OASIS LegalXML Lawful Intercept XML Technical Committee (LI-XML)

[R. A. Hettinga]

http://xml.coverpages.org/LawfulInterceptTC.html


OASIS LegalXML Lawful
Intercept XML Technical Committee (LI-XML) 

OASIS Members to Create
Framework for Global Sharing of Criminal and Terrorist Evidence 

XML
Specification Will Deliver Reliable Authentication and Auditing to
Safeguard Privacy and Increase Effectiveness of Lawful Intercepts 

Boston,
MA, USA.  January 23, 2003. 

The OASIS standards consortium today
announced the formation of a new technical committee to develop a universal
global framework for supporting rapid discovery and sharing of suspected
criminal and terrorist evidence by law enforcement agencies. The OASIS
LegalXML Lawful Intercept XML (LI-XML) Technical Committee was formed to
meet critical needs emerging from several national and intergovernmental
mandates around the world, including the recently passed United States
Homeland Security Information Sharing Act of 2002, the new Lawful Intercept
additional protocol of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in
Criminal Matters, and e-Government mandates in Europe and the United
States. 

"As the ability for criminals and terrorists to access technology
increases, the challenge for law enforcement to detect, comply with legal
process, and implement evidence discovery tools also grows," noted Anthony
M. Rutkowski of VeriSign, chair of the OASIS LegalXML LI-XML Technical
Committee. "Government agencies as well as providers of electronic
communication services worldwide will benefit from uniform XML schema that
facilitates fully electronic receipt, authentication, and implementation of
lawful process." 

Rutkowski added that the enhanced precision,
authentication, and audit features provided by LI-XML will result in
greater public trust in the traditionally sensitive area of legal
discovery. 

As part of the OASIS LegalXML Member Section, the LI-XML
specification will be designed to support an end-to-end legal process where
law enforcement, justice, and security agencies are the principal
beneficiaries. LI-XML Technical Committee members plan to work closely with
related OASIS efforts including the LegalXML Electronic Court Filing and
OASIS e-Government Technical Committees. 

"LI-XML is the latest in a
growing number of OASIS Technical Committees that address the needs of the
public sector," noted Karl Best, vice president of OASIS. "We are
encouraged to see government agencies and representatives from around the
globe joining OASIS to advance this effort, along with our e-Government,
Tax XML and other LegalXML initiatives." 

Participation in the OASIS
LegalXML LI-XML Technical Committee remains open to all organizations and
individuals. OASIS will host an open mail list for public comment, and
completed work will be freely available to the public without licensing or
other fees. Information on joining OASIS can be found on
http://www.oasis-open.org/join .

About OASIS 

OASIS (Organization for the
Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a not-for-profit,
global consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of
e-business standards. Members themselves set the OASIS technical agenda,
using a lightweight, open process expressly designed to promote industry
consensus and unite disparate efforts. OASIS produces worldwide standards
for security, Web services, XML conformance, business transactions,
electronic publishing, topic maps and interoperability within and between
marketplaces. Founded in 1993, OASIS has more than 2,000 participants
representing over 300 companies as well as individual members in 100
countries around the world. 

For more information: 

Carol Geyer 
Director
of Communications 
OASIS 
Email: carol.geyer at oasis-open.org 
Voice:
+1.978.667.5115 x209 

Prepared by Robin Cover for The XML Cover Pages
archive.  See details in the 2003-01-23 news story: "OASIS LegalXML Member
Section Forms Lawful Intercept XML Technical Committee." 

Document URL:
http://xml.coverpages.org/LawfulInterceptTC.html 

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The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA
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