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Publishers who claim copyright to government publications
Bonnie Klein of the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) has pointed out a problem of publishers making a false claim of copyright to works of the U.S. Government. Using Google Books, she discovered that one entrepreneur "has assigned ISBNs and lists his company as Publisher of government documents" harvested from the DTIC. She identifies the publishers Storming Media, Diane Publishing, and Penny Hill Press as republishers of government information.
- Google Book Search & Resellers of GovWorks by Bonnie Klein, posting to liblicense-l, Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:30:25 EST
Presidential transition web site… copyrighted!
Change.Gov, the "Office of the President Elect," is a .gov site, but it says "Content copyright © 2008 by Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501c(4) organization. All rights reserved." So, is this an official government web site? Will it be captured by the transition crawl? Steven Clift has a few comments here. Continue reading
Ask the State Dept. a question on YouTube
The U.S. Department of State has a channel on YouTube (youtube.com/statevideo and State Department spokesman Sean McCormack has announced a new service they are calling "Briefing 2.0" in which you can post a video to YouTube asking the State Department a question. McCormack says:
The idea is that you would be able to ask questions of me directly by posting video on YouTube.... This should be a lot of fun. I know it's going to be fun for me. I get to hear from the press corps every single day and give them answers. This is an opportunity for me to hear directly from you and for you to hear directly from me with answers to your questions, whatever happens to be on your mind. So give it a try.The Washington Post covers the story and the first few questions here: What's the Opposite of 'Mainstream'?, By Al Kamen, Washington Post, October 31, 2008; A17. Thanks and a tip of the hat to Kevin Taglang! Continue reading
McCain v. Obama: The Technology Policy Smackdown
This is being webcast right now (Oct 30, 2008, 12:30 PM EST) http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/tech_smackdown Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Reed Hundt Debate the Candidates' Tech Agendas "Join us as two top presidential campaign advisers debate these specific issues and describe the candidates' respective visions for maximizing technological innovation and access." Due to a last-minute scheduling conflict, Douglas Holtz-Eakin is unable to participate in today's event, and the McCain campaign will not be sending an alternate spokesperson. The event will proceed as scheduled with Reed Hundt representing the Obama campaign. Continue reading
EconomicRecovery.Gov
www.EconomicRecovery.gov is a resource for the American people to find help to keep their homes, find jobs and protect their savings. It is a multi-agency site supported by the White House, Treasury, Commerce, USDA, Labor, HUD, SBA, and the FDIC. The url redirects to http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/EconomicNews/index.htm?er=true and I found that the site seemed busy and loaded slowly... Continue reading
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