IP Theft Surges To 36% Of Global Counterfeiting.
“Intellectual property theft (brands, trademarks and copyrights) surged to
36% of global counterfeiting during the month of February 2005.”
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Monthly Archives: March 2005
Campaign Regulation and the Internet
The Congressional Internet Caucus is holding a forum titled “Campaign Regulation and the Internet,” beginning at 3 PM ET. [Link] Watch a live webcast of the event via C-SPAN. Continue Reading
WMD Report Distributed to Congress
From the New York Times, Report Calls U.S. Intelligence ‘Dead Wrong’ on Iraq Weapons. See also related references. Report by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, March 31, 2005 About the Commission; Commissioners; Press; Frequently Asked Questions Continue Reading
Review of Legal Blogs
From the DC Bar, Do You Blog?, by Sarah Kellogg Continue Reading
Search in on for New FirstGov Engine
GSA releases RFI for new FirstGov search engine: The General Services Administration earlier this week released a request for information on ways to improve the much-criticized Web-portal.” Continue Reading
“Persistent-Search Services” Satisfy Cravings of Data Omnivores
From the WSJ’s Free Features today, New Web-Watching Tools Pique Interest of Investors. See PubSub, Feedster and Bloglines Continue Reading
WMD Report Will Be Released on March 31
From AP, WMD Panel to Fault Intelligence Agencies, and the New York Times, Panel’s Report Assails C.I.A. for Failure on Iraq Weapons. Flashback: President Bush Announces Formation of Independent Commission…to look at American intelligence capabilities, especially our intelligence about weapons of mass destruction… February 6, 2004 [Link] All About the WMD Commission Related reference: GAO… Continue Reading
Cascade of ID Theft Cases Keeps Issue in the Media Spotlight
Stolen UC Berkeley laptop exposes personal data of nearly 100,000 UC Berkeley police investigating theft of laptop containing grad student ID data Related reference: California Senate Bill 1386, “This bill, operative July 1, 2003, would require a state agency, or a person or business that conducts business in California, that owns or licenses computerized data… Continue Reading
Extensive Coverage of Supreme Court’s Review of File Sharing
From News.com, Supreme Court may redefine file swapping From AP, High Court Hears Arguments on File-Sharing Technology From SCOTUSBlog, Court conflicted over file-swapping From Technology Daily, Attorneys for the entertainment industry and file-sharing companies square off in a pivotal intellectual property case From the New York Times, Justices Seem Responsive to Arguments on File Sharing… Continue Reading
N.C. Newspaper Embraces Blogging To Expand Readership
At News-Record.com‘s homepage, there is a prominent link to the dozen topical blogs available to readers, a number that far surpasses that of any other national or local paper. The newspaper also has publishes Blogs from local politicians (thanks Connie) Continue Reading
Privacy Groups Support Changes to Protect Consumers From ID Theft
From the Privacy Rights Clearing House: Privacy Groups Urge Federal Reserve Board to Protect Consumers from Identity Theft and Stolen Convenience Checks Continue Reading
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Tomorrow in File Sharing Case
From the New York Times, A Supreme Court Showdown for File Sharing. Related references Continue Reading
