June 2007
Presidential Candidate Trivia
Jun 29, 2007 | If you're in the mood for some light-hearted techie trivia, check out this post on JD Lasica's blog that lists Read More
FTC Urges Caution on Net Neutrality
Jun 27, 2007 | The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Internet Access Task Force released a report yesterday called Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy that summarized Read More
Protesting Over Net Radio Royalties
Jun 26, 2007 | A number of U.S. webcasters have been observing a "National Day of Silence" today to protest a planned royalty increase Read More
Need for Speed?
Jun 26, 2007 | Communications Workers of America (CWA), a labor union affiliated with the AFL-CIO, has issued a report on Internet speeds in Read More
Verizon Talks FiOS
Jun 25, 2007 | On Verizon's PolicyBlog, Link Hoewing (AVP of Internet and Technology Issues) writes about the company's vision for its FiOS service, Read More
TorrentSpy Founders Launch Copyright Filtering Service
Jun 25, 2007 | Wired.com's Threat Level blog profiles a new venture called FileRights that is designed to help copyright owners find and "automatically Read More
Google: Net Censorship is a Trade Barrier
Jun 22, 2007 | Google has been making policy-related headlines on everything from privacy and copyright to antitrust issues and even green tech. This Read More
ITC's Ban on Qualcomm Phones Continues
Jun 22, 2007 | EE Times and The Wall Street Journal (sub required) are reporting that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has denied Qualcomm's Read More
Time for National E-Cycling Program?
Jun 21, 2007 | The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), led by interim president and CEO Matthew Flanigan, is calling for federal legislation to institute Read More
GE Vice Chair Speaks Out on Piracy
Jun 20, 2007 | As others have been blogging about (see GigaOm or Tech Daily Dose), the telecom industry's NXTcomm tradeshow has been underway Read More
RFID Bill Is Back In CA
Jun 20, 2007 | The California legislature is again considering a bill to toughen security and privacy measures in government-issued identification cards that contain Read More
Google's Solar Power Plans
Jun 19, 2007 | In October, Google announced plans to add solar panels to its Mountain View, CA headquarters in hopes of generating about Read More
What's the Real Cost of Taxing Internet Access?
Jun 18, 2007 | It's a question more people are asking since, as we pointed out last month, the current moratorium on Internet access Read More
Google's Policy Blog Open for Business
Jun 18, 2007 | Google unveiled its new policy blog today, with a welcome post by Andrew McLaughlin, Director of Public Policy and Government Read More
Follow-up Study on Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Jun 15, 2007 | In conjunction with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, researchers from Duke University and UC Berkeley have published a follow-up report Read More
Leading Tech CEOs Issue Report on Competitiveness
Jun 15, 2007 | The Technology CEO Council, which consists of the CEOs of Motorola, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Applied Materials, Unisys, EMC and NCR, Read More
Senate Hearing on FCC Spectrum Auction
Jun 14, 2007 | The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing this morning to discuss public safety and competition related to the Federal Communications Read More
ATT Partners With Hollywood on Piracy Initiative
Jun 13, 2007 | The Los Angeles Times (free sub required) and Red Herring reported yesterday that AT&T is partnering with Hollywood film studios Read More
Second Life In Court
Jun 13, 2007 | Attorney Eric Sinrod reminds us that even virtual worlds aren't free of litigation in his Perspective column in News.com. Sinrod Read More
Texas Tackles E-Waste
Jun 12, 2007 | Computerworld reported yesterday that the Texas legislature has passed an e-waste bill that would require electronics manufacturers that sell computers Read More
Mobile Phone Industry's Patent Woes
Jun 11, 2007 | Just days after the International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in Broadcom's favor in one of its patent infrigement cases against Read More
House approves second spyware bill
Jun 7, 2007 | The House voted 368-48 in favor of the Spy Act, a bill sponsored by Reps. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Mary Read More
Video Fingerprinting to Fight Piracy
Jun 5, 2007 | The Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) Web site states that the film industry lost $18.2 billion worldwide in 2005 Read More
Reaction to DOJ's Copyright Enforcement Plan
Jun 5, 2007 | A few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a proposal to Congress for new legislation, called the Read More
China Cracks Down on New Net Cafes
Jun 4, 2007 | There's an Associated Press report in Yahoo! News today that ties in with our last blog post, about Net usage Read More
Tech Politics Podcast: Internet in China
Jun 2, 2007 | In this podcast, News.com's Charlie Cooper and Declan McCullagh speak with Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu, who is probably Read More
