Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
YouTube is developing a Video Identification system which will help copyright holders identify their works on YouTube. From the about page: We have worked with Google to develop one-of-a-kind technology that can recognize videos based on a variety of factors… Copyright holders can choose what they want done with their videos: whether to block, promote, …
A couple interesting stories on book digitization crossed my path this week. The first is an article in EdTech about UW Madison’s involvement in the Google Book project. Google this spring began scanning 500,000 of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 7.9 million library holdings, including collections on American and Wisconsin history, medicine, engineering and genealogical materials. …
There is a very troubling post over at Out of the Jungle about public libraries which were forced to close due to budget cuts and are now being reopened under the management of an outsourced, for-profit company at reduced hours. From the post: But I am concerned about the trend of moving a publicly funded …
As part of National Library Week, Marquette University Law Library will be hosting Laura N. Gasaway, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Law to speak on “Amending the Copyright Act for Libraries” The event will be held at the Marquette University Law School, Friday, April 18, 2008, 12:00 …
In doing some research for my upcoming presentation at the WI Solo and Small Firm Conference, I came across and interesting set of statistics. According to the Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, fourteen percent of their legal malpractice claims arose from failure to know or properly apply law. Statistics like these underscore the importance of …
There is a wonderful story in today’s Capital Times about UW Hospital resident, Dipesh Navsaria, who measures his young patients’ development by putting a book in their hands and watching their reaction. From the article: Navsaria… says the child’s response speaks volumes. If the patient shows interest and curiosity, he can tell if books are …
There is more video/audio footage from the Wisconsin Book Festival over at Wisconsin Eye. Here are some of the latest offerings: 10.14.07: “Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing, and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin’s Past” 10.13.07 “Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts” 10.12.07: “Tranquility at any Price?” with Authors Matthew Rothschild and Chris Finan 10.11.07: Best New …
Proof and Hearsay reports on where to find Wisconsin’s tech-savvy juries. According to the statistics for twenty-nine counties’ jurors, just over 17 percent of prospective jurors surveyed in 2006 filed their jury questionnaire responses online at the court’s web site. A county break down shows that the highest percentages came from: Eau Claire County – …
Channel 3000 reports that the Tenant Resource Center is in danger of shutting down. For 30 years, the Tenant Resource Center has offered free rental housing counseling and legal advice to thousands of people across the state. In April, the center lost $55,000 of its funding from the University of Wisconsin student government. A phone …
I’ve been given the green light to announce that Wisconsin Legislative Drafting Records are now available online at the Wisconsin State Legislature Web site. Records from the 1999 through 2005 sessions are available. At this time, it seems that only the browsing function is working. My test keyword searches have produced no results. I’m told …