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
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Monthly Archives: March 2005
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
Advocacy Group Report Counters Assault on P2P Technology
From the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the following documents: New Report Presents First Analysis of Critical Role of Peer-to-Peer in Technological Innovation, Economic Growth and Consumer Benefits Statement of Mark Cooper on the release of Time for the Recording Industry to Face the Music The full report, 79 pages, PDF: Time for the Recording… Continue Reading
Study Details Public Access to State Records
Press release: New University of Florida Study Ranks States’ Records Access Laws – The project’s panel of experts, known as the Sunshine Review Board, compared the state laws for 30 categories of legal provisions related to records requests and ranked them on a Sunshine Index for openness. The overall ranking is based on states’ performance… Continue Reading
New Pew Survey Shows Growing Number of Americans Download Music
Press release today: “About 36 million Americansor 27% of internet userssay they download either music or video files and about half of them have found ways outside of traditional peer-to-peer networks or paid online services to gather and swap their files, according to the most recent survey of the Pew Internet & American Life Project.”… Continue Reading
FEC Delays Announcing New Regs That May Impact Blogs
Following up on previous postings involving the FEC and potential regs impacting blogs, Declan McCullagh reports that public response to such plans have resulted in a longer, more contested process than may have otherwise been the case. Continue Reading
Web Fraud Scams Target Online Job Seekers
Searching for Jobs, Finding Scams, Beware Money Laundering Schemes on Career Web Sites, March 15, 2005. Continue Reading
Newspaper Publishers Buy Major Stake in Topix.net
AP reports that Gannett Co., Knight Ridder Inc. and the Tribune Co. have each acquired a 25 percent share in Topix.net which already has an arrangement with the New York Times to feature selected topical articles each day. The full text of the press release with details about the future impact on the site and… Continue Reading
