Legal Information Alert articles from January 2000

Legal Information Alert archives from January 2000

1999 Legislative Review: The Battle of the Database Bills.(Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1999)
January 1, 2000... In my previous legislative review, "Copyright and the 105th Congress" (Legal Information Alert, vol. 18, no. 1, January 1999), I ended with the good news that H.R. 2652, the Collection of Information Antipiracy Act, was not enacted into law....

From the Editor.(Editorial)
January 1, 2000... Happy New Year! Now that Y2K concerns have passed, we can go back to business as usual. One thing is certain, the year 2000 will bring many new products and services, and we will be there to bring you news about them. Sam Trosow brings us...

For Your Information.(book)
January 1, 2000... We recently discovered a new legal information product that is low tech, but very useful. The Surfless Law Guide is a handy guide to give to every attorney in your firm. It is very inexpensive and contains in one place all the web sites you...

Biotechnology: Law, Business, and Regulation. (Commercial Law).(book)
January 1, 2000... Michael J. Malinowski, Beth E. Arnold, Joanne M. Nardone, et al. 1999. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf & CD-ROM. 1,100p. ISBN: 0-7355-0309-5. $195. Biotechnology, once the sole province of theoretical research, has become a significant...

Equal Employment Opportunity 1999 Compliance Guide. (Employment Law).(book)
January 1, 2000... John F. Buckley. 1999. Panel Publishers. Softcover. 807p. ISBN: 0-7355-0336-2. $145. Annual updates. This single-volume work makes a handy reference source for attorneys and other professionals involved with workplace discrimination...

Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment. (Employment Law).(book)
January 1, 2000... David A. Larson, ed. 1999. CCH incorporated. 72p. ISSN: 1525-7088. $199/year. Quarterly. This new periodical was first published in June 1999. According to the editor's statements, the journal "seeks to provide human resource and dispute...

U.S. Government on the Web. (Government).(book)
January 1, 2000... Peter Hernon, John A. Shuler & Robert E. Dugan. 1999. Libraries Unlimited, Inc. Softcover. 350p. ISBN: 1-56308-757-X. $39.50. The exponential increase in government information on the Internet is enough to make even the most savvy researcher's...

Internet Law and Regulation. (Information Law).(book)
January 1, 2000... Pike & Fischer, Inc. http://interninternetlaw.pf.com/. Internet, CD-ROM & looseleaf volumes. $795 for one format; $995 for two formats; $1,095 for all formats. Internet law issues are arising in every legal practice area including the...

Trademark Counterfeiting. (Intellectual Property).(book)
January 1, 2000... George W. Abbott & Lee S. Sporn, eds. 1999. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf. 734p. ISBN: 0-7355-0551-9. $165. Annual supplements. Trademark counterfeiting is a major problem for U.S. businesses. In 1995, it was estimated that counterfeit...

Lawcast. (Legal Profession).(audiobook)
January 1, 2000... Jo Astrid Glading. 1994. Vox Juris Inc. Audiocassette or CD. $339 to $558 per year. Updated twice per month. Lawcast is a subscription service that enables one to receive MCLE credit for listening to audiotapes on any number of fairly...

The Political Economy of Legal Information: The New Landscape. (Legal Profession).(book)
January 1, 2000... Samuel E. Trosow, ed. 1999. The Haworth Press, Inc. Hardcover. 200p. ISBN: 0-78900764-9. $39.95. The Haworth Press is a premier publisher of over 2,000 books and more than 160 journals covering a wide range of academic and popular...

Litigating Year 2000 (Y2K) Cases. (Practice & Procedure).(book)
January 1, 2000... Ronald N. Weikers, G. Jeffrey Racho & Michael J. Heicklen, eds. 1999. West Group. Looseleaf. 693p. $175. As the year 2000 approached, speculation abounded as to the extent of the millennium bug problem and the litigation it would spawn. It...

Model Witness Examinations: Dealing with Documents and Demonstrative Evidence. (Practice & Procedure).(audiobook)
January 1, 2000... Paul Mark Sandler & James K. Archibald. 1999. American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education and the Section of Litigation, ABA/CLE Books on Tape. Audiotapes. $95. In "Death of a Hired Man," Robert Frost lamented the...

Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on the States. (Reference).(book)
January 1, 2000... Bruce Wetterau. 1999. CQ Press. Hardcover. 300p. ISBN: 1-56802-444-4. $49.95. Author Bruce Wetterau and Congressional Quarterly (CQ) have come up with a successful question and answer format for subjects that are not typically...

Modern Communication Law. (Telecommunications).(book)
January 1, 2000... Harvey L. Zuckman, Robert Corn-Revere, Robert M. Frieden, et al. 1999. West Group. 3v. Hardcover. ISBN: 0-314-23041-6, 0314-23315-6 & 0-314-23732-1. $285. Defining "communications law" is not a simple endeavor. Black's Law Dictionary...

Correction.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2000... In the November/December (18LIA 10) issue of Legal Information Alert, the last line on page nine is an error and should be ignored.

Database Report.
January 1, 2000... LEXIS-NEXIS Becomes LEXIS Publishing: More Than Just a Change of Name If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this past summer West Group received a veritable elevation to a pedestal by a very unlikely admirer: LEXIS-NEXIS, now...