Outlandish State Laws – California

I have not verified the veracity of these, but thought they were just outlandish enough to be true. My source is the website, http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-jokes/dumb-laws.html. Here is a sample of some of the laws apparently on the books in California: Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of… Read More

Daily Digest for September 30th

mdpeters New blog post: Juris Doctor 56 of 215 https://michaelpeters.org/?p=854 [#]. mdpeters New blog post: Laws of Power – 37 https://michaelpeters.org/?p=856 [#]. mdpeters New blog post: Outlandish State Laws – Alabama https://michaelpeters.org/?p=858 [#]. mdpeters posted 2 items. Academic asks Turkish court to overturn Myspace and Last.fm blocking decisions China strengthens Great Firewall ahead of anniversary

Laws of Power – 37

Create compelling spectacles: Striking imagery and grand symbolic gestures create the aura of power – everyone responds to them. Stage spectacles for those around you, then, full of arresting visuals and radiant symbols that heighten your presence. Dazzle by appearances, no one will notice what you are really doing. Even the simple order of operations… Read More

Daily Digest for September 23rd

mdpeters posted Sample Electronic Fraud Prevention Guidelines: mdpeters posted Sample Electronic Fraud Prevention Guidelines: mdpeters posted Sample Electronic Fraud Prevention Guidelines: mdpeters posted Sample Electronic Fraud Prevention Guidelines: mdpeters posted 3 items. Guide to EU small claims procedure for cross-border disputes below €2,000 At least 6000 websites censored from Turkey UK – Tories pledge to… Read More

Daily Digest for September 17th

mdpeters posted 6 items. Lily Allen hits out at file sharers as Tories mock government plans France Passes New 3 Strikes Anti-Piracy Bill EU Commission sets up piracy monitor but rejects copyright reform UK lawyer threatens Facebook, mulls action against ISPs to block defamation Web Censoring Widens Across Southeast Asia ISP Appeals Decision Forcing it… Read More

Changes are Coming: Electronically Stored Information

I’ve been doing a bit of research into the subpoena, search, custody, and disposal of electronically stored information (ESI). Part of this comes in the normal course of doing business as a Chief Information Security Officer, while part comes from my natural passions for information security and the law. The reality that casting a wide… Read More