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Belfast Project: Jonathan Zittrain on Cryptography for Archives
Professor Jonathan Zittrain had a very interesting op-ed in the Globe recently on lessons of the Belfast Project case for archivists. He suggests the development and use of what he calls “time-capsule cryptography” to protect archives from the subpoena power of a court.
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Belfast Project: Report on the Hearing on NBC’s Request To Unseal Documents
Yesterday, Judge Young heard arguments on NBC’s request to unseal the Belfast Project materials. Curiously, NBC did not appear at the hearing. It may be that it did not receive notice of the hearing. This is not surprising, since rather than entering an appearance through counsel and making a motion to lift the order of……
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Belfast Project: NBC and PSNI Make New Moves
I’m saving up the remainder of my Hague coverage until Monday. Check back then! NBC News has submitted a request to Judge Young to unseal the tapes and transcripts that BC had submitted to him for inspection in camera. This has, as you MIT imagine, caused some unhappiness on team McIntyre/Moloney. There is an initial……
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Belfast Project: Pass the Popcorn
The Independent is reporting that Richard O’Rawe, one of the former IRA paramilitaries who was interviewed as part of the Belfast Project and whose interview was produced to the PSNI under the subpoenas, is suing Boston College in the High Court in Belfast. An alert reader brought to story to my attention and wondered what……
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Belfast Project: Boston College Returns The Remaining Tapes
Boston College has said that it will return the Belfast Project interview tapes to any interviewee who requests them, and that it will not keep copies of the tapes or transcripts that it returns. This is highly sensible. No doubt BC regrets its involvement in the whole affair and will be happy finally to wash……