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
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Monthly Archives: April 2004
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
Final Report Issued Today on Last Summer’s Power Outage
“U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force issued its final report to the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada, who formed the Task Force and commissioned its investigation of the August 14, 2003, power blackout that affected large parts of the United States and Canada.” Secretary Abraham Releases Statement on Final… Continue Reading
Google Blocks Third Party RSS Feed
“An experimental convertor that takes a Google News search and turns it into RSS” from Julian Bond at Voidstar resulted in a cease and desist response from Google. Continue Reading
FTC and BBB Tips on Business Computer Security
A useful checklist of safety recommendations from the FTC, Better Business Bureau and the National Cyber Security Alliance focuses on issues that include password and virus protection, using firewalls and updating security patches, the risks of file sharing, the utility of encryption, and employee education. Continue Reading
Number of Blog Readers Continues to Grow
Blogging is Booming: Interesting links to statistics on blog traffic, which on some sites apparently exceeds monthly readership of major mainstream newspapers. Continue Reading
New Search Tool to Locate CRS Reports On the Web
From zFacts.com, using Google technology, Find ‘Congressional Research Service’ Reports provides a searchable interface to locate the 1,000 reports that are available to the public free on the web, hosted by a variety of advocacy sources. Supports keyword search as well as recommends and describes searching by report Order Code. Continue Reading
Guides to Islamic Law
From a January 2004 Workshop Materials on Islamic Law (in pdf, 80 pages) conference held jointly by the American Association of Law Schools, American Society of Comparative and the Law and Society Association. See also Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Materials on the Net. (links via Lyonette Louis-Jacques) Continue Reading
