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Monthly Archives: July 2005
Presentations and Bibliography on Law Firms and Outsourcing
PowerPoint presentations prepared by Lee Nemchek, Larry Eiring, and Ganesh Natarajan, and a 3-page outsourcing bibliography (in Word), from the PLL-sponsored program entitled “Outsourcing: Odious or Out-of-the-Box [Link to all these materials]. Continue Reading
House Judiciary Cmte. Report on Patriot Act
From the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property July 18, 2005 – H. Rept. 109-174, part 1 to Accompany H.R. 3199, USA PATRIOT Act and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 (510 pages, PDF) See also this committee bibliography of links on the USA Patriot Act. Continue Reading
Recommendations for E-Fax Applications
The topic of e-fax continues to be of interest according to legal listserv postings, so this new PC Magazine article, Internet Faxing Reaches the Mainstream, may be of assistance to those who have yet to settle on a specific application. Continue Reading
Senate Cmte. Hearing on Copyright Protection and Technology Innovation
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing July 28, on Issues Related to MGM v. Grokster. Link to witness statements. Related links to Grokster case Continue Reading
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 Signed By President
White House press release: President Signs Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S.544: A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely effect patient safety. Became Public Law No: 109-41. Related references: To… Continue Reading
Commentary on the E-Commerce Market for Used Books
Reading Between the Lines of Used Book Sales. Related references from the article: Ghose, Anindya, Smith, Michael D. and Telang, Rahul, Internet Exchanges for Used Books: An Empirical Analysis of Welfare Implications and Policy Issues (August 25, 2004). Goolsbee, Austan, and Chevalier, Judy, Are Durable Goods Consumers Forward Looking? Evidence from College Textbooks, (42 pages,… Continue Reading
WSJ Examines Media’s Contrasting Response to Plame Grand Jury Probe
See today’s Wall Street Journal free feature, How Media Split Under Pressure In the Leak Probe. Continue Reading
GAO Report on Financial Markets’ Electronic Security Initiatives
Financial Market Organizations Have Taken Steps to Protect against Electronic Attacks, but Could Take Additional Actions, GAO-05-679R, June 29, 2005. “We found that all seven of the selected financial market organizations are taking steps to prevent their operations from being disrupted by electronic attacks. Each of the organizations had implemented the five major elements of… Continue Reading
Insights into the Development of Google’s PageRank
Excerpt from John Battelle’s forthcoming book, The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture. Continue Reading
CRS Annotated Constitution
“This edition is a hypertext interpretation of the CRS text. It links to Supreme Court opinions, the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations, as well as enhancing navigation through linked footnotes and tables of contents.” [Link] Continue Reading
E-Gov Site Targeted to Small Business IP Protection
Press release: “The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched a Web site dedicated to small businesses and protecting their intellectual property (IP), both in the U.S. and abroad. Specifically designed to answer common questions of small businesses so they can better identify and address their protection needs, the new… Continue Reading
