November 2006
Google CEO On Net's Impact on Politics
Nov 30, 2006 | Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave a talk yesterday at the Republican Governors Association annual conference called "Politics and the Internet: Read More
Recommended Viewing: C-SPAN's Communicators
Nov 29, 2006 | As avid C-SPAN viewers, we've been remiss in blogging about the cable channel's weekly series called "The Communicators." Until now. Read More
Sen. Reid's 2007 Agenda
Nov 28, 2006 | Yahoo! News is running a story from the Associated Press about Sen. Harry Reid's (D-NV) plans for the new session Read More
EU Plans to Crack Down on Spamming
Nov 28, 2006 | The Associated Press reports in Yahoo! News that the European Union (EU) plans to introduce new legislation to make it Read More
Supreme Court to Hear New Patent Case
Nov 27, 2006 | News.com's Anne Broache writes about a patent case going before the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow that could have a far-reaching Read More
Copyright Office Changes DMCA Rules, For Some
Nov 24, 2006 | Starting Monday, certain groups of people will be exempt from provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) for a Read More
AP: Congress May Wrap It Up Early
Nov 24, 2006 | The lame duck session may get a bit lamer...an Associated Press report in Tuesday's Seattle Times predicts that Congress may Read More
Saving Energy, and Money, With Green IT
Nov 22, 2006 | An article in today's News.com touts the economic, as well as environmental, benefits of investing in energy-efficient PCs and encourages Read More
What's Next with Patent Reform?
Nov 20, 2006 | If you subscribe to Technology Daily, be sure to check out today's special Issue of the Week feature on patent Read More
Universal Music Sues MySpace
Nov 17, 2006 | Reuters announced that Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against News Corp.'s MySpace, alleging copyright infringement over use of music Read More
Senate Approves 2nd Term for FCC Chair
Nov 17, 2006 | From a Senate Commerce Committee press release today: "The United States Senate last night unanimously approved the nomination of Federal Read More
Does Silicon Valley "Get It?"
Nov 17, 2006 | The title of Adam Lashinsky's latest column in FORTUNE magazine is "Wake Up and Smell the Copyright," and he doesn't Read More
BSA's Consumer Campaign to Fight Piracy
Nov 16, 2006 | The Business Software Alliance (BSA) - a Tech Policy Summit event partner - issued a news release yesterday about its Read More
News: Tech Policy Summit update
Nov 15, 2006 | It's official. Registration for Tech Policy Summit, taking place February 26-27, 2007 in Silicon Valley, is now open for all Read More
Study: Foreign-Born Entrepreneurs Play Key Role in Tech
Nov 15, 2006 | Technology Daily (sub required) points to a story in today's Boston Globe that highlights the role that foreign-born entrepreneurs play Read More
R and D Tax Credit Top Priority
Nov 15, 2006 | As mentioned in yesterday's post about the lame duck session, a cross-section of tech industry associations (including Tech Policy Summit Read More
Lobbying During the Lame Duck
Nov 14, 2006 | News.com's Anne Broache writes today about the tech industry's efforts to push for legislation to pass during the lame duck Read More
Commerce Sec. to China: Tougher Crack Down on Piracy Needed
Nov 14, 2006 | U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who leads the U.S.-China Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), is in China this Read More
Study Examines Online Censorship Around the Globe
Nov 13, 2006 | Wired News has a story today about the work of the OpenNet Initative (ONI), a collaboration between Harvard's Berkman Center Read More
Will 110th Be the "Most Technology-Friendly?"
Nov 13, 2006 | Business 2.0 offers its take on the 110th Congress, predicting that "the new Congress may be the most technology-friendly in Read More
What Does the New Congress Mean for Tech?
Nov 10, 2006 | While time will tell how the 110th Congress will act on legislation that impacts the technology industry and innovation in Read More
Analyzing the Shift in Congress
Nov 9, 2006 | While the dust has barely settled after Tuesday's elections, there is already much talk and activity surrounding the new Democratic Read More
China Reports Record Trade Surplus
Nov 9, 2006 | The New York Times (free sub required) is reporting that China has broken its previous trade surplus record, annoucing that Read More
Blogger Reactions to Election 2006
Nov 8, 2006 | (Most) election results are in and, with the news that the Democrats have gained a majority in the House of Read More
Free FTC Conference Webcast Today and Tomorrow
Nov 7, 2006 | If you aren't able to be there in person, you can check out this week's FTC's "Protecting Consumers in the Read More
NTP Files Patent Suit Against Palm
Nov 6, 2006 | Reuters reports that NTP, Inc., which settled a patent dispute with Blackberry-maker Research in Motion earlier this year (see our Read More
Survey Says: US Lagging on Next-Gen Internet
Nov 5, 2006 | FORTUNE magazine senior editor David Kirkpatrick (who will be one of the session hosts at Tech Policy Summit) reports on Read More
Is the Globalization of Software a Threat to National Security?
Nov 3, 2006 | According to an article in BusinessWeek, a task force that advises the U.S. Department of Defense is evaluating the security Read More
Ranking Congress: Who's Best, Who's Worst on Tech?
Nov 2, 2006 | With mid-term elections less than a week away, News.com has published a special report called the Technology Voter Guide 2006 Read More
UN Meeting Addresses Net Governance
Nov 1, 2006 | As we mentioned in this post last month, the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is hosting its first international Read More
Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker
Nov 1, 2006 | The Center for Public Integrity, whose stated mission is "to produce original investigative journalism about significant public issues to make Read More
