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Paul Sweeting
Senate IP bill set to advance
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 31, 2008 - 7:31pmLast updated: July 31, 2008 - 7:32pm
The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider Thursday the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act (S.3325), which was introduced only last week by Sens Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Arlen Specter (R-PA) and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors.
When "free" is no longer free
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 30, 2008 - 6:55pmLast updated: July 30, 2008 - 6:56pm
With its pending decision to censure Comcast over its network-management practices, the FCC could be planting the seed for an interesting natural experiment on the economics of "piracy".
TiVo: FCC should take baby steps on SOC
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 22, 2008 - 8:27pmLast updated: July 22, 2008 - 8:29pm
Digital video recorder inventor TiVo endorses MPAA'S' request for a waiver of rules restricting the use of selectable output controls (SOC) on set-top boxes, although it wants the agency to impose conditions on the waiver.
Will the FCC endorse filtering?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 21, 2008 - 7:46amLast updated: April 23, 2008 - 2:24pm
Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein gave the Hollywood studios some reason for concern but more reason for cheer in comments Tuesday on Network Neutrality.
