Announced yesterday: “Earlier this week, ICANN’s Board took steps to authorize the delegation of .EU as a ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain), and for ICANN Staff to enter into an agreement with EURid and to complete the delegation of .EU.” Additional details available in this AP article.
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Daily Archives: March 24, 2005
Commentary on P2P Case Argues in Favor of Innovation
From the Chronicle of Higher Education, this commentary, available free: Hollywood Profits v. Technological Progress: “Commenting on a case that pits entertainment companies against peer-to-peer program developers, which is scheduled for argument in the Supreme Court next week, Doron Ben-Atar, a professor of history at Fordham University, writes that it is impossible to contain the… Continue Reading
New Open Source Journal on Freedom of Information
“A new open access e-journal entitled “Open Government: a journal on freedom of information” published its inaugural issue on the 22nd March 2005. The journal, funded by School of Business Information at Liverpool John Moores University aims to publish research and communications related to Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation from the perspective of academics, practioners… Continue Reading
Legislative History of the Civil Rights Commission
From the House Judiciary Committee: Legislative History of the Civil Rights Commission – This legislative history includes: (I) Committee Reports; (II) Congressional Record; (III) Court Opinions; and (IV) News Articles. Note, this document is in PDF, and is 566 pages. Continue Reading
Open Source Project Offers Free Storage For Digital Media
The launch of a pioneering project, OurMedia provides “provide free storage and free bandwidth for your videos, audio files, photos, text or software. Forever. No catches.” Partners in the project include the non-profit Internet Archive which hosts the media files, Bryght, a Canadian community content hosting and publishing service, which hosts the pages/data, and Creative… Continue Reading
Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Internet Communications
From the Federal Election Commission, this draft notice is 47 pages, PDF. Related news: Feds get set for Net rules, and FEC Weighs Limited Internet Activity Rules Related postings: More on the FEC and Regulating Bloggers Related reference: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), Public Law No. 107-155 Continue Reading
GAO Reports SEC Lacks Info Security for Sensitive Financial Data
Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Address Weak Controls over Financial and Sensitive Data GAO-05-262, March 23, 2005. Highlights-PDF “SEC has not effectively implemented information system controls to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of its financial and sensitive data. Specifically, the commission had not consistently implemented effective electronic access controls, including user… Continue Reading
