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Microsoft and USPS Partner on Postmark App

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From the USPS:

  • “Just click the USPS EPM icon in the Microsoft Word toolbar, apply a USPS EPM to your document (contract, letter, agreement), and sign. This gives your document tamper protection against fraud and the ability to verify document authenticity with a click of the USPS EPM signature block.” Free for individual users who have Microsoft Office XP and Office 2003.

    • RIAA Prepares New Round of Lawsuits

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    In a change of tactics, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has contacted 204 alleged file swappers by letter in an effort to negotiate settlements prior to filing lawsuits. See also this EFF press release which comments on the RIAA “litigation crusade” and provides a link to an EFF video which addresses the file… Continue Reading

    JetBlue Privacy Issue Now the Focus of Senate Cmte. Inquiry

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    According to today’s New York Times, Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter on October 16 to Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about the escalating privacy controversy concerning JetBlue Airways’ acknowledgement that the company shared millions of passenger data records with government contractor Torch Concepts, news of… Continue Reading

    UK University Hosts Portal to European Law

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    The European Legal Studies (CELS) of the University of Exeter hosts the European Private Law Homepage, which “provides a starting point for legal research on European private law. It contains original material in the form of a comprehensive overview of all secondary Community law relevant to private law scholars and practitioners.” Continue Reading

    FTC Do Not Call Registry Is Alive and Well

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    From the FTC press release: “Consumers registered with the National Do Not Call list have filed more than 15,000 complaints against telemarketers who continue to call them. The Do Not Call list, which opened to consumer registrations on June 27, 2003, currently contains 53.7 million telephone numbers. Telemarketers began accessing the Registry on September 2,… Continue Reading

    Minnesota Cannot Regulate Internet Telephony

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    Yesterday Judge Michael J. Davis of the United States District Court of Minnesota released a 22 page decision, Vonage Holdings Corporation, Civil No. 03-5287 (MJD/JGL) Plaintiff, v. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, following his October 8 bench ruling. From the Judge’s summary: “Plaintiff Vonage Holdings Corporation (“Vonage“) provides a service that permits voice communications over… Continue Reading