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Comcast Web Traffic Management Under FCC Investigation

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 31, 2008. Comcast web traffic management under FCC investigationPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP"Responding to claims that Comcast, the nation?s largest cable operator, blocks or otherwise interferes with certain peer-to-peer (P2P) and similar applications used by subscribers on its Internet network, the FCC requested comment Monday on a declaratory ruling that would address whether Comcast?s actions violate the FCC?s policy statement on net neutrality and whether those actions constitute ?reasonable network management? that the FCC would deem as permissible...

Social Networks May Offer Access to Networks at Work

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: Jackson, Joab. "Social Networks Offer Keys To Your Network, Tech Blog: GCN Computer News, January 24, 2008. "As social networks continue to grow in popularity, security professionals may want to factor them into their security profile. Why? The information that government employees populate on their profiles could be used by nefarious individuals to help crack into the systems these individuals use at work...

Ten Things You Should Know About Databases

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: e-Week.com Database Update, January 31, 2008. "10 Things You Should Know About Databases Technology in the database realm can have a long life expectancy. Still in 2007, DBAs had a few new morsels to chew on, and some trends to look forward to in 2008...

Laptop Stolen With Personal Data On 3000,000 Health Insurance Clients

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 31, 2008. Laptop Stolen With Personal Data On 300,000 Health Insurance Clients"Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is offering its members free credit monitoring for one year as a result of the security breach...

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Innovative Ways To Manage Content Seen At DEMO

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 31, 2008. Innovative Ways To Manage Content Seen At DEMO"In what could be called Content Management 2.0, companies are showing off new ways to manage and distribute content to fixed and mobile devices...

Consumers Confused Over Transition To Digital TV

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 31, 2008 Consumers Confused Over Transition To Digital TV"Consumer Reports says its survey results indicate that the government's public education campaign isn't working".

Internet Services In Egypt And India Disrupted

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 31, 2008. Internet Services In Egypt And India Disrupted"A breakdown in an international undersea cable network that disrupted Internet links to Egypt, India, and Gulf Arab countries on Wednesday could take several days to repair...

List of Selected U.S. Federal Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on January 31, 2008
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reporrts, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the GalleryWatch...

New Jersey Law Journal News Alerts January 30, 2008

Posted on January 31, 2008
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New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest January 31, 2008

Posted on January 31, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTMotor VehiclesTriable Fact Issues Exist Whether Double-Parked Access-a-Ride Van Proximately Caused Accident White, plaintiff-respondent v...

New York Law Journal Corporate Update January 31, 2008

Posted on January 31, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed http://www.nylj.com Subscription needed for online access...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights January 31, 2008 (UPDATE)

Posted on January 31, 2008
The following is an update to the LAW.COM Newswire Highlights posted earlier today. Subscription needed for online access. Elite U.S. Firms Struggle to Attract Senior Partner Hires in LondonLegal Week"Lateral partner hires among elite U.S. firms in London have slowed during the last year, according to research from Legal Week, which illustrates the uphill struggle faced by American firms attempting to recruit leading names in the U...

Internet Pioneers Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn Honoured with 2008 Japan Prize

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: ISOC Newsletter, Vol. 7 No. 1 (January 2008). Internet Pioneers Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn Honoured with 2008 Japan Prize Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn, pioneers of the Internet and two of the founders of the Internet Society, have been named as Laureates of the 2008 Japan Prize for "creation of network architecture and communication protocol for the Internet"...

Senators Move to Restore Federal Law Enforcement Aid

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, January 31, 2007. "A bipartisan group of senators yesterday vowed to try restoring $660 million in federal Byrne grants for local law enforcement. Congressional Quarterly reports that Sens. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Christopher Bond (R- MO), senior members of the Appropriations Committee, will seek the funds in an emergency war spending bill for fiscal 2008 to be considered in the next few months...

