As a follow-up to my posting, E-Voting Machine Co. Docs. on Product Flaws Published on Web, this evening an EFF press release announced that Judge Jeremy Foley, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California scheduled a meeting of the parties, via telephone conference, for December 1. This action follows Diebold’s decision to withdraw the cease and desist orders it had issued to ISPs hosting websites that posted documents on voting machine flaws obtained from Diebold’s website. Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio joined Diebold’s ranks of critics and posted links to several of the contested documents on his voting rights website and a request that the House Judiciary Committee hold a Hearing On Diebolds Abuses Of Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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Daily Archives: November 25, 2003
Best State Judiciary Website
In an October 14 posting on the Best City, County and State Websites as determined by the Center for Digital Government, I should have noted the addition of a new category for best state judiciary website, which was awarded to the North Carolina Court System. Information is arranged by three main categories: Citizens (available in… Continue Reading
White Paper Details Successful E-Gov Initiatives
From the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council (NEC3), “an alliance of state and local associations dedicated to the advancement of electronic commerce within governments,” a new white paper, Maximizing Revenues and Saving Costs Through E-Government: Success Stories in the Public Sector (pdf, 61 pages). The 23 projects highlighted by this report showed a ROI of… Continue Reading
OCLC and NYC Hotel Settle Trademark Dispute
As an update to my September 22 posting OCLC Sues NYC Hotel Over Classification System, see this press release from OCLC, dated November 24, stating OCLC and The Library Hotel settle trademark complaint: “Under the settlement terms, The Library Hotel will receive permission from OCLC to use the Dewey Decimal Classification® trademarks in its hotel… Continue Reading
Fed. Gov’t Launches Consumer Portal on Product Recalls
“To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov — a “one stop shop” for U.S. Government recalls.” The participating agencies are the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),… Continue Reading
