Archive for September, 2004
September 29th, 2004
That’s the question addressed by two recent articles:
Here’s a link to Google News. Here’s one to Yahoo News.
And here’s our source: Inter-Alia
September 29th, 2004
FreePint Newsletter 168 – EU Enlargement
FreePint, a global network of information researchers, includes in this week’s newsletter this useful article on researching the continued expansion of the European Union.
Topics, with links to sources, include EU Institutions, Information from National Governments, International Sources, Implications for Trade, Work and careers in an enlarged Europe, Miscellaneous effects of the enlarged EU, News and other sources, and Journals.
September 27th, 2004
IS GMAIL A-OK?
The ABA Journal ereport asks in this article if Google’s Gmail email service presents privacy risks to attorneys beyond those present in most email programs.
Why is Gmail different from all preceding email services? Because its revenue model relies on providing relevant adds, which requires Google to electronically scan all email messages for matching content. The article’s conclusion: Gmail presents no more privacy risk than anyone elses.
Source: IPSO Blog
September 23rd, 2004
USPTO Public Pair
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has unveiled Public PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval), a tool for viewing the status, history, and some documents of both pending applications and issued patents.
Perhaps the most useful part of PAIR will be access to the Image File Wrappers (IFW), the history of the correspondence between inventors and patent examiners. As more applicants and examiners move their application processes online, more document images will be available via IFW.
Additional information is available via the Public PAIR help and FAQ pages, and these articles from Local Tech Wire and Federal Computer Week.
September 22nd, 2004
RegWatch
OMB Watch, a nonprofit government watchdog, has launched RegWatch, a “regulatory policy blog, your home for quick alerts to the latest news and views about protections of the public interest.”
“Themes” covered in the blogs short life so far include enforcement, rollbacks, safety, effects of global trade, industry invluence, cost-benefit analysis, in Congress, and publications.
Source: Discourse.net
September 21st, 2004
EISIL – Electronic Information System for International Law
The American Society of International Law (ASIL), the folks who provide the incomparable ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law, has this week officially launched a wonderful new international law research tool.
EISIL, the Electronic Information System for International Law, is an open database providing “the highest quality primary materials, authoritative web sites and helpful research guides to international law on the Internet.”
With its clear organization, advanced search capabilities, access to primary documents, and a wealth of information and links to authoritative sources found via “more information” links, EISIL will quickly become a key resource for any international law practitioner.
Source: E-LawLibrary
September 21st, 2004
Tech Tuesday – Spyware
Yahoo! News’ Tech Tuesday today turned its topical focus to the scourge of spyware. Among the many articles and tips you’ll find:
Source: Inter-Alia (which helpfully suggest going to the Tech Tuesday Archives to find these spyware articles and links after the week of September 21, 2004.)
September 17th, 2004
Velvel on National Affairs
Lawrence Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law, offers a blog of his thoughts, and much more (for example, see this post containing correspondence with Lawrence Tribe regarding this post on the Charles Ogletree plagiarism charges).
Check out Velvel on National Affairs, which “sets forth views of the Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law on national events, presenting excerpts dealing with national events from memoranda,articles, briefs and books written by Dean Velvel and others. The views presented, to the Dean’s way of thinking, usually range from from liberal to middle of the road, although a few of them may be considered conservative by people on the far left.”
Source: How Appealing
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