Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Issues, Mary Tieman, Specialist in Environmental Policy; Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney – April 10, 2012: “Its application, along with horizontal drilling, for production of natural gas (methane) from coal beds, tight gas sands, and, more recently, from unconventional shale formations, has resulted in the marked expansion of estimated… Continue Reading
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Microsoft Purchases Majority of AOL's Intellectual Property, Including Netscape Patents
Ben Kersey: “Microsoft and AOL …signed a deal that would see MSFT pick up 800 of AOLs patents for around $1 billion in cash. The deal is expected to close at the end of 2012, with Microsoft being able to leverage AOLs remaining 300 patents under a non-exclusive license. As it turns out, there was… Continue Reading
The Google Art Project Expands Virtual Collection
FAQ: “The Art Project is a collaboration between Google and 151 acclaimed art partners from across 40 countries. Using a combination of various Google technologies and expert information provided by our museum partners, we have created a unique online art experience. Users can explore a wide range of artworks at brushstroke level detail, take a… Continue Reading
Lawyers Sue Westlaw and Lexis Over Publication of Briefs
Via WSJ Law Blog: “Two lawyers are taking on legal database providers Westlaw and LexisNexis with what appears to be a novel interpretation of copyright law. Edward L. White, a Oklahoma City, Okla., lawyer, and Kenneth Elan, claim WestLaw and LexisNexis have engaged in unabashed wholesale copying of thousands of copyright-protected works created by, and… Continue Reading
Business Use of Intellectual Property Protection Documented in NSF Survey
Business Use of Intellectual Property Protection Documented in NSF Survey by John E. Jankowski1, February 2012 “In todays global economy, much of a businesss competitive advantage lies in the ability to protect and exploit exclusive rights over investments in intellectual property (IP) that is, creative outcomes lacking physical substance but providing long-term benefits to… Continue Reading
Boycott Against Scientific Journal Publisher Gathering Supporters
Wired Campus by Josh Fischman: “Elsevier, the global publishing company, is responsible for The Lancet, Cell, and about 2,000 other important journals; the iconic reference work Grays Anatomy, along with 20,000 other booksand one fed-up, award-winning mathematician. Timothy Gowers of the University of Cambridge, who won the Fields Medal for his research, has organized a… Continue Reading
White House Responds to SOPA and PIPA
Follow up to previous posting on ALA – PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act Quick Reference Guide, via the White House, Combating Online Piracy while Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet “Right now, Congress is debating a few pieces of legislation concerning the very real issue of online piracy, including the Stop Online Piracy Act… Continue Reading
Commentary – Online Archives Disappear Along With Unique Collections
Print libraries, book collections, book shops – targets of fiscal austerity, the growing impact and power of e-books, social media, pay walls, e-commerce structures, and changing values about print media itself – are increasing disappearing. Regardless of the application of specific determining factors, the results are increased thresholds to open access to “knowledge.” There is… Continue Reading
The Song of the Sirens: Google Book's Project and Copyright in a Digital Age
The Song of the Sirens: Google Book’s Project and Copyright in a Digital Age, Clarice Castro and Ruy De Queiroz, September 1, 2011 “Numerous scholars have highlighted the extraordinary book-scanning project created by Google in 2004. The project aims to create a digital full text search index which would provide people with online access to… Continue Reading
Check Point Survey Reveals Nearly Half of Enterprises Are Victims of Social Engineering
News release: “Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. announced the results of a new report revealing 48 percent of enterprises surveyed have been victims of social engineering, experiencing 25 or more attacks in the past two years, costing businesses anywhere from $25,000 to over $100,000 per security incident. The report, The Risk of Social Engineering on… Continue Reading
Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress
CRS – Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress, Brian T. Yeh, Legislative Attorney, August 29, 2011 “Technological developments related to the Internet benefit consumers who want convenient ways to view and hear information and entertainment content on a variety of electronic devices (such as televisions, radios, computers, mobile phones, video… Continue Reading
LexisNexis® Launches Open Alliance Program for HPCC Systems, Enterprise-Proven, Open Source Alternative to Hadoop
News release: “LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today unveiled the HPCC Systems Alliance Program, which is a collaboration of partners to stimulate innovation and accelerate market adoption of the newly open sourced HPCC Systems, an enterprise-proven, open source solution to help large organizations process Big Data. Built on a high performing computer cluster technology, HPCC Systems is… Continue Reading
