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Issa, Lofgren Offer Alternative to Internet Regulation Bill – SOPA
December 8, 2011
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers is offering draft legislation as an alternative to a controversial bill to censor and regulate the Internet known as the Stopping Online Piracy Act in the Ho...
Online Taxes On House Agenda
December 5, 2011
Online taxes has become a focus on Capitol Hill with various competing bills and last week the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “Constitutional Limitations on States’ Authority to Colle...
European Court Delivers Crucial Anti-Filtering Judgment
November 30, 2011
After the encouraging opinion of Advocate General Cruz Villalón in the Scarlet vs SABAM case delivered in April 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its final judgment on ...
FTC Settles Facebook Privacy Issue
November 29, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Facebook after an investigation of its privacy practices. As part of the agreement, Facebook has agreed to various privacy measures and ann...
CCIA Calls On FCC To Release Preliminary Findings on AT&T
November 28, 2011
Just before the holiday the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated an order to fellow commissioners that would refer the AT&T merger to an administrative law judge for review. The decision was...
CCIA Calls On FCC To Release Preliminary Findings on AT&T
November 28, 2011
Just before the holiday the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated an order to fellow commissioners that would refer the AT&T merger to an administrative law judge for review. The decision was...
FCC Seeks Administrative Law Review Of AT&T’s Takeover Deal
November 22, 2011
The FCC has taken a first step toward rejecting AT&T’s proposed takeover of its wireless competitor T-Mobile. The FCC chairman has sent a proposed order to his colleagues to refer the merger to ...
FCC Seeks Administrative Law Review Of AT&T’s Takeover Deal
November 22, 2011
The FCC has taken a first step toward rejecting AT&T’s proposed takeover of its wireless competitor T-Mobile. The FCC chairman has sent a proposed order to his colleagues to refer the merger to ...
Growing Opposition Renders SOPA DOA
November 21, 2011
Days after an unbalanced Congressional hearing on a bill to crackdown on online copyright infringement, a government cybersecurity expert has written to Congress warning H.R. 3261 would “negatively ...
Thai for Two?
November 18, 2011
What do the MPAA, the RIAA, the U.S. Congress, and the perennially human-rights-challenged Thai government have in common? A similar taste in misguided regulations with draconian flair.
In Thail...
European Parliament adopts Resolution on Net Neutrality
November 18, 2011
A week after the U.S. Congress considered repealing its open Internet rules, the European Parliament stressed the importance of a neutral and open Internet at its November plenary session. To this end...