"In a surprise show of solidarity, the County Supervisors' Association recently joined with the League of California Cities in preparing a measure they hope will end up on the November 2004 ballot.
It would offer voters the final say whenever Sacramento asks for money their city and county have earmarked for parks, fire departments, libraries and social-service programs."
Piracy or Fair Use
This issue continues to spawn dispute.
Diane Feinstein has cosponsored a bill with that protects the rights of the movie industry against camcorder copying and peer-to-peer distribution of films. "There are two main points: First, the bill makes it a federal crime to videotape movies in theaters without authorization. . . .Second, the bill makes it easier for prosecutors to convict individuals who put pre-released material on the Internet or for aggrieved parties to file lawsuits."
Source: Senator Feinstein's press release
There is also an article in today in today's Christian Science Monitor questioning the ethics (and possibly, the legality) of Amazon's Search Inside the Book feature. "The proliferation of online media has made the long-contentious topic of what constitutes a copyright violation and what is only a "fair use," excluded from copyright law, even more complicated."
Links to Presentations I Went to at Internet Librarian
Top Tech Trends for Internet Librarians
Tuesday, November 4th • Opening Keynote
Elizabeth Lane Lawley, Rochester Institute of Technology;
Rich Wiggins, Michigan State University;
Stephen Abram, Micromedia ProQuest
Tuesday Evening Session
Saving Ourselves: Alternative or Adventuresome Funding Strategies
Moderated by Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates
Panel - Steve Coffman, VP, Business Development, LSSI
POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW
Helen Kennedy and Jim Lewis, Partners and Co-Founders, Lewis Kennedy Associates
POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW
Stephen Slade, Elkhorn Slough Foundation, &
Caroline Punches, San Jose State University Library
POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW
California's Political Climate 2004?
A survey from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press will probably not raise any eyebrows in ranking California as as progressive state.
Internet Librarian 2003
I just got back from Monterey. Overall, the Conference was interesting. Tomorrow I will put links (if available) to the programs I attended.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
"Bay Area Profs Comment On Supreme Court Rulings"
"Several Bay area law professors said today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action won't have a dramatic effect on California because the state already has a stricter standard on racial preference.
Meanwhile, however, two other important rulings by the high court will be felt in the Golden State."
Supreme Court Update: CIPA Stands
"In a blow to the American Library Association (ALA) and other opponents of mandatory Internet filters, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled today that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is constitutional. This means that libraries accepting E-rate telecommunications discounts and Library Service and Technology Act funds for Internet access will have to install filters to block obscene and 'harmful to minors' material. . . .ALA, in light of this decision, called for full disclosure of what sites filtering companies are blocking, who is deciding what is filtered, and what criteria are being used--since filtering companies do not follow legal definitions of "harmful to minors" and obscenity."
Meanwhile, however, two other important rulings by the high court will be felt in the Golden State."
Supreme Court Update: CIPA Stands
"In a blow to the American Library Association (ALA) and other opponents of mandatory Internet filters, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled today that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is constitutional. This means that libraries accepting E-rate telecommunications discounts and Library Service and Technology Act funds for Internet access will have to install filters to block obscene and 'harmful to minors' material. . . .ALA, in light of this decision, called for full disclosure of what sites filtering companies are blocking, who is deciding what is filtered, and what criteria are being used--since filtering companies do not follow legal definitions of "harmful to minors" and obscenity."
Supreme Court Internet Filtering Decision
"Of the 11 cases argued in February, only one is undecided and only Chief Justice Rehnquist has not written a majority opinion. The case, United States v. American Library Association, raises the First Amendment question of whether the government can require public libraries to install anti pornography filters restricting Internet access.
If Chief Justice Rehnquist is in fact writing the majority opinion, there is little doubt that the court will uphold the law, the Children's Internet Protection Act. On the other hand, he is one of the court's fastest writers, raising the question of why the decision in what is now the term's oldest undecided case is taking so long. One possibility is that there are many separate opinions, both concurring and dissenting. Perhaps he started out writing a majority opinion but lost the majority along the way."
Making the Library a Destination
"Teams from 36 California public libraries tried to answer that at a conference held May 18-20 at the new Cerritos Library, also known as "The Experience Library." The conference was sponsored by the library's Clio Institute to promote creativity and innovation in libraries."
If Chief Justice Rehnquist is in fact writing the majority opinion, there is little doubt that the court will uphold the law, the Children's Internet Protection Act. On the other hand, he is one of the court's fastest writers, raising the question of why the decision in what is now the term's oldest undecided case is taking so long. One possibility is that there are many separate opinions, both concurring and dissenting. Perhaps he started out writing a majority opinion but lost the majority along the way."
Making the Library a Destination
"Teams from 36 California public libraries tried to answer that at a conference held May 18-20 at the new Cerritos Library, also known as "The Experience Library." The conference was sponsored by the library's Clio Institute to promote creativity and innovation in libraries."
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