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Appeals court says Aereo streaming TV service doesn't infringe

Streaming television service Aereo does not appear to infringe the copyrights of over-the-air TV stations, and a request from several stations to shut down the New York-based service isn't warranted, an appeals court has ruled.

By Grant Gross | 01 April, 2013 17:14

Tags: legal, WNET, Fox, Public Knowledge, abc, Christopher Droney, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Chet Kanojia, Aereo, intellectual property, copyright, video, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
FCC chairman announces his resignation

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Friday he will soon step down, following months of rumors that he would resign early this year.

By Grant Gross and Stephen Lawson | 22 March, 2013 15:35

Tags: free press, telecommunication, Jim Cicconi, Julius Genachowski, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Communications, Consumer Electronics Association, Public Knowledge, MetroPCS, Robert McDowell, at&t, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Gary Shapiro, Craig Aaron, government
Supreme Court reaffirms resale of copyright works

U.S. residents have the right to resell software and other products protected by copyright even when they are manufactured overseas, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

By Grant Gross | 19 March, 2013 16:26

Tags: Stephen Breyer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, e-commerce, American Library Association, John Wiley & Sons, Supap Kirtsaeng, internet, U.S. Supreme Court, Public Knowledge, intellectual property, copyright, ebay, legal, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Third mobile-phone-unlocking bill introduced

Momentum is growing in the U.S. Congress to overturn a U.S. Library of Congress ruling that took mobile phone unlocking out of the legal exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

By Grant Gross | 12 March, 2013 19:30

Tags: legislation, Bob Goodlatte, Public Knowledge, Sina Khanifar, consumer electronics, intellectual property, Chris Lewis, U.S. House of Representatives, copyright, Ron Wyden, U.S. Library of Congress, smartphones, legal, government, Patrick Leahy, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate
Entertainment producers decry broadband data caps

Data caps on broadband service stifle innovation and hurt producers of groundbreaking video programs, representatives of the U.S. entertainment industry said Tuesday.

By Grant Gross | 26 February, 2013 20:36

Tags: Rachel Welch, Ryan Troy, Jenni Powell, telecommunication, Writers Guild of America West, legislation, government, Public Knowledge, youtube, broadband, Time Warner Cable, John Vezina, VidCon, Boxee

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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
Tech issues don't make much of an appearance in US presidential campaign

With the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, it's fair to say that technology policy hasn't risen to the top of the agenda in the debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

By Grant Gross | 02 November, 2012 17:37

Tags: Scott McNealy, Meg Whitman, U.S. Congress, legislation, Barack Obama, Jot Carpenter, T-Mobile USA, Public Knowledge, Morgan Reed, Mitt Romeny, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at&t, ctia, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Association for Competitive Technology, government, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, regulation, Bartees Cox

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