Fsu College Of Law Library Blog

FSU College of Law Library Blog has news of interest to law librarians and law students. Topics range from technology, to careers, to Internet law.

Author: The authors are law librarians at the Florida State University College of Law.

Blawg Related Categories: Law Libraries • Florida State University • Librarian

Recent Posts from FSU College of Law Library Blog

Trade Talks Hone in on Internet Abuse and ISP Liability
Interesting review in PC World of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement meeting in South Korea. Here's an excerpt: ISPs around the world may be forced to snoop on their subscribers and cut them off if they…
Global Trends 2025
The National Intelligence Council has released its report Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World. Here are some of its preliminary assessments: The whole international system—as constructed following WWII—will be revolutionized. Not only will new players—Brazil,…
USPTO Rescinds Controversial Patent Regulations Package Proposed by Previous Administration
The USPTO has rescinded a controversial patent regulation package. Here's an excerpt of the announcement from the USPTO web page: WASHINGTON — Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David…
Broadband Internet is Now a Legal Right in Finland
Finland has become the first country to declare Internet access a legal right. Here's an excerpt from Mashable: The EU Parliament has on several occasions stated that access to the Internet is one of basic…
Internet Has Never Been More Dangerous
From InformationWeek an article reporting how malware and phishing schemes are becoming more common. Here's an excerpt: Between January and June this year, the number of fake antivirus programs detected grew by 585%, according to…
Crime Reports
A new crime reports mashup is available here. Posted by Jon Lutz
Worst of Recession is Over for Law Firms
The worst of the recession may be over for law firms according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey. Read the ABAJournal Law News Now for more information. Posted by Jon Lutz
Why the White House is Hiring a Social Media Archivist
The Whitehouse is attempting to archive its social media content. Here's an excerpt describing what they are trying to do: “In order to comply with the Presidential Records Act, the White House New Media team…
Appeals Court Throws Out $358 Million Verdict in Microsoft Case
A federal appeals court on Friday affirmed a jury verdict that Microsoft, with their Outlook calendar function, infringed an Alcatel-Lucent patent, but ruled that the $358 million dollars awarded to the software company was excessive.…
Hackers Routinely Sell E-Mail Passwords
From the ABAJournal Law News Now Hackers Routinely Sell E-Mail Passwords with Virtual Impunity; here's an excerpt: Think you're personal e-mail's secure? Think again. Hackers can obtain virtually anyone's password, experts say, and the penalties…