EFF – “Fair use enjoyed a major victory in court today. In Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision that strongly underscores a fair use justification for a major book scanning program. For those counting along at home, today’s decision marks another in a serious streak of judicial findings of fair use… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Close to Half of New Immigrants Report High English Speaking Ability
“In 2012, 44 percent of the foreign-born population age 5 and older who arrived in the United States in 2000 or later reported high English-language speaking ability, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. This means they either reported speaking only English at home or reported speaking it “very well” whether or not… Continue Reading
New residential property price data sets – BIS
Selected residential property price series – The detailed data set of nominal residential property prices consists of around 300 series from 54 countries, collected from national central banks. The data set is updated on a monthly basis. Residential property price developments – fourth quarter of 2013 Long series on nominal residential property prices – “The long series have… Continue Reading
An Ironic Consequence of Political Advertising Regulation
Jung, Minah H. and Critcher, Clayton R., Offering of a Veneer of Legitimacy: An Ironic Consequence of Political Advertising Regulation (June 9, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2447962 “Aimed at discouraging negative political advertising, recent American political regulations require candidates to “Stand By Your Ad” (SBYA; i.e., “My name is _____, an I approve this message…”). Experimental… Continue Reading
Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States, all ages, 2012
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report: Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States, 2014. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2014. 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the U.S. population have diabetes Continue Reading
Autonomous Weapons and Human Responsibilities
Beard, Jack M., Autonomous Weapons and Human Responsibilities (June 9, 2014). 45 Georgetown Journal of International Law 617 (2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2447968 “Although remote-controlled robots flying over the Middle East and Central Asia now dominate reports on new military technologies, robots that are capable of detecting, identifying, and killing enemies on their own… Continue Reading
A Snapshot of K-12 Cloud-Based Ed Tech & Student Privacy in Early 2014
Plunkett, Leah and Solow-Niederman, Alicia and Gasser, Urs, Framing the Law & Policy Picture: A Snapshot of K-12 Cloud-Based Ed Tech & Student Privacy in Early 2014 (June 3, 2014). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2014-10. Available for download via SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2442432 “A growing number of primary and secondary (K-12) school systems nationwide are adopting… Continue Reading
CIO/CISO Insights 2014
Achieving Results and Confronting Obstacles: “TechAmerica has conducted an annual Federal government Chief Information Officer (CIO) survey for 24 years, with the support of Grant Thornton LLP. In 2014, 59 information technology (IT) leaders participated in the survey, including CIOs of major federal departments and staff from OMB and Capitol Hill. Professionals from TechAmerica member firms… Continue Reading
Changing Work and Work-Family Conflict
Changing Work and Work-Family Conflict – Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network. American Sociological Review, May 29, 2014. Published online before print May 4, 2014, doi: 10.1177/0003122414531435 “Schedule control and supervisor support for family and personal life may help employees manage the work-family interface. Existing data and research designs, however, have made it difficult to conclusively identify… Continue Reading
Semi-Annual Report Spring 2014 – CFPB
“Congress created the CFPB to stand on the side of consumers and ensure they are treated fairly in the financial marketplace. Since we opened our doors, we’ve been focused on making consumer financial markets work better for the American people, and helping them improve their financial lives. In our fifth Semi-Annual Report, we describe our efforts… Continue Reading
ACLU – NSA Says It’s Too Large, Complex to Comply With Court Order
Patrick C. Toomey, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project News release:” “In an era of too-big-to-fail banks, we should have known it was coming: An intelligence agency too big to rein in — and brazen enough to say so. In a remarkable legal filing on Friday afternoon, the NSA told a federal court that its spying operations are… Continue Reading
ISOO releases its FY 2013 Annual Report to the President
National Archive and Records Administration. The Information Security Oversight Office’s (ISOO) Report for Fiscal Year 2013, as required by Executive Order 13526, “Classified National Security Information” (the Order). “Original classification authorities, also called original classifiers, are those individuals designated in writing, either by the President, by selected agency heads, or by designated senior agency officials… Continue Reading