Mentally Ill Man Kills New Orleans Cop; Psychiatric Bed Shortage Cited

Posted on January 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 31, 2008. "On Monday morning, in New Orleans, Bernel Johnson wrestled a gun away from a young police officer and shot her dead. Johnson, 44, who had a long history of psychiatric problems, was not supposed on the street, says the New York Times...

Will Georgia Case Bring Indigent Defanse System "Crashing Down"?

Posted on January 31, 2008
Scource: Crime and Justice News, January 31, 2007. "The Brian Nichols courthouse shooting case illustrates a troubling paradox in death-penalty jurisprudence, says the New Yorker: 'the more heinous a crime-and the more incontrovertible the evidence of a defendant's guilt-the greater the cost of the defense may be...

Are Joint Terrorism Task Forces Preventing Crime?

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 30, 2008. "Rolling Stone takes a critical look at the FBI's 102 Joint Terrorism Task Forces, which the magazine says include more than 2,000 FBI agents, local police, immigration investigators, and CIA operatives...

New Jersey Death Penalty Abolition Left 23 Capital Cases in Limbo

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 30, 2008. "The 23 defendants awaiting trial on capital murder charges in New Jersey landed a reprieve of sorts last month, when the state legislature abolished the death penalty, says the Newark Star-Ledger...

New Jersey To Start Tracing All Crime Guns To Manufacturers

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 30, 2008. "In the next few weeks, every gun seized in every crime by every police department in New Jersey will be traced from the hand of the criminal all they way back to the manufacturer, reports the Newark Star-Ledger...

Alaska Reports High Rural Youth Sexual Assault Rate

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 30, 2008. "Alaska has long led the nation in sexual assaults, but it's the state's rural areas where children are being molested at the most alarming rates, says a report quoted by the Associated Press. In nearly 1,000 cases over two years, the average age of victims was 16 while the average age of alleged abusers was 29...

Constitutional Rights and Digital Dilemmas

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 30, 2008. Constitutional rights and digital dilemmasSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP"Government attempts to commandeer encrypted passwords and to search laptops at border points raise a host of constitutional issues from self-incrimination to unlawful search and seizure...

FTC Seeking Comment on Privacy Guidelines for Web Site User's Online Habits

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 30, 2008. FTC seeking comment on privacy guidelines for behavioral advertisingWinston & Strawn LLP"The FTC has issued proposed privacy guidelines for those engaged in online behavioral advertising ? the practice of tracking a Web site user's online habits in order to understand the user and target advertising to his or her interests...

Judicial Pocket Guide: "Managing Discovery of Electronic Information"

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 30, 2008. Judicial Pocket Guide: "Managing Discovery of Electronic Information"Perkins Coie LLP"The Federal Judicial Center recently published a Pocket Guide for Judges on 'Managing Discovery of Electronic Information.' "

Firefox Gains Browser Share In Europe

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 30, 2008. Firefox Gains Share In Europe"Still, the upstart browser remained a distant second to Microsoft Internet Explorer, which ended the year with 66% of the market, according to Web metrics firm XiTi Monitor...

Sex Offender E-Mail Registry Proposed To Protect Minors Online

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 30, 2008. Sex Offender E-Mail Registry Proposed To Protect Minors Online"Facebook and MySpace have committed to using the E-STOP registry as soon as it is operational."

Microsoft To Provide Paid Search Listings For Wall Street Journal

Posted on January 30, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 30, 2008 Microsoft To Provide Paid Search Listings For Wall Street Journal"The deal also covers other sites in the Wall Street Journal Digital Network -- including Barrons.com, MarketWatch.com, AllThingsD...

List of Selected U.S. Federal Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on January 30, 2008
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reporrts, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the GalleryWatch...

New Jersey Law Journal News Alerts January 29, 2008

Posted on January 30, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New Jeresey Law Journal News Alerts Service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed Subscription needed for online access...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on January 30, 2008
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view the full text of cases listed below: Monday, January 28, 2008 © 1. People v. Corporan2008 WL 199882 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unreported Disposition, 2008 N...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest January 30, 2008

Posted on January 30, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTCivil Practice$91...

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