[Sigifp-l] Information Policy Post 4/10

[Terrence Maxwell]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

DMCA in Colorado.
<http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/A2F0DA113DF2BFC087256CC2006BFB94?Open&target=/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/billsummary/FFD96D398232513587256CBF00543930>
Information about the mini-DMCA bill and its delay in the Colorado state 
Senate.

Penn State Anti-P2P Campaign.
<http://www.politechbot.com/p-04614.html>
Penn State has sent a harsh reminder to students that P2P downloading is 
punishable under federal law.

RIAA Sues Students.
<http://chronicle.com/free/2003/04/2003040401t.htm>
"The Recording Industry Association of America filed lawsuits against four 
college students who allegedly were offering access to copyrighted music 
files within their institutions' networks."
Copies of the Documents:
1) Princeton student - 
<http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/riaa/arcopeng40303njcmp.pdf>
2) Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute student 
-<http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/riaa/arcojordan40303cmp.pdf>
3) Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute student 
-<http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/riaa/arcosherman40303nycmp.pdf>
4) Michigan Technological University student - 
<http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/riaa/arconievelt40303micmp.pdf>

Spam Foe Needs Filter of Himself.
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5565843.htm>
Last year, Goldman purchased a questionable patent that he claims gives his 
new company -- Mailblocks of Los Altos -- exclusive rights to an established 
anti-spam strategy called challenge/response.

Copy Protection Hurts Artists.
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/03/1048962867084.html>
"Music companies which use copy protection may be denying the artists under 
contract to them legitimate play time on radio stations, if the happenings 
at one outfit are any indication."

SECURITY

Action to Require Accuracy for Nation's Largest Criminal Justice Database.
<http://www.epic.org/actions/ncic/>
"The Justice Department has administratively discharged the FBI of its 
statutory duty to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the over 39 
million criminal records it maintains in its National Crime Information 
Center (NCIC) database."

Chinese Hackers to Attack US & UK.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60363-2003Mar31.html>
Chinese hacker groups are planning attacks on U.S.- and U.K.-based Web sites 
to protest the war in Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security warned in an 
alert that it unintentionally posted on a government Web site.

Digging Through Data for Omens.
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/030407/tech/7data.htm>
More on the data-mining issues surrounding the booking of flights.
See Also: <http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,58386,00.html>

PRIVACY

Is Your Television Watching You?
<http://www.tvweek.com/technology/030303isyourtv.html>
Under the USA Patriot Act, passed a month after the 9/11 terrorist attack, 
the feds can force a non-cable TV operator to disclose every show you have 
watched. The government just has to say that the request is related to a 
terrorism investigation, said Jay Stanley, a technology expert for the 
American Civil Liberties Union.

Florida Sharing Drivers' Information.
<http://www.politechbot.com/p-04627.html>
"The state of Florida is allowing its residents' driver's license database 
information to be shared in violation of the federal Driver's Privacy 
Protection Act (DPPA)".

You Are Being Watched.
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/farmer0403.asp>
"Webcams, tracking devices, and interlinked databases are leading to the 
elimination of unmonitored public space. Are we prepared for the 
consequences of the intelligence-gathering network we're unintentionally 
building?"

SPEECH / CENSORSHIP

Are All Librarians Against Censorship?
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/091/living/Web_filters_at_libraries_are_overdue+.shtml>
Commentary on the validity of web filters in libraries and the CIPA 
currently going through the Supreme Court.

INFORMATION POLICY MICELLANEOUS

SARS - A Collection of Information.
Impact on Business - 
<http://news.com.com/2009-1022-995238.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed>
Latest Update from WHO - <http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/>
Arrest Over False Panic - 
<http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6232520%255E1702,00.html>
Bush Executive Order - <http://www.politechbot.com/p-04617.html>

Wi-Fi Revolution.
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.05/unwired/wifirevolution.html>
Over the past three years, a wireless technology has arrived with the power 
to totally change the game.

Compiled by Dylan Thomarie


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