogs for Law Firm Marketing – This important new web publishing tool can help legal services marketers reach niche audiences: by Amy Campbell, whose review includes mentions of SCOTUSBlog, HIPAA Blog, and this blog, about which she states: “Other blogs are maintained with meticulous objectivity and consistency, such as BeSpacific, a legal research… Continue Reading
EU Objections to US Collection of Airline Passenger Data
Via StateWatch: The EU’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has issued a strong report on access by the USA to personal data on passengers flying from the EU to the USA. Continue Reading
Quick Website Accessibility Tips
Tips and techniques for making your site accessible, by German website designer Alex Horstmann, offers 14 quick usability tips, along with associated html code as applicable. Continue Reading
CIA Memo on Press and National Security
From OMB Watch: In an unclassified memorandum by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), entitled The Consequences of Permissive Neglect, a senior official on the agencys Foreign Denial and Deception (D&D) Committee, James B. Bruce, called for a targeting of the news media, making them legally accountable for leaked information that they publish. Continue Reading
AltaVista Claims World’s Largest Multimedia Index
From the company’s press release: AltaVista’s expanded multimedia index catalogs more than 540 million comprehensive, high-quality image files and approximately 11 million video and audio files, including popular formats such as MP3 and MPEG. Continue Reading
Federal Appeals Court Rules DOJ Can Withhold Name of 9/11 Detainees
From the Lawyers Committee on Human Rights press release: On June 17, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government broad authority to withhold the names of hundreds of non-citizens detained in the United States in the post September 11 sweeps. The case, Center for National Security Studies v. DOJ, was on appeal from… Continue Reading
New Bill on DOJ Oversight for FISA
Rep. Joseph M. Hoeffel (PA) introduced a bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve the administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance, the Surveillance and Oversight and Disclosure Act of 2003 (SODA). Press release Text of H.R. 2429 (pfd) Law Would Spy on Ashcroft, from Security Focus. Continue Reading
Highly Charged Comments on Copyright Enforcement from Senate Hearing
A tempest is swirling around the prepared and spontaneous statements of Senator Orrin Hatch before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “The Dark Side of a Bright Idea: Will Personal and National Security Risks of P2P Networks Compromise the Promise of P2P Networks?” on June 17. See this AP article, Hatch Takes Aim at Illegal Downloading… Continue Reading
New Survey of Employee E-Mail Monitoring
AMA 2003 E-Mail Rules, Policies and Practices Survey (8 pages, pdf), from the American Management Association: “More than half of U.S. companies engage in some form of e-mail monitoring of employees and enforce e-mail policies with discipline or other methods. In fact, 22% have terminated an employee for e-mail infractions. Three-fourths of all organizations have… Continue Reading
FTC Conference on E-Commerce and Data Collection
Information Flows: The Costs and Benefits to Consumers and Businesses of The Collection and Use of Consumer Information, June 18, 2003. Panelists will discuss: The use of consumer information in credit transactions; consumer information in customer relationship management and targeted marketing; methodologies for identifying and measuring the costs and benefits of collecting consumer information; and… Continue Reading
