Thursday, January 30, 2003

The First Circuit Court of Appeals on the meaning of unauthorized access of a website under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The issue, then, is whether use of the scraper "exceed[ed] authorized access." (EF CULTURAL TRAVEL BV, ET AL., v. ZEFER CORPORATION, and EXPLORICA, INC., ET AL.) 3:59:25 PM    comment []

Tokyo court pulls plug on online file- swapping service (The Asahi Shimbun). 11:58:48 AM    comment []

A correspondent writes: I am an eighty-year old retired Structural Engineer who has for some sixty-odd years studied Spinoza whenever earning a living and having a family and friends permitted. He includes a link to Mark Twain and Spinoza. I am pretty sure that I never thought of the two together before. I do not know whether I will very often from now on. 10:58:48 AM    comment []

Canada: Judge finds election law unconstitutional Paul Bryan is part way to winning a case against a federal law that prohibits making election results public before the polls close. 10:58:45 AM    comment []

EU delays publication of Microsoft / data privacy guidelines for on-line authentication systems decision (Reuters -- my amendment to headline). 9:58:15 AM    comment []

Sneaky Toolbar Hijacks Browsers. Internet users are mystified by a tricky browser add-on that installs itself without permission and defies attempts to remove it. Some are calling the program the most insidious thing on the Web. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 7:24:20 AM    comment []

A conversation with Frederick Wiseman. The grandfather of cinéma vérité talks about domestic violence, "Domestic Violence" and the reality behind reality films. [Salon Headlines] Wiseman is a genius. His best work is as compelling as any fictional narratives on film. Encountering his work helped me to rethink how film works, and I've learned a great deal from the several Wiseman films I've seen. Brilliant. 7:22:54 AM    comment []