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Daily Archives: April 6, 2004
Reuters Using Software to Track Copyright Violations
Of note for bloggers and others interested in fair use and the Internet, as posted on p2pnet.net, Reuters News Agency will deploy FAST ESP this month to track and identity fair use violations of their website content. Will this include the use of portions (how small or how large) of articles whose content is quoted… Continue Reading
2004 Heralds Less Free News On Web
According to an April 5 WSJ article, by June 1 Reuters will begin to scale back the range and number of news stories it allows other websites, such as Excite, to republish. Links will increasingly take readers directly to the Reuters site, and eventually users will be required to subscribe to “in-depth” and “high-profile” news. Continue Reading
ACLU Files Challenge to “No-Fly” List
Press release today: ACLU Files First Nationwide Challenge to “No-Fly” List, Saying Government List Violates Passengers’ Rights. No-Fly List Resource page Link to 28 page complaint (pdf) Continue Reading
Security Code for E-Voting Technology Released
VoteHere, Inc., a manufacturer of e-voting technology, announced the release of the reference source code for its voting verification system. This release was a response to growing public concern about e-voting machine security issues, and is a first for this industry. Continue Reading
Maine Joins MA With Most Wanted Website
MaineMostWanted.org was launched February 2004 using the same technology implemented at the Mass Most Wanted site, launched June 2002. Users may search by keyword, case number, type of crime, height, weigh, build, gender, city or region of the state. Continue Reading
Magazine Cover Harnesses Power of Databases
From today’s New York Times, an article on how the print version of the monthly Reason is using personal data on readers in coordination with satellite technology to create magazine covers that picture the neighborhoods of respective subscribers. Continue Reading
