Today the Ninth Circuit Court ruled in favor of Stephanie Lenz in a Fair Use case that may have long-reaching consequences. In 2007, Lenz posted a 29 second video to Youtube of her baby …
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GPO turns 154 today and celebrates with a new name and logo
From the FDLP News: The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) marks its 154th anniversary of opening for business today. Since March 4, 1861, GPO has seen many changes as the agency continually adapted to …
An Update: Changes for CCAP?
Late last week, a Wisconsin Law Journal article (Subscription required) discussed how the focus of recent bills proposing changes to Wisconsin’s Court Access Website (CCAP) may be changing. The senators who sponsored the bill have …
Changes for CCAP? New Legislation is Introduced
CCAP, Wisconsin’s online access to Circuit Court Records, may be altered if pending legislation passes. Introduced by Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) in the Senate and Representative Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) in the Assembly, the bill is …
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 …
How To Read The WSJ For Free Online
If you read the Wall Street Journal online, you’ve surely noticed that many of the articles are available in preview only. A subscription is required to view the full content. But, as The Business Insider …
Legal Times to Merge With The National Law Journal
From the Blog of the Legal Times: Legal Times, which has reported on the D.C. legal and lobbying communities since 1978, is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined …
Capital Times Suspends Print Publication and Goes Online
From Channel 3000: The Capital Times, Madison’s 90-year-old newspaper announced Thursday it will stop printing a daily newspaper, reduce staff and focus on Internet operations. For more, read the full article. Dane 101 also posts …
Murdoch Confirms Intention to Make Wall Street Journal Content Free Online
From the New York Times: Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the News Corporation, said today that he intended to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, trading subscription fees for anticipated ad …
NYT's Tobin Harshaw to Lecture at UW on Thursday
From UW-Madison Libraries: Tobin Harshaw, senior staff editor for the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times, comes to campus Thursday, Oct. 18, to give a 4:30 p.m. lecture for the Friends of the Libraries …