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We’ve just started tracking this and (really) want to know more. So far I found the story at Boing Boing and the WisBlog – and the Scribd link.

“… The State of Oregon is sending out cease and desist letters to sites like Justia and Public.Resource.Org that have been posting copies of Oregon laws, known as the Oregon Revised Statutes.

We’ve sent Oregon back two letters. The first reviews the law and explains to the Legislative Counsel why their assertion of copyright over the state statutes is particularly weak, from both a common law perspective and from their own enabling legislation.

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Law Technology News (registration, free, required) almost always has useful articles (also written for quick reading – that rare good online layout) – and some that are inadvertently funny (or maybe even advertently).

This latest issue, April 2008, has quite a few excellent ones, and one in particular that may be funny only to librarians, though it’s a serious topic and the advice should be heeded.

So, in my Consult a Librarian, Already! file, this terrific article by Craig Ball:

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Apparently most of us city people don’t know that a cockerel is a rooster (i.e. a male chicken).

In the 4/14/08 Oregonian story, “It’s a hard life for boy chicks,” by Kate Taylor, we learn almost more than we want to know about chickens and the people who love (and hate) them:

(And even more people don’t know that “boychick” is a Yiddish term of endearment for a young boy 🙂

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With gas prices going up, and up, and up … more of us than ever before will be on two feet or two wheels. … This sad motorcycle accident story from the April 7th, Oregonian, “Old enough to know he’s not invincible,” prompted us to track down some motorcycle law links for you:

Oregon DMV motorcycle and moped manual

Motorcycle Safety Foundation

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A guide to many excellent online resources on foreclosures has been compiled by the Wisconsin State Law Library in their current newsletter:

Look also at their State Law Library’s Legal Topics Page on Foreclosure (and look at their other Legal Topics too – we love this chart! You don’t have to live in Wisconsin to find useful information in it.)

Federal Trade Commission’s Mortgages / Real Estate page; includes links to FTC’s publications:

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From Washington County Animal Services:

National Pet Tag Day is Saturday, April 5. For the first time ever Animal Services will offer half-price dog licenses and waive dog license late fees. Pet microchips, rabies shots, and distemper shots for dogs or cats will cost only $10 each or three for $25. These specials are available from 10 am to 2 pm on the day of event only. This event is at the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter at 1901 SE 24th Avenue, Hillsboro…. In Washington County, here’s the media release.

And don’t forget about Pet of the Day at Oregonlive.

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April 1st was probably not the best day to Tell the Truth, but here goes, via beSpacific and the FTC: The Truth About Cell Phones and the Do Not Call Registry

Excerpt: “The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones…” (Full press release)

On a lighter note: Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes.

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Also in the Friday, 3/28/08, Oregonian , a story by Anna Griffin, Portland mayor’s race: Money woes linger from Dozono’s past, Mr. Dozono was quoted as saying a curious thing:

‘…. Ohno [Dozono friend and business colleague] had a wife and child in Japan, but also fathered a son with an American woman, Lori Lanning.

Ohno went to Dozono for advice.

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