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Lawmakers seek alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act

U.S. lawmakers opposed to a controversial copyright enforcement bill scheduled for a hearing Wednesday are working on alternative legislation that would be more narrowly focused on infringing websites, two opponents of the bill said.

By Grant Gross | 16 November, 2011 06:59

Tags: Gigi Sohn, e-commerce, Christian Dawson, U.S. Department of State, legislation, internet, Lamar Smith, Internet service providers, U.S. International Trade Commission, AFL-CIO, Zoe Lofgren, Ed Black, Google, copyright, intellectual property, legal, Motion Picture Association of America, SaveHosting.org, government, ServInt, search engines, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Darrell Issa, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Public Knowledge
FCC votes to end telephone subsidies, shift to broadband

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to overhaul a decades-old system of telephone subsidies in rural areas, with the funding refocused on broadband deployment.

By Grant Gross | 28 October, 2011 05:47

Tags: Gigi Sohn, telephony, telecommunication, Internet Innovation Alliance, Julius Genachowski, regulation, Charles McKee, Michael Powell, internet, Internet service providers, 4g, 3g, Robert McDowell, Rick Boucher, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, sprint nextel, government, broadband, National Cable and Telecommunications Association
Groups praise US, seven other countries for signing ACTA

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) both applauded the signing of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) by representatives of the U.S., Japan, and six other governments in Toyko on Saturday.

By Grant Gross | 04 October, 2011 06:12

Tags: Gigi Sohn, Mark Elliot, Barack Obama, internet, Software and Information Industry Association, Public Knowledge, trade, James Love, intellectual property, copyright, Keith Kupferschmid, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, legal, Music and audio, government, Krista Cox, video, Knowledge Ecology International, Internet-based applications and services, Office of U.S. Trade Representative
ACTA will be signed Saturday, US and Japan say

A controversial trade agreement targeting counterfeiters and copyright infringers is scheduled to be signed this Saturday in Tokyo, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced.

By Grant Gross | 28 September, 2011 02:10

Tags: Gigi Sohn, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, intellectual property, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, copyright, legal, government, Public Knowledge, trade
Mobile marketer sues T-Mobile for blocking texts

Mobile marketer EZ Texting has filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile USA, after the mobile carrier began blocking its subscribers from exchanging text messages with EZ Texting customers.

By Grant Gross | 18 September, 2010 06:42

Tags: Gigi Sohn, telecommunication, EZ Texting, Shane Neman, sprint nextel, mobile, government, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless

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What Obama's re-election may mean for technology

The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for compromises on a handful of issues.

By Grant Gross | 07 November, 2012 19:06

Tags: telecommunication, Al Franken, Technology Policy Institute, Barack Obama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, legislation, Kevin Richards, 4g, legal, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Motion Picture Association of America, Center for Democracy and Technology, government, Greg Nojeim, Thomas Lenard, U.S. Department of Justice, regulation, Hewlett-Packard, privacy, Arlene Holen, Ed Markey, Public Knowledge, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Microsoft, security, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, copyright, intellectual property, data protection, intel, broadband, TechAmerica, Gigi Sohn

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