Author: bjshucha

Article: Congressional Attack on Axis of Internet Evil: Pop-Up Ad Spies & P2P Pirates

For a summary of legislative developments targeting pop-up ads and p2p, see Findlaw’s Modern Practice article entitled Congressional Attack on Axis of Internet Evil: Pop-Up Ad Spies & P2P Pirates.

What You Learned From Serving on a Jury

There were some interesting and amusing answers when the ABA Journal e-report asked “What was the most surprising thing you learned from serving on a jury?”

Google Adds Books to Search Results

Google has officially launched Google Print, a project to digitize print books and make the content available in Google’s search results. To see what it looks like, run the search “book about blogs” The first result should have a book icon next to it and a list of digitized books available. Click on a title …

Guide: School Safety: Bullying, Hazing, & Other Violence

Marian G. Rogers of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has compiled a guide to School Safety: Bullying, Hazing, & Other Violence. It is part of the LRB Library’s Tap the Power series. Abstract: As the 2004 school year begins, safety is a primary concern for children, as well as teachers. Some consider school violence to …

Article: 7th Circ Decision Reinforces the Noncopyrightability of Facts in a Database

Although it’s a little older, the following article may be of interest: Blanke, Jordan M. “Assessment Technologies of WI, LLC v. Wiredata, Inc.: Seventh Circuit Decision Reinforces the Noncopyrightability of Facts in a Database.” Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal 20:755-764 (March 2004). Full text is available on LexisNexis & Westlaw. Abstract: The …

Wisconsin Briefs Collection Updated on UW Law Library Web Site

In cooperation with the Wisconsin State Law Library, the University of Wisconsin Law Library has recently updated our collection of digitized Wisconsin Briefs. Coverage now spans 173 Wis. 2d (1992) to 269 Wis. 2d (2004). Older briefs are available in print at both the UW Law Library and the Wisconsin State Law Library. For more …

About Blawgs: Defining, Finding, Reading & Creating Law Related Blogs

Chances are if you are reading this post, you already have a pretty fair knowledge of what blogs/blawgs are. But you may not be taking full advantage of Webreaders / aggregators such as Bloglines to read blogs. Perhaps you are even thinking of taking the plunge and starting a blog of your own. Or, maybe …

Article: First Spam, Now Spit

Watch out for Spit – Spam over Internet Telephony! Learn more about it at CBS.MarketWatch.com’s First Spam, now Spit Here’s a bit from the article: If you can send a thousand e-mails with a click of the mouse, you can do the same with a phone call, if you’re using the Internet as your telephone …

Study: 10 Major Trends Emerging in the Internet’s First Decade of Public Use

A recent report from the USC Annenberg’s Center for the Digital Future has identified the 10 Major Trends Emerging in the Internet’s First Decade of Public Use Among the findings from Year Four of the Digital Future Project: • Internet access has risen to its highest level ever. About three-quarters of Americans now go online. …

Guide to Legal Resources in Selected Topics with BNA's Web Watch

Stay current with BNA’s Web Watch, a free weekly service from BNA which compiles sources of free online resources in selected hot legal topics. Links are provided to government, industry, and academic resources on selected topics spanning the breadth of BNA coverage. New subjects will be posted weekly, and new resources will also be added …