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Daily Archives: August 19, 2004
Work-Around to Website Registration Goes Offline and Then Back Online
This June 14 posting, Online Newspapers Increasingly Require User Registration, mentioned a website registration work-around called BugMeNot. Posts on Metafilter indicate that the site no longer works. (See this posting from the site’s owner for an explanation.) The site is now back online, at the same url. Continue Reading
Ninth Circuit Rules Distributors of P2P File Sharing Networks Not Liable For Copyright Infringement
From EFF: “Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals made a crucial decision (PDF, 26 pages) in support of technology innovators by declaring that distributors of the peer-to-peer software Grokster and Morpheus cannot be held liable for the infringing activities of their users.” Continue Reading
ALA Testing New Interactive Copyright Resource for Librarians
ALA Washington Office Pilots Copyright Hotline: “The American Library Association Washington Office’s Office for Information and Technology Policy (ALAWASH) is piloting an electronic bulletin board where librarians can post questions and answers to their copyright questions under the watchful eye of copyright experts.” Continue Reading
Essay on Growing Financial Implications of Phishing
From Crypto-Gram: Websites, Passwords, and Consumers. “Criminals follow the money. Today, more and more money is on the Internet. Millions of people manage their bank accounts, PayPal accounts, stock portfolios, or other payment accounts online. It’s a tempting target: if a criminal can gain access to one of these accounts, he can steal money. And… Continue Reading
States Expand E-Gov’t Services
This USA Today article provides examples of a range of services for citizens that have migrated to state sponsored web portals, from traffic alerts to payment mechanisms for various licensing fees. Related news, Michigan Captures Top Spot in Digital State Survey. Continue Reading
Blogs as Teaching Tools in Elementary School
In the Classroom, Web Blogs Are the New Bulletin Boards. Continue Reading
