February 2008
eBay Buys "Buy It Now" Patent
Feb 29, 2008 | After a prolonged legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court, eBay has made a deal with Read More
Net Safety In The News
Feb 29, 2008 | The fight to make the Internet a safer place for kids and teens made headlines this week. First, the European Read More
Dialing 911 in the Digital Age
Feb 28, 2008 | Legislation that passed the Senate earlier this week is designed to ensure that VoIP customers have access to the same Read More
New Group's Mission is Clear: End Software Patents
Feb 28, 2008 | As its name suggests, the End Software Patents (ESP) project is not a fan of patenting software. The coalition, which Read More
Senate's New Anti-Phishing Bill Raises Privacy Concerns
Feb 27, 2008 | Citing data from Gartner that about 3.5 million computer users were tricked by phishing scams between 2006 and 2007, resulting Read More
EU Commissioner Kroes: "Talk Is Cheap"
Feb 27, 2008 | Quipping "talk is cheap...flouting the rules is expensive," European Union competition commissioner Neelie Kroes defended the European Commission's decision to Read More
When Tech and Politics Collide with Comedy
Feb 26, 2008 | While this isn't the usual Tech Policy Central fare, we thought we'd share the latest report by comedian Andy Borowitz Read More
AP: "Allegations Fly" Following FCC Hearing
Feb 26, 2008 | As if the issues discussed during yesterday's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing about broadband network management practices weren't contentious enough, Read More
ITC Stays Patent Trial Against Chip Companies
Feb 26, 2008 | Tessera, a Silicon Valley company that develops miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, experienced a setback today in its intellectual Read More
Larry Lessig, Newt Gingrich and the C Word
Feb 26, 2008 | Admittedly, Stanford law professor Larry Lessig and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich have little in common when it Read More
Google's Unity Project
Feb 26, 2008 | Google continues to expand its portfolio and its reach, confirming today that it is one of six companies involved in Read More
CCIA Pledges to Keep Monitoring Copyright Warnings
Feb 25, 2008 | The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), which launched the Defend Fair Use campaign in 2007, issued a press release Read More
Tech Policy Summit Goes Hollywood
Feb 25, 2008 | There's just over a month to go until our 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit heads to Hollywood, March 26th through Read More
What Will "Creative Britain" Mean for Copyright, Broadband and More?
Feb 22, 2008 | Three British government agencies have collaborated on a comprehensive plan designed to boost the United Kingdom's competitiveness in the arts, Read More
Chinese Sites "Volunteer" to Self-Censor
Feb 22, 2008 | According to Reuters, China has asked Web site owners to voluntarily pledge to censor their content as part of its Read More
MSFT's Interoperability Principles
Feb 21, 2008 | Microsoft pulled out the big guns today for its open source announcement, but that hasn't stopped some skeptics from trying Read More
China and the 3Com Deal: Who's Happy, Who's Not?
Feb 21, 2008 | CNN commentator Lou Dobbs, who's been a vocal opponent of Chinese ownership of U.S. companies (among other things), was almost Read More
Pilot Testing Google Health
Feb 21, 2008 | The news broke this morning that Google is launching a pilot project with a group of volunteers at the Cleveland Read More
Survey Says: U.S. Morally Opposed to Nanotech
Feb 20, 2008 | Even though the U.S. is a global leader in nanotech research and development, a recently released survey by Arizona State Read More
Lessig Launches Change Congress; Considers Run
Feb 20, 2008 | Stanford law professor Larry Lessig stepped up his crusade against the "corruption of the political process" yesterday by officially announcing Read More
Update on Sciencedebate 2008
Feb 19, 2008 | It's been a month since we first wrote about our support for Sciencedebate 2008, the grassroots campaign to hold a Read More
Drafting Lessig for Congress
Feb 18, 2008 | Fans of Stanford law professor and Creative Commons founder Larry Lessig are organizing a "Draft Lessig" campaign in hopes that Read More
RIM and MOT Sue; Senators Push Patent Reform
Feb 18, 2008 | Over the weekend, Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) filed a lawsuit against Motorola in U.S. District Court in Texas. Read More
Big Thinkers Tackle Big Challenges
Feb 15, 2008 | What would you pick as the most significant engineering challenge on the planet? Would it be making solar energy affordable? Read More
Last Day for Comments on ICANN's Independence
Feb 15, 2008 | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) wrapped up its 31st international public meeting in New Delhi, India Read More
DTV Transition's "Mixed Signals"
Feb 15, 2008 | With a little over one year left until the digital TV transition goes into effect in the U.S., federal agencies Read More
EU Approves Ofcom's Deregulation Plan
Feb 14, 2008 | Britain's telecommunications agency Ofcom has received approval from the European Commission to embark on a plan to deregulate part of Read More
Bringing Net Neutrality Back
Feb 13, 2008 | Coverage of the net neutrality issue may have quieted down for a time. But rumblings about Comcast allegedly interfering with file-sharing traffic Read More
Last Call for Summit Sponsors
Feb 13, 2008 | There are just two weeks left to take advantage of sponsorship opportunities at the 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit, which Read More
Writers Back at Work
Feb 13, 2008 | It took 100 days, but members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiated a deal with the Alliance of Read More
Dueling Press Releases
Feb 12, 2008 | The rift between the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA) over use of the so-called Read More
Net Safety Goes Mobile
Feb 12, 2008 | The GSM Association has announced the formation of the Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse, a coalition of international wireless Read More
UK's Three-Strikes Rule Against Piracy
Feb 12, 2008 | According to U.K. newspaper The Times, the British government plans to consider new copyright enforcement legislation that includes a tough Read More
Peek at the Tech Policy Summit Agenda
Feb 11, 2008 | While we're still planning to announce a few additions to the program, you can now preview the agenda for next Read More
Net Safety and Cyberbanging
Feb 8, 2008 | When it comes to protecting kids online, most of the focus has been on stopping sexual predators and child pornography. Read More
Sources Say: DOJ's Looking at Total Music
Feb 8, 2008 | The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an antitrust inquiry into Total Music, a proposed subscription service by Universal Music Read More
Microsoft Wants to Send Pirates a Message
Feb 8, 2008 | The Associated Press published an article this morning that chronicles Microsoft's efforts to stop an international piracy ring responsible for Read More
Budget Raises New Questions About OPEN Government Law
Feb 7, 2008 | When President Bush signed the OPEN Government Act of 2007 on December 31st, it was seen as a victory by Read More
The Lowdown on REAL ID
Feb 7, 2008 | It's been less than a month since the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its final rule on the Read More
Touring Tech Policy Central
Feb 6, 2008 | We're in Southern California for a planning meeting in advance of next month's Tech Policy Summit conference at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel. While we Read More
Program Uses Mobile Phones To Teach Math
Feb 4, 2008 | Qualcomm founder and chairman Dr. Irwin Jacobs was on CNBC earlier today talking about his company's $1 million investment in Read More
CCIA's Scorecard Rates Congress
Feb 4, 2008 | How did the U.S. Congress treat tech in 2007? According to the Computer and Communications Industry Association's (CCIA) recently released High Read More
Sparring Begins in Bid for Yahoo
Feb 4, 2008 | While the tech world continues to react to the news of Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, top legal Read More
Lessig's Last [Copyright] Lecture
Feb 1, 2008 | Law professor and Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig gave a lecture at Stanford yesterday that has been billed as his Read More
Court Sides With TiVo In Patent Case
Feb 1, 2008 | The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. handed TiVo a victory in its patent infringement suit against EchoStar and Read More
