Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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 …
The October 2004 issues are now available for: WSLL @ Your Service from the Wisconsin State Law Library Highlights include Sports Law, Google Web Search Features, upcoming workshops, etc. DCLRC Docket from the Dane County Legal Resource Center Highlights include Enhanced Clerk of Court Web Site Debuts, upcoming workshops, and more
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 …
As a nice companion to my recent post, About Blawgs: Defining, Finding, Reading & Creating Law Related Blogs, Diane Murley at SIU’s Law Dawg Blawg has compiled some recommendations for Finding Good Blawgs.
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 …
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 …
Seven Ways to Save Time Searching from search expert Tara Calishain of ResearchBuzz! is full of useful search advice. Her recommendations include: 1. Use the right search engine 2. Focus. Focus. Focus. Use special syntax 3. Use monitoring services 4. Use current awareness services as extra eyeballs 5. People are also great search engines 6. …
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. …
From BoleyBlogs! IS GMAIL A-OK? The ABA Journal ereport asks in this article if Google’s Gmail email service presents privacy risks to attorneys beyond those present in most email programs. Why is Gmail different from all preceding email services? Because its revenue model relies on providing relevant adds, which requires Google to electronically scan all …
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