Re: pacer

[Carl Malamud <xxxx@media.org>]

On Sep 4, 2008, at 6:10 PM, Aaron Swartz wrote:

> > i've got a program of "court reporters" in which individuals each  
> > adopt a
> > court and do something--or-other to build up an archive.
>
> oh?

it's marketing.  :)

> > what's the easiest way to get me the data?  you want to just cut  
> > dvds or
> > exchange cheap hard drives?  do you need an account you can write  
> > in on our
> > thumper box?
>
> an account on the box would be best.

i'll send a note out shortly.

> > make sure that you turn the "visible stamp" on.  that puts the  
> > pacer unique
> > id on the top of their version of the pdf.
>
> It has a header on top that reads:
> Case 1:05-cv-11853-PBS     Document 1      Filed 09/14/2005     Page  
> 1 of 20
>
> is that right?

yes.

> > It would be *really* helpful to get some metadata into the headers  
> > if you
> > are scripting this stuff.  You, me, and Tim Stanley (the real pacer  
> > expert)
> > might want to have a brief email exchange about how to take the url  
> > you are
> > looking at and embed the proper citation information into the pdfs  
> > as you
> > bring them in.
>
> we're grabbing the docket and summary info; those look like they have
> most everything.
>
> "Stephen Schultze" <xxxxxxx@cyber.law.harvard.edu> wrote the code;
> the four of us should definitely do an email -- i can put some samples
> up if you and tim want to look over them

ok.

i will get you an account shortly.  be warned that you, me, webchick,  
and /mtr and our sysadmin mdkail are the only ones who have accounts  
on this box and I expect you to exercise appropriate restraint.   
mdkail does sysadmin but his day job is chumby.  vixie is our isp.   
his day job is the dns.

Carl