February 2007

Who Cares?
Feb 28, 2007 | While I'm still getting caught up on sleep and my blog reading, I've already read a dozen or so posts Read More

Blogging Tech Policy Summit
Feb 27, 2007 | A number of attendees have been blogging about Tech Policy Summit -- here are a few links to posts about Read More

Tech Policy Summit Opens
Feb 26, 2007 | After nearly a year of planning, Tech Policy Summit opens today at Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA. While Read More

Google CEO Says Anti-Piracy is Priority
Feb 22, 2007 | As we've recently blogged about, Google-owned YouTube had to remove tens of thousands of clips from its site after Viacom Read More

Microsoft vs. ATT Patent Case Goes Before Supreme Court
Feb 21, 2007 | The Supreme Court heard arguments today in the Microsoft vs. AT&T patent case, which centers on a dispute over whether Read More

Closer Monitoring of Email/Mobile Calls Possible in Europe
Feb 20, 2007 | According to an article that first appeared in the International Herald Tribune (available here on News.com), some European countries are Read More

Sen. Sununu Seeks Oversight of Federal Data Mining
Feb 19, 2007 | On Thursday, Senator John Sununu (R-NH) announced that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, of which he is Read More

Will Film Studios Go DRM-Free?
Feb 16, 2007 | Today's Wall Street Journal (subscription required) features an article titled "Hollywood Weighs Copyright Protections" that takes a look at the Read More

House Subcommittee Holds Patent Reform Hearing
Feb 16, 2007 | The House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, led by Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) - who will be Read More

IP Group Issues 2007 Report on Piracy
Feb 14, 2007 | Earlier this week, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) submitted a report to the U.S. Trade Representative that outlined IIPA's Read More

MySpace Using Video-Blocking Tool
Feb 14, 2007 | According to this article in Red Herring, MySpace launched a pilot program on Monday that prevents its members from uploading Read More

Beligan Court Rules Against Google in Copyright Suit
Feb 13, 2007 | In  an update to a story we blogged about in September, Reuters is reporting that a Belgian court has upheld Read More

New Report Questions "Wireless Net Neutrality"
Feb 12, 2007 | On Friday, The Washington Post wrote about a new report being published by New America Foundation called "Wireless Net Neutrality." Read More

RIAA's Response to Steve Jobs
Feb 8, 2007 | Yesterday, we blogged about Apple CEO Steve Jobs' proposal that the four major music labels eliminate digital rights management (DRM) Read More

Data Retention Bill Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2007 | News.com's Declan McCullagh (one of the session hosts at Tech Policy Summit) reported yesterday evening on new data retention and Read More

Jobs' Thoughts on Music
Feb 7, 2007 | Apple CEO Steve Jobs shared his "thoughts on music" in this letter posted on Apple's site yesterday, responding to those Read More

Viacom Demands YouTube Remove Clips
Feb 2, 2007 | Reuters is reporting that Viacom has demanded that Google remove all of Viacom's clips from YouTube -- an estimated 100,000 Read More

FCC Reports on State of Telecom Industry
Feb 1, 2007 | Earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) commissioners appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee to discuss the state of the Read More