RAIN 20080108
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Could Your Electronic Records End Up Sinking Your Business
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription) - London,UK
Does your business have an official policy for the retention and destruction
of your electronic information? If not, it should. ...<
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=55730>
How Welsh soldier tried to rescue Russian woman
ic Wales - United Kingdom
A copy of Pte Jones' recording has now been lodged with the Imperial War
Museum's sound archives. Keep up to date with the news. ...
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http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/01/07/how-welsh-soldier-tried-to-rescue-russian-woman-91466-20319053/
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Confusion Reigns Over Museum for St. John
St. John Tradewinds - St. John,U.S. Virgin Islands
All of the artifacts, many of which were donated by the St. John Historical
Society, were boxed up and stored at the first floor of the Battery, ...
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http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2212&Itemid=1
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144 Year Old US Flag Rediscovered In Broom Closet
WHMI - Howell,MI,USA
1/7/08 - After spending time rolled up behind a bunch of dry mops and
brooms, the Hartland Historical Society rediscovered its historical 36 star
American ...<http://www.whmi.com/news/article/article5638.php>
<http://www.whmi.com/newsarchive.php>
Looters Walk Off With Bob Marley's Legacy
Cinema Blend - USA
By Mack Rawden: 2008-01-07 11:49:03 I think I speak for everyone when I say
what the fuck, Jamaican law enforcement officials? What the fuck? ...
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http://www.cinemablend.com/music/Looters-Walk-Off-With-Bob-Marley-s-Legacy-8141.html
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The trove at Bad Arolsen
Globe and Mail - Canada
A telling detail of the Nazi obsession with bureaucratic record-keeping was
reported by The Associated Press, which was given access to the archives two
...
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080107.weholocaust07/BNStory/specialComment/home
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Important considerations in compliance tool selection
Search Storage - USA
In many cases, data retention is based on retention requirements for similar
paper records. For example, if paper employment records must be kept for
seven ...
<http://searchstorage.techtarget.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=1288509>
Are full backups a thing of the past?
Search Storage - USA
For long-term data retention, data may be stored offsite on tape for a
specific number of years based on IRS regulations. Despite advances in tape
...<http://searchstorage.techtarget.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=1285446>
State, local agencies say they're protecting residents' data
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
+ Disposing of old information properly, whether it's erasing hard drives or
shredding paper documents. +Not using wireless networks if they don't meet
the ...
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080107/NEWS0201/80107124/1001/NEWS
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Intellectual Property Protection: Key to Entrepreneur Success
Reuters - USA
Types of intellectual property There are four legally defined categories of
intellectual property: patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
...
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http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS189891+07-Jan-2008+PRN20080107
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Miss. court to decide if pet food maker must give research ...
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
PETA said it didn't want trade secrets. PETA said it only wanted to know
what happened to the animals at Mississippi State. PETA claimed Mississippi
State ...<http://www.sunherald.com/306/story/281688.html>
75th Orientation Course in Records Management begins in Bhopal
Indian Muslims - San Diego,CA,USA
The renowned Archivist SD Guru, former Director of Madhya Pradesh State
Archives, inaugurated the Orientation Course. While speaking on the occasion
Guru ...
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http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/jan/07/75th_orientation_course_records_management_begins_bhopal.html
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44 Montana counties have faulty voting machines
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
Meaning an unauthorized person could delete records of votes by zeroing out
the vote totals. Secretary of State Brad Johnson's office responded to the
...
<http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7589933&nav=menu227_6
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ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY: County''s
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription) - Irvine,CA,USA
Further, even after the County had received a document request, key
personnel remained free to delete documents from the system because the
County failed to ...
<http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=sa&id=1119>
Access to court records varies across country
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... Supreme Court of Canada's repeated direction that there is a presumption
of timely access to public records, unless there are exceptional
circumstances. ...<
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=220209>
E-Discovery Headaches Not Yet Easing
IT Business Edge - Louisville,KY,USA
[FRCP] has made their lives incredibly complicated. IT is now responsible
for immediately locating electronic files that can exist just about anywhere
-- in ...<http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/ssg/?p=242>
County court records pile up
Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee,OK,USA
By DE Smoot Keeping a handle on the hundreds of thousands of documents
processed by a county court clerk's office is a monumental task that keeps
growing ...
<http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/local_story_008000754.html>
Countering the threat from corporate espionage
ZDNet UK - UK
Corporate espionage costs the world's 1000 largest companies in excess of
$45bn (£22.8bn) every year, according to research from consulting firm ...<
http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/0,1000001991,39291900,00.htm>
Commentary: Involve records officer in IT purchases
Federal Times - USA
By MARTHA MORPHY Electronic records management -- dealing with the abundance
of electronic government information created on workers' desktops and on
mission ...
