From Library Journal:
The world’s leading STM publisher, Elsevier, announced this month that it will offer authors the chance to make their articles freely available for a fee. Six journals in physics will offer the option, including Nuclear Physics A, Nuclear Physics B, Nuclear Physics B, Proceedings Supplements, Nuclear Instruments and Methods A, Physics Letters B, [...]
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Elsevier Cautiously Tries a Variation on Open Access
CIA may have accessed Canadian banking records
From CTV, Inc.:
Canada’s privacy commissioner is investigating whether United States officials have improperly received the banking records of Canadians.
The Toronto Star reports the investigation is also trying to determine if the Central Intelligence Agency was given unauthorized access to the confidential files.
Legal victory for Google in library project
From the Guardian:
Google has won a crucial victory in a German court as it tries to persuade publishers that its drive to digitise library books to get at the information inside is not an attempt to smash copyright laws.
Scientific publisher Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (WBG), backed by the German publishers association, had asked a Hamburg court for [...]
Senate deals blow to Net neutrality
From News.com:
A U.S. Senate panel narrowly rejected strict Net neutrality rules on Wednesday, dealing a grave setback to companies like eBay, Google and Amazon.com that had made enacting them a top political priority this year.
By an 11-11 tie, the Senate Commerce Committee failed to approve a Democrat-backed amendment that would have ensured all Internet traffic [...]
Judiciary Committee Hearing on Presidential Signing Statements
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing yesterday on presidential signing statements. Testimony and submitted statements are now online.
GOP bill targets NY Times
From The Hill:
House Republican leaders are expected to introduce a resolution today condemning The New York Times for publishing a story last week that exposed government monitoring of banking records.
The resolution is expected to condemn the leak and publication of classified documents, said one Republican aide with knowledge of the impending legislation.
Senators adopt Web labeling requirement
From News.com:
Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must slap warning labels on their pages or face prison terms of up to five years, according to a proposal adopted by a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday.
During a day of debate on a wide-ranging communications bill, the Senate Commerce Committee approved an amendment backed by the [...]
Judge questions secrecy claims
From the Sacramento Bee:
A judge expressed doubts Friday that AT&T’s cooperation with the National Security Agency in spying on customer phone calls and e-mails would be a “state secret” that would have to be shielded completely from public or court scrutiny.
China Weighs Fines for Reports on ‘Sudden Events’
From the New York Times:
Chinese media outlets will be fined up to $12,500 each time they report on “sudden events” without prior authorization from government officials, according to a draft law under review by the Communist Party-controlled legislature.
The law, revealed today in most state-run newspapers, would give government officials a powerful new tool to restrict [...]
State governments push for Net neutrality laws
From News.com:
As a U.S. Senate panel prepares for a vote on Net neutrality legislation this week, state attorneys general in New York and California are joining Internet companies in saying that network operators must not be permitted to prioritize certain broadband content and services.