RAIN 060307 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. Big Names Square Off in $457M Trade Secrets Case The Recorder Two powerhouse Silicon Valley attorneys kicked off a $457 million trade secrets trial last week between a small multimedia firm and Bank of America with a debate over an alleged "conspiracy" surrounding licensing contracts for wireless technology. Robinson & Wood partner Archie Robinson argued that Bank of America conspired against his client, K.C. Multimedia, to steal computer source code. Representing BofA, Ruby & Schofield partner Allen Ruby suggested that KCM's lawsuit was driven by greed. <<http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1141652122347>> The Wichita Eagle, Tue, 07 Mar 2006 1:41 AM PST Key slave-era document now in state's collection <<http://www.charlotte.com/mld/kansas/news/14035944.htm?source=rss&channe l=kansas_news>> In December 1858, abolitionist John Brown stole a stallion and rode it into Missouri, attacking two pro-slavery homesteads and stealing their slaves. The Daily Texan, Tue, 07 Mar 2006 0:11 AM PST Center offers literary sort of Ransom Norman Mailer likes to be photographed in a certain plush, wing-backed chair. Richard Avedon, among others, photographed him there. This seems to be Mailer's favorite chair, perhaps the chair he writes in. When he was younger, though, Mailer had steamier, close-up head shots taken. <http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/news/2006/03/07/LifeArts/ Center.Offers.Literary.Sort.Of.Ransom-1657583.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomai n=www.dailytexanonline.com> PROTECTING your assets SC Magazine - London,UK ... US credit bureau, ChoicePoint, for example, was recently fined over $15 million after a hacker falsified credentials used to sign up for sensitive ChoicePoint ... <http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/545042/protecting-assets/> Picking up the paper trail Albert Lea Tribune - Albert Lea,MN,USA ... The computers allow providers to access medical records and other online resources as well as order lab tests and prescriptions. ... <http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2006/03/07/news/news5.txt> The Polar Bear Expedition: Where history and the future meet U of M News Service (press release) - Ann Arbor,MI,USA ... Michigan history comes to life at the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library thanks to innovative approaches to presenting archival content online ... <http://www.umich.edu/news/?Releases/2006/Mar06/r030706> Moving to preserve historic musical works Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica ... He argued that the collection should not be made into an "archival construct" but instead should be engaged by ordinary Jamaicans not put on a shelf like ... <http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060307/ent/ent1.html> Blu Ray Media Being Shipped By TDK Discwrite - UK ... Blu-ray Discs? inorganic material is impervious to light. This makes the discs well suited for archival. Composed of copper and ... <http://www.discwrite.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=519> Treasure trove of historic film Red and Black - Athens,GA,USA ... else, Compton said. Archival footage also has been featured in documentaries about Jimmy Carter and the Fox Theatre. Abolins said ... <http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/07/440cfd4adef5c> Public to access records on Internet Reporter-Times - Martinsville,IN,USA ... building. The company would install computer hardware at the administration building that would access the county records. There ... <http://www.reporter-times.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=31069&format =html> The Inside Story Law Times - Aurora,Ontario,Canada ... A Lawyer's Guide to Records Management Issues reviews the ethical, legal, and practical issues of document retention, as well as electronic documents and ... <http://www.lawtimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44 2&Itemid=82> SMU won't let man see Bush library plan Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA Southern Methodist University officials said Monday they are denying a Dallas lawyer's request to see SMU's proposal for the George W. Bush Presidential Library ... <http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/DN-bush smu_07met.ART0.North.Edition2.1b47.html> UD: Shush on Bush library plan Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA The University of Dallas is asking a judge to keep its plans for the George W. Bush Presidential Library under wraps. Friday, the ... <http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/parkcities/stories /DN-udlibrary_04MET.ART.West.Edition2.22dc805c.html> Do All Presidential Briefings Get Videotaped? Slate - USA ... Explainer thanks Steve Branch of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, John Dickerson of Slate, and Timothy Naftali of the University of Virginia. <http://www.slate.com/id/2137535/> America's secret history Scripps Howard News Service - Washington,DC,USA ... recently bumped up against the program when they noticed that old, mostly innocuous documents had been pulled from open shelves at the National Archives. ... <http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=EDSECRETS-03-06-0 6> Tracking Heirs and Deadbeats, Starting With 10 (Often Dusty) ... New York Times - United States ... Along with the telephone books that guide his detailed searches of public documents and his negotiations with government agencies to release information not ... <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/06/nyregion/06sleuth.html> Archives Defends Vetting Decision newswire.co.nz - Havelock Nth,Hawkes Bay,New Zealand ... of government ministers for classified material. This follows the inadvertent release of top secret documents in the so-called Lange papers, detailing spying ... <http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=305379&catid=30> Providence again hit by data theft, this time in Washington Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA ... Another left a laptop in a car while running into a store. ... None of the stolen records so far appears to have been used by criminals. ... <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_OR_Providence_Data_Theft.html > Service To Remotely Wipe Data From Lost Laptops InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA ... Portal Software, an Everdream customer since 2004, had a laptop with sensitive company data stolen from a car roughly 18 months ago. ... <http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18150161 6> Electronic Discovery: When Data Retention Is a Bad Idea Microsoft Certified Professional - USA ... the migration of business from paperwork to electronic records, the process ... E-discovery services examine company archives to find relevant files, preserve them ... <http://www.mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?EditorialsID=1255> Apartment Store files for bankruptcy; money from renters ... The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA ... The records at the Apartment Store were in such a mess that it took until June for Kimball to realize the extent of the problem, Sullivan said. ... <http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2006/03/07/news/local/news02.txt> Wall Street Journal Google Has Plan to Act As Hard Drive for Users' Files <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114170518095191209.html?> Wall Street Journal Keeping Track Of Miniature Books Is No Small Feat Katrina, Thieves and Cats Have Claimed Tiny Texts; 'No, That's a Crumb' <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114170040528791088.html?> Wall Street Journal The Business of History <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114170261911791150.html?> Beacon challenges subpoena to search computer drives Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA ... The letter protested not only the "overreaching" of the state's records request, but also "the heavy-handed and inappropriate means" by which regulators sought ... <http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20060307_beacon7.da27d6c.html> Information specialist to help shape FOI bill Cayman Net News - grand cayman,Cayman Islands ... Trust, a UK-based charity and with "InForm Consult" and "Cornwell Affiliates", private UK companies, to provide specialist electronic records input to e ... <http://caymannetnews.com/2006/03/1043/shape.shtml> Bill would shield e-mails, other correspondence Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA ... those Wilkey described -- from private individuals detailing personal information -- already are exempt from disclosure under the state open-records law, said ... <http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060304/NEWS0 101/603040375/1008/NEWS01> Johnny Cash Archives Reveal Unreleased Treasures Chart Attack - Canada Johnny Cash's son John Carter Cash has stumbled upon a goldmine of music from his late father and will release some of the intimate recordings in a two-CD set ... <http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/03/0734.cfm> Peter A. 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