Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 340, introduced yesterday, could mean some big changes for CCAP. The bill would limit what information is made accessible and when, and it would require many users to register and pay an annual fee. From the LRB analysis section of the bill: The information on CCAP is available for free on an …
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has expanded its agreement with Google to digitize books from UW-Madison’s collection and make them available online. From a press release issued this morning: The expanded partnership, completed on July 8, 2009, enables the university to broaden public access to its collection in new ways, made possible by the settlement Google …
From The Consumerist: A global Nielsen survey reports the cool yet frightening revelation that people trust opinions they find on the internet more than those from newspapers, TV, radio and magazines. The only category that trumps online rumblings is “recommendations from people known.” So what does this mean? The implication for consumer sales is obvious, …
In response to numerous questions, FreeCourtDockets answers the question “Who are we and why are we giving away Pacer dockets for free?” From an email that I received yesterday: FreeCourtDockets is maintained by Courtport, LLC. We feel federal court dockets, like other public records should be free and freely available via the Internet. While others …
From the New York Times: In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs that is tied to its Chrome Web browser. Thanks to my colleague, Howard Nash, for passing this on.
“The AALL 2009 Annual Meeting Theme is ‘Innovate.’ In that spirit, there will be an “unconference” for the first time ever this year prior to the Annual Meeting. Attendees will have the chance to explore ideas and discuss issues with fellow law librarians in an informal setting. We’re calling it ‘Lawberry Camp.’ ” [from website] …
I saw this item on Twitter this morning: Amazon.com has filed for a number of patents that hint at ad-supported books for its Kindle e-reader–more specifically, a free or discounted ad-supported e-book for customers who buy the physical version. Read more at cnet news
Nolo has developed a free legal dictionary for the iPhone. Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary “contains nearly 4000 legal terms defined in everyday, understandable language,” according to the iTunes descriptions. Here’s more about the app from iTunes: “You’ll find both the legal standards–Latin terms, courtroom jargon, contract basics–and newly minted terms that reflect the ever …
From Now @ MPL: Milwaukee Public Library is an official Patent and Trademark Depository Library. A Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) is a library designated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to receive and house copies of U.S. patents and patent and trademark materials, to make them freely available to the public, …
Beginning today, July 1, 2009, Wisconsin attorneys must electronically file a copy of all appellate briefs, no-merit reports, petitions for review, and responses. For more on these requirements, see Mandatory appellate e-filing begins July 1, 2009 in InsideTrack from the State Bar of Wisconsin. One thing that the article doesn’t mention is that attorneys may …