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California: Montebello councilwoman alleges open meeting violation

donal brown March 11, 2011

A Montebello councilwoman is alleging that the city council made open meeting errors in investigating the transfer of funds to off-the-books bank accounts. The councilwoman claims there were conflict of interest issues and that when the council put the city attorney in charge, there was no vote on the matter. -db From The Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2011, by Jessica Garrison. Full Story

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Media lawyer analyzes impact of Righthaven copyright lawsuits

donal brown March 8, 2011

In a thorough analysis of the Righthaven enterprise, Jeffrey D. Neuburger, a lawyer specializing in technology and media business, says it is not likely that Righthaven litigation will significantly curtail the re-posting of online news content with links to the source. But the likelihood is getting sued by Righthaven for copyright violations is real so, says Neuburger, it is important for website providers who allow third party content to protect themselves with DMCA safe harbor

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Federal government effort to establish product safety website under seige

donal brown March 8, 2011

The House of Representatives passed an amendment stopping the Consumer Products Safety Commission from establishing a searchable website dedicated to warning consumers of dangerous products. The amendment passed on February 18, cutting off funds for the site which had been mandated by the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.  Two Democratic senators are mounting a fight in the Senate to save the website. -db From NextGov, March 7, 2011, by William Matthews. Full Story

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Government agencies erasing crucial e-mails

donal brown March 8, 2011

Government agencies are failing to maintain records of e-mails prompting concern that the agencies will not be able to fufill their mission and that the citizen’s right to hold government accountable will be seriously compromised. According to a survey conducted by the National Archives and Records Administration, among missing e-mails were thousands improperly destroyed by the Justice Department just as an investigation of the 2002 “torture memos” began. -db From NextGov, March 4, 2011, by

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Free speech: ACLU leads fight against Muslim ‘radicalization’ hearing by House committee

donal brown March 8, 2011

The American Civil Liberties Union with other groups sent a letter to the House of Representatives Homeland Security committee to protest the bias of the committee in scheduling a hearing March 10 on the “radicalization of the American Muslim community.” The ACLU fears the hearings could chill free speech and free association. -db WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union, along with several other human rights and civil liberties organizations, sent a letter today

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