self-help for copyright owners?
A California congressman is working to fight against the sharing of copyrighted files on the internet by people using peer-to-peer network software. Part of the legislation that he is working on drafting would allow copyright owners to hack into other peoples' computers to locate the presence of copyright protected materials that haven't been purchased. (Copyright owners, or just large multi-media companies?). Between this law, and some of the recent posts on copyfight, I've begun to wonder what types of abuses of privacy and civil libeties will happen in the name of protecting property. I'm not sure that government sanctioned vigilantism is ever a good idea.
Wednesday, July 03, 2002
Monday, July 01, 2002
tobacco settlement money?
North Carolina is using $400,000 dollars of tobacco settlement money for infrastructure improvements to attract a tobacco processing plant. Might as well just give the money back to the tobacco companies. Oh, wait. They are.
North Carolina is using $400,000 dollars of tobacco settlement money for infrastructure improvements to attract a tobacco processing plant. Might as well just give the money back to the tobacco companies. Oh, wait. They are.
death penalty unconstitutional?
A federal trial judge in New York declared the federal death penalty statute unconstitutional today. While the decision is not binding upon other federal judges, and upon state capital cases, an appeal of the decision will probably have the effect of staying federal executions in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont.
A federal trial judge in New York declared the federal death penalty statute unconstitutional today. While the decision is not binding upon other federal judges, and upon state capital cases, an appeal of the decision will probably have the effect of staying federal executions in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont.
asian-americans unite to show patriotism
Former Delaware Lieutenant Governor and University of Delaware Professor S.B. Woo is the president of a large group of volunteers who are actively passing out thousands of American flags to Asian-American shop owners in Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York. The group is known as the 80-20 Initiative, and their purpose is to to show their love for America, and overcome feelings of xenophobia that mainstream America might have towards new immigrants and citizens. I like the effort, and I wish that it does have the impact that they are hoping it will.
Former Delaware Lieutenant Governor and University of Delaware Professor S.B. Woo is the president of a large group of volunteers who are actively passing out thousands of American flags to Asian-American shop owners in Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York. The group is known as the 80-20 Initiative, and their purpose is to to show their love for America, and overcome feelings of xenophobia that mainstream America might have towards new immigrants and citizens. I like the effort, and I wish that it does have the impact that they are hoping it will.
new sister city
The cities Wilmington counts as its sisters are Kalmar, Sweden; Watford, England; and Fulda, Germany. Osogbo, Nigeria may be next. The designation would come with an exchange of arts, and cultural and business programs. A festival celebrating African culture on the banks of the Brandywine River would be used to raise scholarship money for African students to attend school here.
The cities Wilmington counts as its sisters are Kalmar, Sweden; Watford, England; and Fulda, Germany. Osogbo, Nigeria may be next. The designation would come with an exchange of arts, and cultural and business programs. A festival celebrating African culture on the banks of the Brandywine River would be used to raise scholarship money for African students to attend school here.
legislative results
The final day of Delaware's legislative session has come and gone, and a number of bills passed which will change Delaware's legal landscape. The ones receiving the most attention involve criminal law. One bill will shift the role of a jury, in death penalty cases, from an advisory body to the finder of fact making the final decision regarding whether the sentence is death. That bill has already seen some debate amongst members of the bar. Another law involving the death penalty would allow defense to raise the the issue that the defendant is mentally retarded, to avoid that sentence.
DNA testing will become a reality for all defendants who have been convicted of a felony. A database will be maintained of that genetic information and will be shared with other states.
The final day of Delaware's legislative session has come and gone, and a number of bills passed which will change Delaware's legal landscape. The ones receiving the most attention involve criminal law. One bill will shift the role of a jury, in death penalty cases, from an advisory body to the finder of fact making the final decision regarding whether the sentence is death. That bill has already seen some debate amongst members of the bar. Another law involving the death penalty would allow defense to raise the the issue that the defendant is mentally retarded, to avoid that sentence.
DNA testing will become a reality for all defendants who have been convicted of a felony. A database will be maintained of that genetic information and will be shared with other states.
dupont celebrates 200 years
Congratulations to the Dupont Company on its 200th anniversary. The company was founded in 1802 as a manufacturer of gunpowder, just outside of the City of Wilmington. Dupont has always been active in helping the people of Delaware, whether through charitable giving, community involvement, or partnerships with the University of Delaware. The Wilmington News Journal ran a special spread on Dupont this Sunday covering the past, present, and future of the chemical company in the First State. Dupont is the oldest industrial company on the Fortune 500, and the oldest in the Dow Jones industrial average.
Congratulations to the Dupont Company on its 200th anniversary. The company was founded in 1802 as a manufacturer of gunpowder, just outside of the City of Wilmington. Dupont has always been active in helping the people of Delaware, whether through charitable giving, community involvement, or partnerships with the University of Delaware. The Wilmington News Journal ran a special spread on Dupont this Sunday covering the past, present, and future of the chemical company in the First State. Dupont is the oldest industrial company on the Fortune 500, and the oldest in the Dow Jones industrial average.
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