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- House of Representatives Finally Permits Members to Use Skype, ooVoo
- The Day's Three Burning Legal Questions
| House of Representatives Finally Permits Members to Use Skype, ooVoo | Top |
| The House of Representatives announced this week that its members will finally be able to use the same video teleconferencing technology that most of the world, including my fifth grader, has been using for some time now: Skype and ooVoo. The Hill reports that in a "Dear Colleague" letter on Tuesday, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) announced the roll-out of these technologies and stated that "[d]uring a time when Congress must do more with less, utilizing low-cost, real-time communication tools is an effective way to inform and solicit feedback from your constituents." In fairness to the House, it is not just now discovering things like Skype, and its members have reportedly been asking to use such technologies for more than a year. Until now, however, there were concerns that such communications could not be kept confidential. There was also a concern that the webcams used in video communications might somehow be turned on remotely by outsiders. These security concerns have now been resolved to to the point where the House has allowed lawmakers to use Skype and ooVoo on the House's Public Wi-Fi network. Ars Techinca reports that on Skype's own blog, the company notes in a post entitled, "Skype is... | |
| The Day's Three Burning Legal Questions | Top |
| Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: Pursuant to a cease-and-desist order we are trying to obtain in federal court, the defendant will not be able to sell certain items for two (2) months. Prior to the time we filed our motion, the defendant was infringing on our trademarks due to his unlawful sales. How can we -- Answer: STOP!! Are you trying to write like a tool? Because in two sentences you have already violated Rules 1 through 5 in the "20 Ways to Write Like a Tool" handbook. (Above the Law, 20 Ways to Write Like a Tool) 2) Question: Every doggone day I apply the "Nivea My Silhouette! with Bio-Slim Complex" cream to my stomach and thighs. But unlike the woman in the commerical, my old skinny jeans are definitely NOT fitting me any better. Am I applying the cream incorrectly? Answer: Sorry, but this week the maker of that cream entered into a settlement with the FTC and is now "barred from claiming that any product applied to the skin causes substantial weight or fat loss or a substantial reduction in body size." (The BLT: The... | |
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