April 2007
Supreme Court Rules in Patent Cases
Apr 30, 2007 | According to The Wall Street Journal (sub required), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in two patent infringement cases today, in Read More
Update: FCC's Plans for Spectrum Auction
Apr 26, 2007 | In an update to our Tuesday post, Computerworld reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved plans yesterday for its Read More
New Report Examines Broadband Rankings
Apr 25, 2007 | The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), one of Tech Policy Summit's 2007 partners, has issued a new report called Read More
FCC to Consider Rules for Spectrum Auction
Apr 24, 2007 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is scheduled to hold an open meeting tomorrow at 10:30am EST to outline its plans Read More
CA's Internet Predator Legislation
Apr 23, 2007 | According to a Mercury News article, California lawmakers may enact legislation requiring "registered sex offenders to report their e-mail addressess Read More
FTC Receives Complaint About Google-DoubleClick Merger
Apr 20, 2007 | The Associated Press reported that three consumer groups filed a complaint today with the Federal Trade Commission, asking the Commission Read More
Commerce Committee Considers SIRIUS-XM Merger
Apr 18, 2007 | The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), held a hearing yesterday to discuss the proposed merger Read More
Patent Reform Bills On the Way
Apr 17, 2007 | According to News.com's Anne Broache, members of both the Senate and House -- Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Orrin Hatch Read More
TPS Podcast on Patent Reform
Apr 16, 2007 | You can now listen to a podcast of the roundtable discussion on patent reform that took place on February 26th Read More
Tech Politics Podcast:Taxation, Real ID
Apr 13, 2007 | With tax day just around the corner, News.com's Tech Politics Podcast focuses on the issue of Internet taxation. Hosts Declan Read More
States Say No to Real ID Act
Apr 13, 2007 | Citing concerns about privacy and costs, InformationWeek reported that Washington has become the lastest state to pass legislation opposing the Read More
How-To On Computer Recycling
Apr 11, 2007 | In previous posts, we've blogged about e-waste and industry efforts to curtail the problem by promoting computer recycling. But how Read More
Google, Others Go After 411 Market
Apr 11, 2007 | According to data in a recent BusinessWeek.com article, on average, U.S. consumers pay $1.28 for every call placed to directory Read More
Update: Google Settles Copyright Suit
Apr 6, 2007 | As we blogged about last summer, Agence France Presse (AFP) filed a copyright infringement suit against Google in March 2005 Read More
Judge Rules: No New Customers for Vonage
Apr 6, 2007 | The Associated Press and News.com have reported that U.S. District judge Claude Hilton issued a ruling today that prevents VoIP Read More
H-1B "Surge" Makes History
Apr 5, 2007 | It only took one day for the U.S. government to reach its annual cap on H-1B visa applications -- the Read More
EU Works Towards New Patent System
Apr 4, 2007 | Patent reform has become a hot-button issue here in the United States. And, according to The Wall Street Journal (subscription Read More
H-1B Visa Process Underway
Apr 3, 2007 | News.com's Declan McCullagh wrote yesterday about the "rush for H-1B visas" that began April 1st. As McCullagh explains, that is Read More
European Commission Targets iTunes
Apr 3, 2007 | On the heels of yesterday's announcement that EMI will start selling DRM-free music via iTunes, the Financial Times and other Read More
EMI Takes the Plunge with iTunes
Apr 2, 2007 | Record company EMI announced that it will make its entire music catalog - minus any Beatles songs -available on iTunes Read More
MPAA's Efforts to Fight Piracy on Campus
Apr 2, 2007 | The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which represents the major film studios, issued a press release last week announcing Read More
