September 2006
Court Battles Over File-Sharing Continue
Sep 30, 2006 | Two different court cases involving file-sharing companies and the entertainment industry made news this week. In the first one, a Read More
CRA Blog's Take on Competitiveness Legislation
Sep 29, 2006 | Earlier this week, the Computing Research Association's blog featured a post called "Innovation and Competitiveness: How'd We Do?" by CRA's Read More
MySpace Gets Involved in Voter Reg Campaign
Sep 28, 2006 | According to RedHerring.com, MySpace announced yesterday that it's partnering with a non-profit voter registration campaign called Declare Yourself to encourage Read More
Will Congress Mandate Online Data Retention?
Sep 27, 2006 | According to News.com, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) of Colorado is reportedly working with Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Joe Barton Read More
IBM to Share Patent Filings Online
Sep 26, 2006 | The New York Times (free sub required) features an article about IBM's new policy of publishing its patent filings on Read More
Where Does US Rank in Global Competitiveness?
Sep 26, 2006 | CNNMoney.com reports that the World Economic Forum's 2006 global competitiveness rankings lists the U.S. as sixth overall -- falling from Read More
Clean Tech Q and A with Vinod Khosla
Sep 25, 2006 | News.com features an interview with Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and parter at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Read More
Happy OneWebDay
Sep 22, 2006 | Today marks the first-ever OneWebDay celebration. The brainchild of cyberlaw expert and blogger Susan Crawford, OneWebDay is meant as an Read More
Greg Garcia Named New Cyber Security Czar
Sep 19, 2006 | After months of anticipation (and criticism about the delay), it's official: the Department of Homeland Security has appointed Greg Garcia Read More
A Google Twofer
Sep 18, 2006 | In July, we posted about the ongoing copyright suit that French news agency Agence France Presse's filed against Google. According Read More
Calif. Bans Holding Cell Phones While Driving
Sep 15, 2006 | Computerworld reports that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new law today that bans motorists from holding cell phones while Read More
The State of Cyber Security Readiness
Sep 15, 2006 | The Cyber Security Industry Alliance, a partner of Tech Policy Summit, issued a press release on Wednesday that calls for Read More
New Group to Study SEC Regulation and Competitiveness
Sep 13, 2006 | According to a press release issued yesterday, a new group called the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation has been formed Read More
Will NN Kill the Telecom Bill?
Sep 13, 2006 | News.com ran a story yesterday called "Net neutrality bill may die this year" that follows comments made by Sen. Ted Read More
Report Proposes DRM "Metrics"
Sep 11, 2006 | The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) issued a report on digital rights management (DRM) last Thursday called "Evaluating DRM: Read More
ITIF Issues Report on R&D Tax Credit
Sep 7, 2006 | The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) -- one of Tech Policy Summit's event partners -- has published a new Read More
Religious Groups Voice Opposition to Net Neutrality; Supporters Keep Rallying
Sep 7, 2006 | While the fate of Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) telecom reform bill - called the Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Read More
NonProfit's Crusade Against Overbroad Patents
Sep 6, 2006 | MIT's Technology Review features a Q & A with Dan Ravicher, the President and Executive Director of the Public Patent Read More
New Silicon Valley Wi-Fi Network in the Works
Sep 6, 2006 | According to The New York Times, a group called Silicon Valley Metro Connect announced plans yesterday to build a wireless Read More
Calif.'s RFID Privacy Bill Passes
Sep 1, 2006 | Earlier this week, the California State Senate passed a bill aimed at toughening security and privacy requirements for use of Read More
