The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has recently compiled a report on The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? The report offers some background of the project …
Month: December 2009
WI Sup Court to Consider Proposed Rules for E-Discovery
Next month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed amendments to the state’s discovery rules that specifically pertain to electronic discovery. According to the Wisconsin Lawyer The amendments are adapted …
Google Scholar Legal – What It Is and Isn't
Greg Lambert over at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog reports on his conversation with Google Scholar Chief Engineer Anurag Acharya. First of all, let me address the questions that I’m sure a lot of …
Latest UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Law, Politics, and Access to Essential Medicines in Developing Countries by Heinz Klug Resolving Problems Among Neighbors …
Value Line Investment Service Online Now Available to Madison Public Library Card Holders
Madison Public Library has acquired an online subscription to the Value Line Investment Survey. The service is available at all nine Madison public libraries or remotely to city of Madison residents with valid library cards. …
The New Federal Time Computation Amendments of 2009*
On December 1, 2009, new time computation amendments to the federal rules and statutes will become effective. The Time Computation Project, as it is called, proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal …
Bill Would Raise Small Claims Limit
The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics heard testimony Tuesday on a bill raising the dollar limit in small claims court. (Assembly Bill 524) The current dollar limit in small claims court is $5,000. …
Now on Badgerlink – HeritageQuest Online Offers Genealogy Resources including Serial Set and Census
There is a new database available on BadgerLink* called HeritageQuest Online. It offers a treasury of American genealogical sources, including some legal material. HeritageQuest Online contains the following: U.S. Federal Censuses feature the original images …
Google Closes Loophole Allowing Users to Access Large Amount of Subscription News Content for Free
The New York Times reports that Google is closing a loophole which allowed users to access large numbers of articles on subscription-based sites without paying for them. The company’s “First Click Free” program, which publishers …
WisBlawg Available on Kindle
I learned yesterday that WisBlawg subscriptions are available for the Kindle. To view blogs on the Kindle, apparently you have to pay for the convenience. WisBlawg is listed at $1.99 / month. Personally, I’d rather …