Word: collectivity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...promising witness who was discovered to have taken money from a tabloid TV show. In the Cosby case, however, the Enquirer did more than just buy a scoop; it offered a reward for information leading to a conviction. "The key concern is that people may fabricate evidence to collect rewards. Then innocent people can be convicted," warns U.S.C. law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. "But if the information helps to get somebody who is guilty, how can we question...
...three young children, and I would no sooner install a software filter on my computer than I would lock up the books in my library. It's not just that I'm rabidly pro-First Amendment; software filters simply don't work. It's a little like trying to collect raindrops in your hat: you'll catch some, but you'll miss most of them. Worse, filters tend to block stuff that they shouldn't block: breast-cancer sites, for instance, and virtually anything having to do with homosexuality. The Censorware Project, which opposes the use by public institutions...
...state taxes. Last week, saying it wished to promote Internet use, the House passed a bill that would prevent most states from taxing online-access fees for three years. It would also prohibit discriminatory taxing of online commerce. Those who would log on in the states that now collect Internet-access taxes (CT, IA, ND, NM, OH, SD, TN, WI)--and are allowed to continue to collect them--are forewarned...
...Since then, courts have thrown out school-financing systems in 13 other states. Some, like New Jersey, remain perpetually mired, unable to arrive at a new formula, but most have begun emphasizing the notion of "adequacy," making sure each student receives a minimum spending level but allowing towns to collect extra funds for their own use. Vermont's supreme court, however, standing on the landmark 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision, ruled that the state had to go another step toward equity by creating a statewide property tax (Kansas is the only other state to have...
...also insist that websites wise up. John Featherman, who publishes the monthly Privacy Newsletter, observes, "Really good home pages have privacy policies. It's as simple as that." Responsible sites disclose to users that they collect personal information and explain what they do with it. That's a far better solution than anything that will come from Congress. It's also better than being encouraged...