RE: Blocked Weblog

"Robert Ambrogi" <[email protected]> Tue, 12 Apr 2005 13:42:07 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.culture.law.network-lawyers
Message-ID <000c01c53f86$f30732f0$7901a8c0@bambrogi>
My book is miles from a criticism of the corporate culture. It is, "The
Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web."

But now that I see "Better That 100 Witches Should Live," and given that I
live just down the road from Salem and am fascinated by First Amendment
studies, I'll be sure to get a copy -- before it lands in some censorware
database.

-- Bob Ambrogi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Maule [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:37 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [NetLawyers] Blocked Weblog
> 
> 
> 
> Well, www.jembook.com isn't classified. So what's the book about, Bob?
> :-) Some Maule-like criticism of the corporate culture? :-)
> 
> Jim Maule
> 
> >>> [email protected] 4/12/2005 9:58:46 AM >>>
> 
> My only guess is that I include a plug for my book, and a 
> link to the lawcatalog.com site that sells it. 
> 
> -- Bob Ambrogi
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: J. Larry Green [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:21 AM
> > To: [email protected] 
> > Cc: J. Larry Green
> > Subject: RE: [NetLawyers] Blocked Weblog
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 4/12/05 9:04 AM EST
> > 
> > Bob,
> > 
> > I checked several major and minor law firms and several law
> > firm management groups including mine. None were 
> > reviewed/classified by N2H2. (Not scientific, mine you.)
> > 
> > What DID you do to warrant being rated by N2H2? <g>
> > 
> > 
> > J. Larry Green
> > Principal
> > ____________________________________________
> > 
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> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Robert Ambrogi [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:34 AM
> > >To: [email protected] 
> > >Subject: RE: [NetLawyers] Blocked Weblog
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >This is scary. My site, www.legaline.com, is in there
> > >under the category
> > >"electronic commerce." But all I sell is legal services.
> > >
> > >-- Bob Ambrogi
> > >______________________
> > >Robert J. Ambrogi, Esq.
> > >Rockport, MA
> > >Web: www.legaline.com
> > >LawSites blog: www.legaline.com/lawsites.html 
> > >Media Law blog, www.legaline.com/medialaw.html 
> > >
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: James S. Tyre [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 10:03 PM
> > >> To: [email protected] 
> > >> Subject: Re: [NetLawyers] Blocked Weblog
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> See below.  Many businesses uses censorware for a variety of
> > >> purposes, supposedly to improve worker productivity, avoid
> bringing
> > >> inappropriate
> > >> material into the workplace, etc.  The problem is that 
> censorware 
> > >> is not in the least fine-grained, and if the employer is using
> > >> censorware that has
> > >> you in a broad category, you've been bit.  Here,
> > >you're in Secure
> > >> Computing's free pages category.  You and billions of others.
> > >>
> > >> And yes, some censorware products do specifically
> > >block blogs.
> > >>
> > >> http://database.n2h2.com/cgi-perl/catrpt.pl
> > >> URL Checker
> > >>
> > >> Thank you for your submission. Below please find a
> > >listing of
> > >> the category
> > >> (ies) in which your submitted URL appears. For a detailed
> > description
> > >> of each category, visit our filtering categories section.
> > >>
> > >> The Site: http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/
> > >> is categorized by N2H2 as:
> > >> Web Page Hosting/Free Pages
> > >>
> > >> The site you submitted resides on a Web page hosting server that
> > >> provides Web page hosting for their users such as homepages
> > >that share
> > >> a common
> > >> domain. These sites include those provided by ISPs,
> > >> University/education servers, free Web page hosts, etc. 
> > Although many
> > >> of
> > >these Web page
> > >> providers post rules and regulations for content,
> > >they do not always
> > >> adequately monitor this content. Users often abuse Web
> > page services
> > >> by posting offensive content under multiple pseudonyms.
> > >>
> > >> Because this category contains hundreds of millions
> > >of pages,
> > >> it is not
> > >> practical to assign more granular categorization to
> > >individual pages.
> > >> However, any page can be added to your local block and 
> allow list,
> 
> > >> enabling access to specific content even if the category 
> has been 
> > >> selected to be blocked. Local block or allow lists are 
> maintained 
> > >> at the discretion of
> > >> your local network administration. You can reach
> > >your network
> > >> administration by contacting those that provide our
> > >filtering
> > >> for you,
> > >> whether that be your school, Internet Service Provider, or
> > place of
> > >> employment.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> At 08:27 PM 4/11/2005 -0400, Stuart Levine wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >I understand the general position of brokerage houses with
> > >> respect to
> > >> >communications emanating from the firm.  However, weblogs,
> > >> for the most
> > >> >part, represent communications to the firm.  Thus, there
> > >> should be no
> > >> >basis for limiting access.
> > >> >
> > >> >On 11 Apr 2005 at 16:35, Greg Broiles wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Apr 11, 2005 2:41 PM, Stuart Levine
> > ><[email protected]>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > Some of you may find my weblog posting here: > >
> > >> > >
> > >http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2005/04/writers-block.html > >
> > >> or here: >
> > >> > > > http://snipurl.com/dyaw > > to be of interest.
> > > It deals with a
> > >> > > discovery that I made last Friday, > namely that access
> > >> to my weblog
> > >> > > was blocked via a stock > brokerage internet connection.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > I tried to respond via your weblog, but got an
> > >error when
> > >> I tried to
> > >> > > post.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > The gist of my comment was that this isn't too
> > >surprising to me,
> > >> > > given the regulatory environment within which brokers
> > >> operate. SEC
> > >> > > and broker/dealer regulation are not my field,
> > >but it's my
> > >> > > impression that there are rules (created by
> > >either SEC or NASD or
> > >> > > both) that require brokers to retain copies of
> > >*every* written
> > >> > > communication between brokers and [potential] customers,
> > >> as well as
> > >> > > baroque rules regarding the content of the
> > >> communications. In that
> > >> > > light, claming down on blogs doesn't strike me as out of
> > >> character.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > See, for example,
> > >> <http://registeredrep.com/mag/finance_youve_mail/>
> > >> > > (circa 2000) discussing whether or not it's a good idea
> > >> for brokers
> > >> > > to be allowed to use E-mail, and discussing that a
> > >> regulatory ruling
> > >> > > allowing same was only 2 years old at that time.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > > Greg Broiles, JD, EA
> > >> > > [email protected] (Lists only. Not for confidential
> > >> > > communications.) Law Office of Gregory A.
> > >Broiles San Jose, CA
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
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> > >> >********************************************
> > >> >Stuart Levine
> > >> >Fisher & Winner, LLP
> > >> >315 North Charles Street
> > >> >Baltimore, Maryland 21201
> > >> >Telephone:             410.385.2000
> > >> >Telecopier:              443.927.7075
> > >> >Cellphone:               410.802.5817
> > >> >Weblog:  http://taxbiz.blogspot.com
> > >http://www.taxation-business.com
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> > >> James S. Tyre
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