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House Subcmte. Approves Database Protection Bill

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This afternoon the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Committee on the Judiciary approved the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act of 2003, (H.R. 3261). See my previous postings on this legislation here and here. The Chair of the Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), one of the bill’s co-sponsors, stated: “Databases… Continue Reading

VeriSign Announces Sale of Network Solutions and Possible Re-Launch of Site Finder

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From VeriSign’s press release: “VeriSign, Inc, the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Network Solutions business unit to Pivotal Private Equity. Under the terms of the agreement, VeriSign will receive approximately $100 million…” The company will retain its… Continue Reading

Advocacy Group Seeks DOJ Docs in Patriot Act Lobbying Campaign

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EPIC filed an action under FOIA in the U.S. District Court, DC, “seeking the expedited release of Justice Department records concerning the lobbying efforts of federal prosecutors to oppose revisions to the controversial USA PATRIOT Act. Despite widespread media coverage of the lobbying campaign, and questions as to its legality, DOJ has refused to expedite… Continue Reading

Researchers, Gov’t and Corporations Look to Evolving Info Management Applications

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This New York Times article focuses on the growing interest in, and use of “text mining, a technique that academics have been experimenting with for years but for which tools have only recently become commercially available. The prospect of rapidly scanning through reams of documents is stirring interest among researchers and analysts faced with more… Continue Reading