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Iraq’s library
December 27, 2004Iraq’s library struggles to rise from the ashes by Rory McCarthy. Tuesday December 21, 2004. Guardian Unlimited. The daylight burning of the library, which the invading US military did not protect, was one of the first costly failures in the post-war chaos of occupation last year. Now it is slowly being restored. But in a [...]
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More on OFAC publishing ruling
December 17, 2004OFAC reverses embargo ruling By John Dudley Miller The Scientist December 16, 2004. In a reversal of almost all of the controversial prohibitions enacted in September 2003 that led to a lawsuit against it by a coalition of US publishers 3 months ago, the Treasury Department reauthorized American authors and publishers to collaborate with and [...]
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PSU recommends dumping IE
December 10, 2004Penn State U.: Change in Internet browsers recommended This was originally a story in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education. I can attest to IE’s security flaws. The last time I used IE at home, my entire OS was so flooded with malware that I had to wipe the hard drive and install lindows. It’s time [...]
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CA Senator Bowen proposes SB 11
December 9, 2004SB 11 Senate Bill – INTRODUCED Senator Debra Bowen (D-Redondo Beach), the incoming chairwoman of the Senate Elections, Reapportionment & Constitutional Amendments Committee, has introduced a bill so that political candidates cannot take campaign contributions from voting machine companies. This bill would additionally prohibit a candidate for elective state or local office from accepting any [...]
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Florida government office may not copyright maps
December 8, 2004Official loses copyright case By MIKE HOYEM, The News-Press Bonita Springs Florida, December 8, 2004. A court has ruled Collier County Property Appraiser Abe Skinner cannot copyright maps created by his office and demand royalties from those who use them to make a profit. Wednesday’s decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Lakeland [...]
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U.S. firms now need OK to publish authors from nations under sanction
December 7, 2004Will voices of dissent still be heard? By Scott Martelle Los Angles Times (Dec 7 2004) Part E; Pg. 1. [free registration required] In an apparent reversal of decades of U.S. practice, recent federal Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations bar American firms from publishing works by dissident writers in countries under sanction unless they [...]
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FDA Recalls has RSS feed
December 6, 2004FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now has an RSS feed for its Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts. http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/rssRecalls.xml Don’t have an RSS reader yet? You can see what the headlines look like by using the free toolbot. But, really! Get an RSS reader! Or, better yet, [...]
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Update on WIPO
December 4, 2004EFF and IP Justice under attack at WIPO conference [Politech] “WIPO has been meeting for this week in Geneva, under discussion is a broadcast treaty that would cover webcasters and grant new rights to publishers a la the DMCA, prohibiting circumvention of technical measures, etc. etc. Typical evil stuff.”
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OMBWatch wins December BOTM!
December 4, 2004OMB Watch OMB Watch is a nonprofit government watchdog organization located in Washington, DC. They promote open government, accountability and citizen participation. Issues that they’re interested in include: the Federal Budget (have you seen our deficit lately?!); Information & Access; Nonprofit Advocacy; and Regulatory Policy. Check out OMBWatcher, their biweekly newsletter chock full of news [...]
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Book lists
December 4, 2004Guardian Unlimited Books | Review | Season’s readings We don’t usually post general items like this one here, but I’ll make an exception with this one. From The Guardian a list of good books: “writers and guest critics recommend their favourites, from bestsellers to the undeservedly obscure.” The contributors: JG Ballard | Iain Banks |Julian [...]