Legal Information Alert articles from January 2001

Legal Information Alert archives from January 2001

Legislative review 2000: three strikes, but they're not out. (Editorial)
January 1, 2001... For the past two years, I have reviewed the efforts to enact a database bill in the U.S. Congress. In the 105th Congress, all attempts to extend copyright-type protection to collections of data and facts failed. In this review, I will cover the...

From the Editor...
January 1, 2001... As I put the finishing touches on this issue, I am making plans to attend the Legal Tech show in New York. I understand that big announcements will be made, and I am excited to see what they will be. Read my observations in the February edition...

(Update on legal web sites).
January 1, 2001... It is the time of year when state governors deliver State of the State addresses, and the president tells Congress and the people the State of the Union. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to give you a "State of the Legal Web Sites" update,...

Susan M. Fingerman appointed editor of Business Information Alert.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Susan Fingerman has joined Alert Publications, Inc. as editor of Business Information Alert. Fingerman assumed her duties in mid-October and the first issue published under her editorship was the January 2001 issue. Fingerman is an information...

State Administrative Law Bibliography: Print and Electronic Sources.(Review)
January 1, 2001... State Administrative Law Bibliography: Print and Electronic Sources. Cheryl Rae Nyberg, ed. 2000. Boast/Nyberg. Hardcover. 597p. ISBN: 1-889194-04-2. $250. I was pleased to see that this year several books about state materials were...

Computer Technology Law Report.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Computer Technology Law Report. 2000. Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Newsletter. ISSN: 1529-9368. $795 per year. Semimonthly. BNA, a leading publisher of print and electronic news and information, recently introduced Computer Technology...

Drafting Internet Agreements.
January 1, 2001... Drafting Internet Agreements. Gregory J. Battersby & Charles W. Grimes. 2000. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf with CD-ROM. 700p. ISBN: 0-7355-12717-7. $165. The rapidly changing Internet environment has given rise to new intellectual...

Technology Transfer Guide.
January 1, 2001... Technology Transfer Guide. Michael J. Lennon. 2000. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf with disk. 600p. ISBN: 0-7355-1352-X. $175. Annual supplements. Aspen Law & Business' Technology Transfer Guide in a looseleaf format is part of its...

Licensing Royalty Rates: 2000 ed.
January 1, 2001... Licensing Royalty Rates 2000 Edition. Gregory J. Battersby & Charles W. Grimes. 2000. Aspen Law & Business. Softcover. 400p. ISBN: 0-7355-01353-8. $245. From the title I assumed this book would be your standard basic introduction to...

Achieving Excellence in the Practice of Law: The Lawyer's Guide, 2d ed.
January 1, 2001... Achieving Excellence in the Practice of Law: The Lawyer's Guide. 2d ed. 2000. ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education. Softcover. 496p. ISBN: 0-8318-1001-7.$100. Academics perennially struggle with the question of how much...

Age Discrimination Litigation.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Age Discrimination Litigation. L. Steven Platt & Cathy Ventrell-Monsees. 2000. James Publishing. Looseleaf with CD-ROM. 800p. ISBN: 1-58012-058-X. $99. In these days of ever-increasing book prices, James Publishing offers a reasonably...

Class Action Litigation Report.
January 1, 2001... Class Action Litigation Report. 2000. Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Newsletter (print and electronic). ISSN: 1529-0115. $1,895 per year. Semimonthly. BNA has created a wonderful new product that should meet the needs of almost every law...

You can take it with you. (legal reference information available on hand-held devices) (Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Over the past few months, the two major legal publishers have announced the availability of some of their legal materials in electronic formats compatible with either handheld PDAs (personal digital assistants), such as Palm devices, or...

Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium. 2000 edition. Morton F. Daller, ed. Aspen Law & Business. Softcover. 860p. ISBN: 0-7355-1497-6. $125. The search for multi-state surveys of the law is a frequent one. The research task becomes...