November 2008
Takedown Notice Bites Apple?
Nov 30, 2008 | During Thanksgiving week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) agreed to represent a wiki site named BluWiki after its founder Sam Read More
USDA Loans Aim to Boost Broadband in Rural Communities
Nov 26, 2008 | Late last week, we attended a rural broadband workshop that was co-hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Read More
FTC Changes Could Impact Bloggers, Net Marketers
Nov 25, 2008 | Last Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was seeking public comments on proposed revisions to its rules Read More
CEA's Shapiro: Failure on Colombia Deal Would Be "Death of Free Trade"
Nov 25, 2008 | News.com ran an interview yesterday with Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), asking him about Read More
PRI Fellow: The Future of Broadband Looks Bright
Nov 24, 2008 | This post has been weeks in the making, in the sense that it's about an event that I attended in Read More
Treasury Secretary Named; Commerce, Others On Deck
Nov 24, 2008 | At a news conference in Chicago this morning, President-elect Barack Obama confirmed his decision to name Timothy Geithner as the Read More
Competitiveness and the 'Venturesome Economy'
Nov 24, 2008 | Ask 10 different people why the United States -- or, specifically, Silicon Valley -- is a good place to innovate, and Read More
NTIA Seeking Nominations for Net Safety Group
Nov 24, 2008 | The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is looking for up to 30 individuals from the public and private sectors Read More
How Will the Next President and Congress Approach Key Privacy Issues?
Nov 24, 2008 | As we announced last week, Tech Policy Central and Facebook are co-hosting a lunch salon called "Privacy 2009: The Year Read More
What Does Google's Settlement Mean for Startups?
Nov 21, 2008 | Last month, we wrote about Google's decision to pay book publishers and authors $125 million to settle two copyright infringement Read More
Better Place Launches in Bay Area
Nov 20, 2008 | On Tuesday, I wrote about Better Place, the Silicon Valley startup that is working on an electric car network to Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Raman Khanna
Nov 20, 2008 | As a general partner with venture capital firm ONSET Ventures, Raman Khanna has been an advisor and board member Read More
Future of Privacy Forum Launches
Nov 19, 2008 | There's a new privacy group in the tech policy community. The Future of Privacy Forum, or FPF, celebrated its launch Read More
A Look at Broadband's Role in Online Education
Nov 19, 2008 | Susan Patrick, the president and CEO of the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL), was among the speakers at Read More
Net's Role in Fighting Poverty Topic at IIA Symposium
Nov 19, 2008 | I've been spending even more time than usual focusing on broadband policy, both because it's a topic that's fundamental to Read More
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks Policy; What Will 2009 Bring?
Nov 18, 2008 | As chairman and CEO of Google, a company that's got a stake in everything from online advertising and video to Read More
Call for Nominations: People to Watch
Nov 18, 2008 | We are excited to officially announce the launch of the first 2009 Tech Policy Who's Who: People to Watch Read More
Michigan Governor Visits Better Place (The Startup)
Nov 18, 2008 | Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is currently on a week-long jobs mission to the Middle East. It's the seventh international investment Read More
Does Being President Mean Never Getting to Email?
Nov 17, 2008 | Like 24.5 million other people, I tuned in last night for 60 Minutes' record-setting interview with President-elect Barack Obama and Read More
What Will It Take To 'Repower America'?
Nov 17, 2008 | In a speech last July, former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore issued a challenge to "Repower America" by Read More
Google Navigates Privacy Laws in EU
Nov 17, 2008 | Yesterday's International Herald Tribune takes a look at some of the privacy challenges Google faces in Europe, where there are Read More
Obama Transition Team Includes Familiar Tech Policy Names
Nov 14, 2008 | Several tech policy experts have been added to the list of individuals helping the Obama-Biden transition team in its review Read More
Legislative Aide Hints at New Net Neutrality Bill
Nov 14, 2008 | Reuters is reporting that Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, plans to introduce network neutrality Read More
Calling for Cooperation Over Competitiveness
Nov 13, 2008 | Earlier this afternoon, Forrester Research vice president Navi Radjou tipped us off to a post he published in the Harvard Read More
Are Foreign Governments "Buying America's Brains?"
Nov 13, 2008 | Dr. Prith Banerjee, SVP of Research at HP and a member of our Tech Policy Summit advisory board, pointed me Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Prith Banerjee
Nov 13, 2008 | In our most recent Q&A with a member of this year's Tech Policy Summit advisory board, we asked Dr. Read More
CongressDaily: House Gets Rid of IP Subcommittee
Nov 12, 2008 | CongressDaily writer Andrew Noyes broke the news today that House Judiciary Committee chair Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) plans to do Read More
Closing the Broadband Divide: MA's Approach
Nov 12, 2008 | At last week's FCC-NARUC meeting in San Jose, Sharon Gillett (Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable) gave Read More
IBM Tries to Breathe New Life into BPL
Nov 12, 2008 | Broadband over power lines (BPL) may not be dead after all -- despite reports to the contrary. The technology, which Read More
FTC Plans IP Hearings
Nov 10, 2008 | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to host a series of public hearings about the "evolving market for intellectual Read More
Cory Doctorow on Why He Copyfights
Nov 10, 2008 | Science fiction author and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow has written an essay in sci-fi magazine Locus titled "Why I Read More
Obama's Economic Advisory Team
Nov 7, 2008 | President-elect Barack Obama, who just concluded his first official press conference, met with his new economic advisory board earlier today Read More
Bringing Broadband to the Least, the Last and the Lost
Nov 7, 2008 | As we announced earlier this year, in addition to the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit, we will hosting a Read More
Event Recap: What Does the Election Mean for Tech?
Nov 7, 2008 | Not surprisingly, there has been a lot of speculation in the last few days about what the election results might Read More
Tech Advisor Joins Prez Transition Team
Nov 6, 2008 | President-elect Barack Obama has wasted no time in naming people to his transition team and, as The Washington Post Read More
President-elect Obama's Tech Blueprint
Nov 5, 2008 | Now that it's clear which Presidential transition team will be springing into action, we'll be watching closely to see whom Read More
Early Look at Congressional Results
Nov 5, 2008 | As I write this, Congressional election results are still being processed. But, according to projections by both CNN and Reuters, Read More
Update from FCC Meeting: White Spaces Get Green Light
Nov 4, 2008 | I'm watching a live Webcast of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) open meeting and will be posting brief updates here Read More
Update from FCC Meeting: 'New' Clearwire
Nov 4, 2008 | I'm watching a live Webcast of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) open meeting and will be posting brief updates here Read More
Update from FCC Meeting: Alltel/VZW
Nov 4, 2008 | I'm watching a live Webcast of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) open meeting and will be posting brief updates here Read More
FCC Delays Vote on Intercarrier Compensation and Universal Service
Nov 4, 2008 | The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) open meeting is about to get underway, but there will not be a vote on Read More
No Time to Forget About Innovation
Nov 4, 2008 | There's been a lot of talk in the last few weeks about the impact the economic downturn is having, and Read More
Presidential Transitions in the Age of Twitter
Nov 3, 2008 | Dr. Mark Drapeau, an associate research fellow at the National Defense University, has written an interesting guest post at techPresident.com Read More
MySpace, MTV and Monetization
Nov 3, 2008 | MySpace and MTV Networks have joined forces with a Silicon Valley advertising startup named Auditude (that happens to be run Read More
Independent Review Recommends Changes for ICANN's Board
Nov 3, 2008 | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees coordination of the Internet's naming system, released the results of Read More
