We are pleased to announce that our esteemed faculty member, David A. Westenberg of WilmerHale has won the 2013 Burton/ALA Award for Outstanding Authoritative Book by a Partner in a Law Firm. Westenberg is the author of Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public (2nd Edition) and a partner in WilmerHale’s Corporate Practice Group.
Click here to buy Initial Public Offerings ($335.00) on PLI.edu. For more information about The 2013 ALA Award, check out Burton Awards’ website.
As many of you know, there are two bills under review in the House (Stop Online Piracy Act) and Senate (Protect Internet Property Act) that are currently being discussed in the library world.
For your reference, here’s a link to an informative chart made by Corey Williams of the Washington ALA (American Library Association) Office. Williams details the specifics of both SOPA and PIPA, as well as the OPEN (Online Protection of and Enforcement of Digital Trade) Act, which some view as a more viable and less stringent alternative to SOPA and PIPA.
http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ALA_pipasopaopen_ref_guide.pdf
Williams, C. (January, 11, 2012). PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act Quick Reference Guide [Figure]. Retrieved from: http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/4574