April 2008
FCC's Audit on Why Frontline, Others Didn't Bid on D Block
Apr 28, 2008 | A little over a month ago, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin asked the Commission's Office of Inspector General Read More
Congress Proposes 'Orphan Works' Changes
Apr 25, 2008 | Both the Senate and the House introduced legislation yesterday to clarify the use of so-called 'orphan works' -- copyrighted material Read More
Tech Execs Testify on Role of Small Businesses
Apr 24, 2008 | It is National Small Business Week and the U.S. House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), held Read More
UK Delays 'Ambitious' Wireless Broadband Plan
Apr 23, 2008 | According to a report in the UK's Guardian, British telecom regulator Ofcom is going "back to the drawing board" to Read More
Bamboo Laptops?
Apr 22, 2008 | Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell was among the speakers at Fortune's new Brainstorm: Green conference, which was held this Read More
Earth Day Reminder on E-Recycling
Apr 22, 2008 | In honor of Earth Day, we've posted a video in the Media Vault titled "All About Computer Recycling." While it Read More
TPC Guest Post: "FCC Holds Kangaroo Court at Stanford"
Apr 21, 2008 | On the final morning of Tech Policy Summit '08, we had an opportunity to sit down with a group of Read More
Sen. Kerry Turns to Blog for NN Feedback
Apr 21, 2008 | In advance of tomorrow's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the future of the Internet, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is asking Read More
PK Looking for Nominations for IP3 Awards
Apr 21, 2008 | Public Knowledge has announced that it's seeking nominations for its annual IP3 Award. Below are the details as described on PK's Read More
New Bill Links P2P Monitoring + Internet Safety
Apr 18, 2008 | The issue of online child safety was raised several times during yesterday's FCC hearing on broadband network management practices. For Read More
Twittering FCC Hearing
Apr 17, 2008 | Halfway through today's FCC hearing at Stanford, we decided to experiment with posting updates about the meeting to Twitter. If Read More
FCC Hearing: Christian Coalition VP Michele Combs
Apr 17, 2008 | So far, some of the loudest applause at today's FCC hearing has gone to Michele Combs of the Christian Coalition of America. Read More
FCC Hearing: "Don't Neuter the Net"
Apr 17, 2008 | Following Professor Lessig's remarks, the first panelist at today's FCC hearing was Rick Carnes, president of the Songwriters Guild of Read More
FCC Hearing: Professor Larry Lessig
Apr 17, 2008 | Stanford Professor Larry Lessig was among those speaking at today's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing on broadband network management practices. Following introductory Read More
FCC Hearing: Commissioners' Intros
Apr 17, 2008 | Prior to the first panel, each of the FCC commissioners delivered introductory remarks. Chairman Kevin Martin also gave a brief opening statement. Below Read More
(Not) Live Blogging from FCC's Hearing
Apr 17, 2008 | Live blogging has its merits but isn't our usual Tech Policy Central fare. So, with modest delays, we will be Read More
Looking Back at the 700 MHz Auction
Apr 16, 2008 | Hindsight may be 20/20, but that doesn't mean lawmakers and regulators are seeing eye to eye when it comes to Read More
News From Who's Who
Apr 14, 2008 | In the Who's Who section of Tech Policy Central, we do our best to keep tabs on the many organizations Read More
What Will Change Congress?
Apr 14, 2008 | As we've written before, Stanford law professor Larry Lessig has taken a step back from his work in the copyright Read More
FCC's Stanford Hearing: Is This Just A Beginning?
Apr 11, 2008 | In advance of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) next hearing on broadband network management practices, which will be held Thursday Read More
Ramping Up for the DTV Transition
Apr 9, 2008 | As everyone reading this site hopefully knows, television broadcasters in the U.S. are required by law to switch from analog Read More
Global IT Rankings Out: Denmark Keeps Top Spot
Apr 9, 2008 | The World Economic Forum (WEF) and INSEAD have released the results of the 2007-2008 Global Information Technology Report, its seventh Read More
Tech Policy Summit '08 Podcasts Available
Apr 8, 2008 | We're happy to report that the podcasts from the 2008 Tech Policy Summit, which took place at the Renaissance hotel Read More
Who Will Get H-1B Visas for FY 2009?
Apr 8, 2008 | Yesterday was the last day to submit H-1B visa applications for FY 2009 to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Read More
Sciencedebate 2008: Moving to May?
Apr 7, 2008 | With it looking less and less likely that any of the presidential candidates will accept the invite to participate Read More
PublicMarkup.org
Apr 7, 2008 | One of the highlights of this year's Tech Policy Summit was a breakout session on using social media as a Read More
FTC Commissioners Head to Hill
Apr 7, 2008 | Newly-appointed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman William Kovacic and his three fellow commissioners will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee Read More
Courts Reach Different Conclusions in P2P Cases
Apr 7, 2008 | "Same day, two federal courts, two different rulings on 'making available.'" That's how Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney for Read More
CDT: Roommate Ruling is an "Ominous Indicator"
Apr 7, 2008 | The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is calling last week's Roommates.com court ruling "an ominous indicator of the threats Read More
Telcos Talk About 700 MHz Auction
Apr 4, 2008 | With the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) anti-collusion quiet period over, Verizon held a conference call this morning to tell investors Read More
Transcript of Commissioner McDowell's TPS Keynote
Apr 2, 2008 | The team at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has posted a copy of the speech that Commissioner Robert McDowell gave Read More
Kara Swisher at Tech Policy Summit
Apr 1, 2008 | Kara Swisher of AllThingsD.com hosted two roundtables at last week's Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood. The first one featured AOL's chief Read More
