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How open is open?
January 13, 2011
In December, the long awaited version 2.0 of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) was released by the European Commission. Version 1.0 had defined “open standard” as royalty-free, a defin...
Skilled Immigration Reform in the New Congress
January 11, 2011
With Republican control of the House and a larger Republican minority in the Senate, the conventional wisdom seems to be that any legislative action on immigration reform will be difficult. Certainly ...
Concerns Over Comcast Merger
January 7, 2011
Late last month FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski began circulating an order approving the proposed merger of Comcast with NBC Universal. Throughout the regulatory approval process lawmakers, industry g...
Patent Reform On New Subcomittee’s Agenda
January 4, 2011
As Congress returns this week, intellectual property reform will likely be high on the agenda of the Judiciary committee’s new Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.�...
Patent Reform On New Subcomittee's Agenda
January 4, 2011
As Congress returns this week, intellectual property reform will likely be high on the agenda of the Judiciary committee’s new Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.�...
FCC Approves Open Internet Rules
December 21, 2010
The FCC approved rules today designed to defend consumers’ access to an open Internet. The rules offer some protections to ensure the Internet remains open after a recent court decision invalidated ...
CCIA Asks For Improvements Before Net Neutrality Vote
December 20, 2010
The Computer & Communications Industry Association is asking the FCC to close some loopholes and strengthen its latest net neutrality plan ahead of a scheduled vote Tuesday.
In addition to meet...
Tech Companies Report Internet Freedom Crackdowns Overseas
December 6, 2010
The Computer & Communications Industry Association responded today to the Commerce Department’s request for comments on obstructions to the global free flow of information on the Internet. The...
FCC Chair Offers Latest Plan To Protect Broadband Internet Access
December 1, 2010
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski put Open Internet access on the December agenda and offered his latest proposal to fellow Commissioners Wednesday. The plan, after much negotiations with major carriers...
EC To Investigate Search Engine Policies
November 30, 2010
The European Commission has announced that it was opening an investigation into search and search advertising focused on Google. The investigation comes after complaints from three companies that we...
The State of Play On ACTA in the EU
November 24, 2010
On 15th November the parties negotiating the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Australia, Canada, EU, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and the U.S.) published the...