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Monthly Archives: January 2004
New on LLRX.com
Read the following articles in the new issue of LLRX.com: West Publishing Fires and Sues FindLaw Co-Founder Tim Stanley Public Libraries and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Legal Sources Electronic Guide to the Best Mexican Law Websites Doing Legal Research in Canada – Updated Metaforix@Health: Healthcare, Online and Off Burney’s Gadgets for Legal Pros… Continue Reading
House Passes Database Protection Bill
Today the House Judiciary Committee passed the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, H.R. 3261. The bill has the backing of global publishers Reed Elsevier and Thomson Corp. The Committee’s press release See my previous postings on the legislation here. House Panel Sparks Database Controversy Continue Reading
Another Round of Lawsuits by RIAA
From the EFF advisory, Recording Industry Announces Lawsuits Against Music Sharers: “Continuing a crusade against its own customers, the recording industry today announced lawsuits against more than five hundred individuals accused of illegal filesharing. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced it would seek the identity of “John Does” known by the addresses of… Continue Reading
Key Provisions of Patriot Act Will Sunset in 2005
Bush wants Patriot Act renewed. January 20, 2004 State of the Union Address by President Bush (pdf) Patriot Act Comes Into Play – President urges renewal, while amendments languish in Congress beSpacific postings on Patriot Act Continue Reading
Can Spam Be Tamed?
Going Upstream to Fight Spam. Creative proposals continue to percolate, but a workable solution to truly quelling the tide of spam is proving elusive, with significant costs to ISPs and consumers. Continue Reading
Outsourcing Legal Services Generates Listserv Traffic
By way of another update to my recent postings on outsourcing, the following information was shared today on the Law-Lib listserv: The New Wave of Outsourcing by Ashok Deo Bardhan and Cynthia A. Kroll, Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2003 (via Saundra Kae Rubel, Privacy Law Analyst,… Continue Reading
PCWorld Chooses Best of the Web Applications
In PCWorld’s February 2004 issue, the articleWeb Stars: Best of the Web includes search engines (winners are Google, Dogpile and AllTheWeb), Blog Sites & Aggregator Tools (winners include Feedster, Memigo, and SharpReader). Continue Reading
US-Visit Program and Privacy Impact
From the January 16, 2004 Federal Register, a notice from Homeland Security on the US-VISIT Program; Privacy Impact Assessment and Privacy Policy. See the DHS Privacy Impact Assessment of US-VISIT, which was published on January 4, 2004. Continue Reading
Legal Publisher Exploring Outsourcing Database Work
On December 10, 2003, I posted Are Paralegal Work and Legal Research Next to Go Offshore? As a follow-up, today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune published a more detailed article on this issue. It specifically focuses on how Thomson West, the legal publishing unit of Thomson Corporation, has established a test project for offshore work in India.… Continue Reading
The Internet, Privacy and Gov’t Data Mining Programs
Via usnews.com, a reference to an excellent essay, e-Privacy? by Mary J. Cronin, adapted from the book Public Policy and the Internet: Privacy, Taxes, and Contract, edited by Nicholas Imparato and Mary J. Cronin. “The everyday activities of most Americans are now routinely recorded and analyzed by a variety of governmental and commercial organizations. From… Continue Reading
Advocacy Groups Seek State Support for Victims of ID Theft
EPIC Urges Support for ID Theft Victims: “EPIC and over a dozen consumer protection groups sent a letter to the State Attorneys General urging them to accept identity theft affidavits. Acceptance of the affidavits allows identity theft victims to exercise important rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. For more information, see the EPIC FCRA… Continue Reading
