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Daily Archives: March 11, 2004

Amicus Brief in Cheney Energy Task Force Case

Press release: “The National Security Archive, together with America’s leading library and archival associations and four public interest groups, filed a joint amicus brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court case brought by Vice President Richard Cheney to prevent discovery into the makeup of his controversial energy policy task force.”

  • “Joining the Archive in the brief are the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for American Progress, Common Cause, People for the American Way Foundation, the Society of American Archivists, and the Special Libraries Association.”
  • Copies of Anti-Spam Lawsuits Filed by Industry

    As posted yesterday, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Earthlink filed lawsuits against defendants they allege are in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act. Complaint and Exhibits (America Online, Inc. v. John Does 1-40) (March 9, 2004) Complaint and Exhibits (America Online, Inc. v. Davis Wolfgang Hawke, et al. (March 9, 2004) Complaint (Earthlink, Inc. v. John Does… Continue Reading

    FTC Seeks Public Comment on Spam

    Text of Federal Register Notice, March 11, 2004, Definitions, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements Under the CAN-SPAM Act; Proposed Rule. Appendix A – Privacy Impact Assessment for the Electronic Public Comment System, The Collection of Public Comments Filed Electronically in the CAN-SPAM Rulemaking Proceeding; Appendix B, Federal Trade Commission Privacy Policy, and Appendix C, User Notice… Continue Reading