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Daily Archives: February 27, 2004

GPO Launches Deep Linking Tool for CFR Citations

Code of Federal Regulations: Linking to Documents:
“Documents that exist within the CFR on GPO Access cannot be bookmarked. In order to link to these documents, a unique URL string must be created. This string consists of six elements:

  • the URL of the cgi script which retrieves the document
  • the CFR Title
  • the CFR part
  • the CFR section or subpart
  • the type of file (TEXT or PDF) you’d like to link to
  • the CFR revision year (OPTIONAL) (if no year is specified, the most recent will be used)
  • To assist users in linking to documents within the CFR, the following form has been created. Simply input the required fields and hit GENERATE.”

    Appeals Court Rules on DVD Decryption Case

    From an EFF press release this afternoon: “A California appeals court today overturned a 1999 injunction against Andrew Bunner that prohibited him from distributing the DeCSS DVD decryption computer code, because the court found there was no evidence that DVD Content Scrambling System (CSS) technology was still a trade secret by the time that Bunner… Continue Reading

    Growing Popularity of Web Feeds for Current Awareness

    From the LA Times, via BizReport, Enthusiasts Call Web Feed Next Big Thing: “The U.S. Product Safety Commission just began providing recall notices via RSS. General Motors offers feeds on topics including safety and automotive tech. And a growing number of companies use feeds to disseminate info internally.” Other beSpacific postings on RSS. Continue Reading

    Senators Introduce Anti-Spyware Bill

    From the press release issued yesterday by Senator Conrad Burns: “U.S. Senators Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), today introduced legislation (S. 2145) to prohibit spyware, adware, and other invasive software from being secretly installed on Americans’ computers. For the first time, the SPYBLOCK (Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer… Continue Reading