<http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3290860>
Nature sticks entire archive online
Register - London,England,UK
By Lester Haines → More by this author Science journal Nature has completed
the digitisation of its entire archive by making available material from
1869's ...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/07/nature_online_archive/>
Private Godfrey's online archive
Web User - London,UK
An archive of the actor and playwright Arnold Ridley's work has been made
available online by Bristol University. Best known as Private Godfrey in
classic ...<http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/172703.html>
New Website to Showcase WSAZ Archive Video
WSAZ-TV - Huntington,WV,USA
A trip down memory lane is now at your fingertips. The Marshall University
Library just launched a new website called 50 Years Ago Today: As Seen on
WSAZ-TV ...<http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/13507547.html>
SINGAPORE: Local blogs being added to S'pore's historical archives
Asia Pacific Media Network - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Keith Lin The National Library Board (NLB) is adding blogs to Singapore's
historical archives as part of its efforts to retain a comprehensive record
of ...<
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=84965>
Personal Data at Risk after Utah Workers' Comp Fund Laptop Stolen
Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA
Worker's Compensation Fund, one of Utah's largest insurance companies, is
working to recover a laptop stolen from an auditor's car that held personal
data ...
<http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/01/08/86124.htm>
Council takes steps after laptop theft
East Anglian Daily Times - Ipswich,England,UK
... at a Suffolk council after a laptop containing the private banking
details of everybody on its payroll was stolen from the home of a senior
officer. ...
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http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED07%20Jan%202008%2020%3A34%3A24%3A510
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Identity Theft Expert: Governments Must Set a Much-Needed Example ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
"Imagine the good will that a well-publicized retrieval of data stored on a
stolen government laptop computer would generate with public
constituencies," ...
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http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=19505
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Most agencies keep personal data off laptops
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
Disposing of old information properly, whether it's erasing hard drives or
shredding paper documents. * Not using wireless networks if they don't meet
the ...
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080108/NEWS0202/801080374/1009/NEWS
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California data breach disclosure law extended to cover medical ...
SC Magazine US - USA
"Social Security numbers sell for a couple of dollars on the black market,
but medical records files command a very high price -- they can sell for $50
on ...
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http://www.scmagazineus.com/California-data-breach-disclosure-law-extended-to-cover-medical-records/article/100459/
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Six Lawyers in Qualcomm Case Sanctioned for 'Monumental' Discovery Violations
The Recorder
Six attorneys in the Qualcomm discovery fiasco were sanctioned Monday
for "monumental" discovery violations and referred to the State Bar
of California for possible discipline. Day Casebeer Madrid &
Batchelder attorneys James Batchelder, Adam Bier, Kevin Leung,
Christian Mammen and Lee Patch, and Heller Ehrman's Stanley Young
were sanctioned and harshly criticized by U.S. Magistrate Judge
Barbara Major. The ruling follows a patent infringement trial Qualcomm
had brought against Broadcom Corp.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1199700332309
Qualcomm sanctioned for not providing files in patent trial
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The lawyers "assisted Qualcomm in committing this incredible discovery
violation by intentionally hiding or recklessly ignoring relevant
documents," Major ...
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-qualcomm8jan08,1,7307908.story?coll=la-headlines-business
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Office 2003 File Formats Go Away, Then Come Back
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
Many of these document converters were been written over a decade ago,
before the Internet made it easy to spread infected files. ... <
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/01/office_2003_fil.html
>
Don't blame it on the database
What PC? - UK
The national media has, unsurprisingly, been full of politicians and
commentators calling for the identity cards and NHS electronic records
programmes to be ...
<http://www.whatpc.co.uk/computing/analysis/2206700/blame-database-3731701>
The Telegraph
Jeremy Clarkson eats his words over ID Theft
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/07/nclarkson107.xml
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The Telegraph
Government's record year of data loss
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/06/ndata106.xml
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Privacy Lawsuit Against Sears Is Ridiculous
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... insidious hackers, who might access the data to pretend to be from Sears
and then trick people into giving up credit card or Social Security numbers.
...
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/01/privacy_lawsuit.html
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Information Week
CES Risk: Free USB Flash Drives
Security researchers warn that flash media given away at trade shows -- or
even bought off the shelf -- may contain malware.
<http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205210426>
State wants its documents pulverized, not shredded
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
That's the reason, state officials say, they awarded a document-destruction
contract to an Ohio company instead of to a Lansing company that offered
todo ...
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http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080108/NEWS01/801080359/1001/news
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Data Retention
Guernsey Press and Star - Guernsey,England,UK
by Nick Mollet A GUERNSEYMAN will be involved in a landmark legal challenge
at the highest level of the European Court of Human Rights next month. ... <
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/shownewsarticle.pl?ArticleID=003162>
The Telegraph
World hooked on 'blogger' in trenches
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=TNQ2XSYUKRI1LQFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2008/01/04/nblog104.xml
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Deleting files isn't always enough
TechRepublic - Louisville,KY,USA
You should also understand that in general shredding a specific file has no
automatic effect on any backups that might exist, including Microsoft
Windows ...<http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=388>
CUA Alumni News
The Record, the Broadcast and the Nazis: An Archivist's Discovery Rewrites
History
<http://publicaffairs.cua.edu/cuamag/fall07/features/record.html>
Wall Street Journal
Judge Sanctions 6 Qualcomm Lawyers
By DON CLARK
January 8, 2008; Page A18
A federal magistrate issued sanctions against six
Qualcomm<http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=QCOM>Inc.
attorneys for mishandling evidence in a high-stakes patent case
against
Broadcom <http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=brcm> Corp.
(Read the ruling.<http://wsj.com/public/resources/documents/qualcomm_doc200800107.pdf>
)
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http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119975949944573821-lMyQjAxMDE4OTA5ODcwNTg5Wj.html
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Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va
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